Education Secretary Damian Hinds has called on leading sporting bodies to work with schools and help more children play competitive sport.
Hinds and the Sports Minister Mims Davies asked the country’s biggest sporting institutions, including the Premier League, the Rugby Football Union and England Hockey, to advise the government on how to help children to harness the benefits of sport, ahead of the School Sport Action Plan next year.

Retail industry leaders have urged for a community-focused approach to tackling the challenges facing high streets and town centres.

The early learning gap between children in poverty and their peers has widened in 76 out of 152 local authorities.

Nottingham City Council is looking to agree £22 million of savings to balance its 2019/20 budget.

Citizens Advice says that fixed postal address rules are stopping homeless people accessing public services.

The Mayor of London has announced a £23 million scheme to help business owners scrap polluting vans, in preparation for the Ultra Low Emission Zone.

The government estate has fallen by 156,000 square metres over the past year, creating a saving in real terms of £760 million in running costs.

New plans have shown how the government is creating a stronger and more effective regulatory framework to improve building safety.