Sadiq Khan has announced an additional £5 million for the scrappage scheme that is accelerating the move to cleaner vehicles across London.

The Prime Minister has announced an additional £50 million in grassroots football pitches, prioritised for left-behind communities.
The funding will enable more people to access high-quality football pitches that can be used for football and other sports right across the UK.

Council areas across Scotland are to share more than £3.2 billion in grant funding over five years to deliver more affordable homes.
Local authorities will benefit from an increase of more than £541 million on the previous five year allocation – an uplift of more than 20 per cent.
Housing Secretary Shona Robison said: “We have already delivered more than 102,000 affordable homes since 2007. Building on this, our aim is to deliver 100,000 affordable homes by 2032, with at least 70% of these for social rent.

The government has released a new strategy to ensure England’s pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues can thrive long-term.

The National Audit Office has stated that the government has not provided local authorities with clarity about their roles in achieving net zero by 2050.

Further measures to boost the nation’s skills, level up opportunities and get more people into better paid jobs have been announced.

Leeds City Council’s proposed new air quality strategy is aiming to tackle emissions from homes, industry and agriculture as well as transport.

A coalition of health and education experts have committed to making mental health and wellbeing a central part of education recovery plans.

New guidance to help local authorities to plan, design and deliver high quality walking and cycling routes across Wales has been launched.

Boris Johnson has pledged to empower strong local leaders by taking a more flexible approach to devolution, with new ‘County Deals’.