High street associations are fighting government plans to allow empty shops to be turned into housing without planning permission.

Security measures will be a crucial part of the successful redevelopment of our high streets as they seek to reinvent themselves after coronavirus.

The government has announced details of additional support to a small number of councils who are unable to balance their budgets.

The local government finance settlement has been confirmed for next year with councils to share £51.3 billion.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to outline plans to create a ‘more innovative and responsive’ NHS with reforms on the way.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has called on the government to address alarming levels of poor air quality in England.
In their latest report, the EFRA Committee highlights the 'strong and established' case for tackling air pollution, shown to disproportionately affect those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. MPs have urged the government to set tougher targets to lower air pollution if it hopes to reduce the health inequalities laid bare by coronavirus.

Robert Jenrick has revealed that the government will pay for the removal of unsafe cladding for all leaseholders in high-rise buildings.

Nine in 10 local authorities have signed up to the community testing programme to offer regular targeted testing for people without symptoms.

DHSC's decision to prioritise hospitals at the beginning of the pandemic meant social care providers were left exposed by lack of PPE.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak must maintain the £20 per week increase in Universal Credit for another year ‘at the very least’, say MPs.