The Bright Blue think tank has revealed that 70,000 English homes in areas prone to flooding have no insurance.
New analysis, entitled High and dry: Preventing tomorrow’s ‘flood ghettos’, identified the number and location of residential properties in England that are at-risk at some point of having no flood insurance because they are in high-risk flooding zones and were built after 2008 and therefore not covered by the government and industry Flood Re insurance scheme.

Andy Burnham has called for the government to give towns, cities and regions across the UK more power to control their own destinies.

London Councils is launching a new online resource to support borough collaboration on car clubs policy.

Local authorities will still face a funding shortfall of £19 billion over the next five years, despite expected increases in council tax.

The government must recommit to closing the health gap between rich and poor and take action on ‘unacceptable’ health inequalities.

Steve Rotheram has revealed that bus services could be franchised as part of a London-style public transport system for the city region.

Somerset County Council has created a £1 million climate change fund, thought to be the biggest investment of its kind.

iHV has warned that public health budget cuts have left health visiting services unable to offer the minimum level of support in many areas.

Analysis shows that one in 10 of all new homes in England since 2013 have been built on land at the highest risk of flooding.

Rural areas will benefit from a series of government-funded trials to help them seize the potential of modern technology.