A cyber attack on the computer systems of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is estimated to have cost more than £10 million.
Approximately 135,000 people were left without online public services after Redcar and Cleveland's website and computers were targeted by a ransomware attack in February.

Anne Longfield has said that schools should be the last places to be locked down if any local or national lockdown takes place.

The SMC has released new research highlighting that the early years workforce in England is underpaid, overworked and undervalued.

The coronavirus pandemic in the UK was accelerated in the early months by critical errors in the government's approach to border measures.

A guide has been published to help councils support their local creative industries recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Blackburn with Darwen Council has launched a locally supported contact tracing system for the borough to help plug holes in the national system.
The local authority, which has the highest infection rate in England, has developed a locally supported contact tracing system which will see council staff support efforts to find people who have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.

The social care sector in Scotland will receive up to £50 million additional funding to help meet additional costs related to coronavirus.

Nearly a third of London’s community groups and charities that provide services for young people are facing closure within six months.

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has given the green light to tens of thousands of new homes and other vital infrastructure projects.

Rural areas are most vulnerable to the economic impact of coronavirus, with almost six million people working in ‘at risk’ job sectors.