Downing Street has scrapped plans to launch new White House-style press conferences, despite spending £2.6 million on renovating a venue to host them.

RAC patrols went to the aid of a staggering 4,694 drivers who had most likely broken down as a result of hitting a pothole in the first three months of 2021.

A new national survey has found that free-to-access, public playgrounds are the most common places for children to play.
In the largest study of play in Britain, the University of Reading found that, away from home and in the garden, children on average spent more time playing in playgrounds than any other place. According to the research, playgrounds are the most popular spaces for outdoor play at least once a week, closely followed by green spaces, and they are also the third most adventurous place for children’s play.

More than one million hard to reach homes and businesses will have next generation gigabit broadband, thanks to 'Project Gigabit’.

Half of pupils are worried about air pollution near their school, while more than three fifths don’t think adults are doing enough to tackle climate change.

Boris Johnson is expected to announce new climate change commitments that will set the UK on course to cut carbon emissions by 78 per cent by 2035.

The government is proposing law changes to improve connectivity for people who live, work and travel in rural areas, including taller masts.
The government says that the reforms will remove one of the biggest barriers to better coverage in the countryside by reducing build time and costs for new infrastructure while protecting rural areas by minimising any visual impact.

A report has called for investment in playgrounds to halt and reverse the alarming decline in their numbers and safeguard children’s mental health.

COSLA has said that local government must be an election priority and called on the political parties in Scotland to make it one.
With Scotland going to the polls in under three weeks, and the campaign getting back underway, COSLA President Alison Evison highlighted how strong, well-resourced communities have never been more needed than in this past year.
She said that ‘local government is the anchor in our communities’ with a committed workforce who are invested in their communities and take pride in supporting people ‘through good times and bad’.