Of the £830 million grants and loans funding awarded from the DCMS Culture Recovery Fund, only £495 million has been paid out.

Plans to deliver 100,000 affordable homes over the next decade have been set out by the Scottish Government in a 20-year housing strategy.

The government must learn from past failures in data handling if it is to overcome the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, say MPs.

The UK’s first charging clean air zone outside of London has launched in Bath to drive down harmful pollution and protect public health.

BT has revealed that that almost 4,000 of its iconic red phone boxes across the UK are available to local communities to take advantage of.
Since 2008, over 6,600 phone boxes have been taken on by communities for just £1 each through BT’s Adopt a Kiosk programme. Redundant phone boxes, once a lifeline of communication before the arrival of mobile phone networks, have been transformed into everything from defibrillator units and mini history museums to art galleries and book exchanges.

A survey has found that coronavirus will be the most important issue to people as they cast their vote in the upcoming local elections.
Conducted by the University of Essex, the research found that 59 per cent of the 3,000 people surveyed said coronavirus was their top issue, despite most of the important decisions on the pandemic are made at a national level.
Regionally, the North West and London had the most people saying they were suffering serious mental health problems as a result of the pandemic - approximately one in five in those areas.

Mayor Dan Jarvis and local leaders are to approve a ground-breaking stimulus to revitalise South Yorkshire’s economy and transform the region.

Families will receive a boost of over £50 million this Easter, with councils given additional funding to keep vulnerable children warm and well-fed.

The Welsh Government will fund pilot schemes to accelerate the uptake of electric bikes and electric cargo bikes.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced new investment in air quality monitoring worth almost £1.5 million.