Age UK is calling on the government to improve the salaries of care workers so that they are the same as those for people doing the equivalent job in the NHS.

The NSPCC has warned that increasing stress levels have taken a toll on the mental and emotional health of young people since March.

The RIBA is calling on the government to end the housing crisis by giving support to local authorities to deliver the next generation of council housing.

Robert Jenrick has announced that renters will be protected during the national restrictions, with no bailiff enforcement action.

A multi-million pound programme to reduce the carbon and ecological footprint in Bristol has been approved.

A rapid coronavirus test missed more than 50 per cent of positive cases in an Operation Moonshot pilot in Greater Manchester.

The results from this year’s Great British Beach Clean show a concerning, but perhaps predictable, presence of PPE litter.
Run by the Marine Conservation Society, the annual beach clean found items of PPE on 30 per cent of the areas they cleaned up, with pieces of plastic or polystyrene, plastic takeaway cup lids, and wet wipes cited as the most common items picked up. According to the group, 80 per cent of litter on our beaches has made its way there from our parks, rivers and streets far from the coast.

The LGA has stressed that urgent investment in youth services is vital to help young people as the country enters a second lockdown.

A new scheme to help protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from coronavirus has been announced.

An independent review has published its recommendations to improve people’s awareness of their insurance options in areas at risk of flooding.