Communities could have missed out on nearly 30,000 affordable homes in the past five years if proposed government planning reforms were in place.

People in Liverpool will be able to try a new way of getting around the city centre as part of a year-long trial of e-scooters in the city.
A joint initiative of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Liverpool City Council, the scheme will see Swedish-based e-scooter company Voi initially bring around 50 of the carbon-neutral vehicles to the city for public hire, with more to follow as the trial continues.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out new plans to Build Back Greener by making the UK the world leader in clean wind energy.
Forming part of the government's commitment towards net zero emissions by 2050, the latest announcement reveals that £160 million will be made available to upgrade ports and infrastructure across communities like in Teesside and Humber in Northern England, Scotland and Wales to hugely increase our offshore wind capacity, which currently meets 10 per cent of our electricity demand.

New research from Shelter has revealed that only half of private renters in England felt safe in their homes during the coronavirus lockdown.
The housing charity’s poll also revealed that a quarter of private renters said their housing situation had made coping with lockdown more difficult, with 35 per cent found to be living in poor conditions, with electrical hazards, pests or damp-related issues in their home.

Applications have opened to deliver four ‘green social prescribing’ pilots in communities hardest hit by coronavirus.

Young people face becoming a ‘lost generation’ unless the government develops a COBRA-style response to boost job opportunities.

Birmingham City Council has purchased 20 new hydrogen double decker buses as part of their Clean Air Hydrogen Bus Pilot.
The buses, which are made by Wrightbus and are the world's first zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell double deckers, will be introduced with National Express West Midlands from April 2021. It is hoped that the pilot will be the catalyst for the next generation of hydrogen buses, hydrogen production and re-fuelling infrastructure development.

Extra support will be given to councils to help them to ensure domestic abuse victims and their families get the vital help they need.

The government has launched a call for evidence on which public bodies should be designated to become Air Quality Partners to help cut emissions.
The Environment Secretary will have the power to designate Air Quality Partners which have some responsibility for sources of local pollution. Air Quality Partners will be required to assist in developing and implementing an action plan to cut the pollution output.