Homes, schools and hospitals are set to be greener and cheaper to run thanks to a £3 billion plan to upgrade the nation’s buildings.

81 per cent of London parents say it’s essential local authorities now take steps to make it easier for families to walk and cycle to school.

Hundreds of Liverpool City Region residents are set to benefit from free training in the digital skills needed by local employers.
The Liverpool City Region is one of the first six areas nationally to introduce the ‘Digital Skills for the Workplace’ course, which is part of the government’s Digital Bootcamps programme. The training is aimed at helping participants to find jobs in the growing digital and tech sector.

Adults in England without an A-level or equivalent qualification will be offered a fully funded college course.

A report has warned that official public spending rules are not a barrier to levelling up the country, but a lack of direction from government is.

Oxford City Council has called on the government to follow Scotland’s lead and empower local authorities to crack down on short-term lets.
The Scottish Government is planning to introduce new laws that will enable councils to regulate short-term lets, to ensure properties are safe and do not negatively impact on the local neighbourhood. It has launched a final consultation on the plans.

A comprehensive recovery package is needed to tackle rising tide of childhood vulnerability caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Labour’s Tulip Siddiq has accused the government of serial incompetence in delivering childcare support to working families.
The Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years pointed to data from HMRC from earlier this year which found that only one in six parents who were eligible to access support through tax-free childcare have done so, with the government failing to build public understanding of the policy, leaving many families unable to access support that they are entitled to.

Andy Burnham has warned that people are becoming increasingly confused and frustrated by complex and contradictory lockdown rules.

The littering of face masks and plastic gloves is becoming an issue for councils who are seeing more PPE discarded incorrectly.