Thousands of government credit cards are to be cancelled under plans to cut spending.
The cabinet office is to instruct departments and their agencies to freeze almost all of the around 20,000 Government Procurement Cards in circulation.
Civil Service card holders will be forced to reapply and justify that they really need them.
A minority of cards, such as those used by diplomatic staff working in unstable environments, will be exempt from the mass freeze.

Awaab’s Law is to be introduced in Scotland, which will give tenants greater protection against damp and mould in their house due to landlord neglect. 

Stagecoach has introduced its first electric buses into Chesterfield, as part of a £31 million investment in partnership with Derbyshire County Council and the UK Government.

For the first time since 2011, London boroughs are raising parking and traffic penalty charges, which will come into effect from Monday 7th April 2025.

Celtic Freeport, based at Milford Haven and Port Talbot has been officially launched, with hopes of bringing significant inward investment to South West Wales and providing thousands of new jobs.
The Freeport is to cover the ports at Milford Haven and Port Talbot and spans clean energy developments, fuel terminals, a power station, heavy engineering and the steel industry across South West Wales.
Within the Freeport area, businesses are offered significant UK Government and Welsh Government tax breaks and customs exemptions to encourage investment and growth.

The Welsh government has invested £2.2 million to the Disabled Facilities Grant to support housing adaptions for older and disabled people

A new value for money report published by the Regulator of Social Housing has revealed that reinvestment in new and existing homes has reached record levels.
Housing associations have continued to focus on development, building safety, energy efficiency and stock decency, according to the new Value for Money report.
The RSH publishes Value for Money metrics annually so boards and other stakeholders can assess how each housing association is performing against its peers.

The Scottish Government has proposed new regulations which would see local authorities get data so they can ensure eligible pupils receive their free school meals.

The first UK bus manufacturing panel today (13th March 2025) saw ministers meet local leaders and industry stakeholders in a bid to demonstrate their commitment to greener bus travel, new UK jobs and bigger business.
Local transport minister Simon Lightwood hosted the event at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, alongside industry experts like Alexander Dennis, the Urban Transport Group and the Confederation of Passenger Transport.