The Transport Secretary has announced £20 million funding to increase the number of electric vehicle on-street chargepoints, and is urging local councils to take advantage of the scheme.

The Scottish Government has published details of how it will invest £1.9 billion in tackling climate change and promote a green recovery in 2021/22.

Details of how £11.6 billion of funding from the Scottish Government will be distributed to individual local authorities in 2021-22 have been published.

Local communities will be at the heart of plans to make sure that new developments in their area are beautiful and well-designed.

Victims of rape and domestic abuse will be helped by a major £40 million funding boost for specialist support services.
The Ministry of Justice has made the funding announcement as charities report a 200 per cent increase in calls and people accessing webchat services since the first lockdown, with some victims feeling at greater risk of harm or deciding to report abuse for the first time.

The Welsh Government has announced that more than £9 million will be available specifically to support children and young people.

Householders in flood-hit areas who install property flood resilience measures could soon be able to obtain discounted insurance premiums.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has pledged £93 million for major road upgrades across the country.
The Department for Transport states that the Northern Powerhouse is set to receive over half of the funding, with up to £56 million for a dramatic overhaul of the Kex Gill section of the A59 in North Yorkshire.

New research from Citizens Advice has found that more than one in six people are struggling to afford their broadband during the third lockdown.
The findings come at a time when people are more reliant on broadband to work, teach their children and order essentials. According to the charity, an estimated 2.3 million people had fallen behind on their broadband bill towards the end of last year.

The NHS has now offered the coronavirus vaccine to residents at every eligible care home with older residents across England.