Despite thousands of new secondary school places having been created by councils, children still face the prospect of missing out on a place.

More children can safely play outside away from traffic after government rules around closing roads for community events are simplified.

New Residential Landlords Association research has revealed that Universal Credit is causing tenants to get behind with their rent.
The State of the PRS report found that 54 per cent of those private landlords who have let to tenants on Universal Credit in the past 12 months have seen them fall into rent arrears.

A major waste company has warned that more waste could be sent to landfill in the UK after a no-deal Brexit.

A new report from the National Housing Federation has revealed that an ongoing shortage of homes is forcing 130,000 families in England to squeeze into one-bedroom flats.
Overcrowding in England has now reached record levels, as around 96,000 more children are living in overcrowded homes compared to a decade ago. The latest data shows that more than one in ten children in England are living in overcrowded homes, totalling approximately 1.3 million children from more than 600,000 families, who are stuck in overcrowded conditions because there is nowhere else for them to live.

Councils can get more young people into work, education and training if they are given greater powers over the national skills and employment system.

The Science and Technology Committee has highlighted the lack of government policies in place to deliver the net zero target by 2050.

Government figures suggest that millions of children across England have gone hungry over the summer holidays.