Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has launched a new public online database to protect people privately renting homes in the capital.
The Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker, believed to be the first in the country, will name landlords and lettings agents who have been successfully prosecuted or have faced civil enforcement action for housing offences.

Welsh local authorities will receive an additional £20 million in 2018-19 and £40 million in 2019-20 to support local services.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has told the BBC of his four-point plan for tackling plastic waste.

Nottingham City Council has launched a renewable energy framework to boost the growing number of solar projects in the city.

Women are paid less than men across the civil service, with women earning 16.9 per cent less than male colleagues in some departments.

Middlesbrough Council has argued that its current headquarters are ‘not fit for purpose’ and is seeking to relocate to a new city centre base.
An impending report is expected to recommend moving out of the existing Civic Centre once an alternative location is agreed, all in an attempt to reduce property costs and move towards a more efficient way of working.
The proposal will replace the outdated building and contribute towards long-term savings, including a reduction in the council’s energy costs and carbon footprint.

Building regulations are leaving room for shortcuts, a review into fire safety after the Grenfell Tower fire has said.
Dame Judith Hackitt said in her report that she was ’shocked’ by some of the practices she had seen, calling for better enforcement to ‘hold to account those who try to cut corners’.
She said a ‘cultural change’ was needed rather than ‘doing things cheaply’.
The report says the fire in the Grenfell block ‘should not have happened in our country in the 21st century’.

A new £5.2 million flood scheme that reduces risk to more than 270 properties in Rugeley and helps regenerate the town centre has been opened.

The Contracts Finder platform, which makes it easier for small businesses to find opportunities to supply to government, now has more than 22,000 registered suppliers.