Edinburgh is set to be home to one million trees by the end of this decade, joining international counterparts in becoming a Million Tree City.

New analysis has revealed that more than two-thirds of all council homelessness services in England have been pushed into the red.

Bus passengers across England will soon be able to plan their journeys down to the minute thanks to a pioneering project to share bus data.
Buses Minister Baroness Vere said that move will standardise and openly publish information from operators, which will enable bus users to plan routes, understand costs in advance and predict bus arrival times.
Transport Focus has previously claimed that only half of bus users think that it is easy to stay up to date with timetables and fares, impacting the number of journeys taken and the user experience.

Brighton & Hove City councillors have agreed to explore the possibility of the city becoming ‘car-free’ by 2023.
Members of the council’s Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee last week requested a report that explores the feasibility and costs of developing a car-free city that will be presented to them in October 2020. The report will also look at costs and practicalities of any project or any possible exemptions.

One in 20 teachers in England are reporting a long-lasting mental health problem and their well-being has not improved over the past three decades.
The working paper, undertaken by UCL, examines the mental health and well-being of teachers in England over time, with researchers analysing data from over 20,000 teachers and education professionals collected at different waves between 1992 and 2018 from three large population based surveys.

A joint report has highlighted increasing evidence linking indoor air pollution and respiratory problems in children.

Andy Burnham has claimed that Greater Manchester’s joined-up cycling and walking network could provide a national blueprint for reducing congestion.

More rough sleepers will be helped off the streets as a result of an extra £112 million funding allocation for councils.

The upcoming reallocation of council funding could redirect millions from so-called left-behind communities in the north to southern shires.