All new London buses will be zero-emission

17 September 2021
All new London buses will be zero-emission
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that all new buses ordered by Transport for London for the capital will now be zero-emission.
The commitment to deliver a 100 per cent zero-emission bus fleet in London has been brought forward by three years, from 2037 to 2034, with City Hall stating that 10 per cent of London’s bus network will be zero-emission by the end of 2022.
There are already 950 zero-emission buses on the road or on order.

Net Zero plans too focused on cities, says report

16 September 2021
Net Zero plans too focused on cities, says report
The CCN has warned that the government risks undermining its net-zero target by focusing on reducing emissions in cities instead of England’s counties.

Regulators’ Pioneer Fund backing 21 new initiatives

16 September 2021
Regulators’ Pioneer Fund backing 21 new initiatives
Regulators are clearing the runway for drones to transport vaccines and other live-saving drugs, in a ground-breaking venture funded by government.
The project, to be run by the Civil Aviation Authority, is one of 21 bold new initiatives backed by the government’s Regulators’ Pioneer Fund to propel cutting-edge innovation across the UK. The Fund supports projects led by regulators and local authorities that help support the country’s regulatory environment to keep pace with technological advances of the future – benefiting both entrepreneurs and consumers.

Youth services are in crisis, warns NYA

16 September 2021
Youth services are in crisis, warns NYA
The NYA has stressed that a failure to act now will decimate the youth sector leaving a generation of young people without opportunities to thrive.

Report urges for increased spending to cover care costs

16 September 2021
Report urges for increased spending to cover care costs
Social care reforms will protect more individuals from large care costs but will not improve access to care and could make local care markets ‘unsustainable’.

Jenrick sacked as Johnson reshuffles cabinet

15 September 2021
Jenrick sacked as Johnson reshuffles cabinet
Robert Jenrick has confirmed that he has been sacked as Housing Secretary, saying that it has been a ‘huge privilege’ to serve at MHCLG.

Vacancy rates adding to staff mental health crisis

15 September 2021
Vacancy rates adding to staff mental health crisis
The government’s failure to deal with ​the growing staffing ​crisis in social care ​risks worsening the mounting mental health toll on workers.