New figures have found that England’s troubled social care sector has a 'disastrous' staffing ‘black hole’ of 75,000 vacancies.

There will be an overall funding gap of £25.4 billion for local authorities relative to the level of services they were able to provide in 2010.

Britain’s political parties have been urged to place children's well-being in their election manifestos.

The Scottish Government has announced further funding to support local authorities decarbonise heat and improve energy efficiency.
The funding is available to the nine local authorities who have not yet piloted strategies, with councils able to apply for funding to pilot Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies which aim to identify local solutions to reduce emissions from buildings and tackle fuel poverty.

Bristol City Leap has launched a global search to deliver up to £1 billion of investment for the people of Bristol before 2030.

Southampton City Council is collaborating to help provide hearing loop systems for small businesses and GP surgeries across the city for free.

Andy Burnham has announced a £6 million funding package for the second phase of the flagship A Bed Every Night scheme.

MPs have criticised the Department for Transport for failing to take action on pavement parking, despite promising to look into the issue in 2015.

Manchester City Council has committed to revising the overall number of homes to be delivered in the city from 20,000 to 32,000.

Localis has recommended that ministers should put a premium on preventative care budgets and fix public health funding.