36 local authorities have been identified by Socitm’s Better Connected research programme as having the UK’s top council websites.
The 36 councils which have been awarded 4 stars were complimented by a further 190 who were awarded 3 stars, meaning that 55 per cent of UK local government websites provide a good or very good experience from a user perspective. This figure has risen by 11 per cent on last year.

Renewables data has shown that Scotland witnessed ‘another extraordinary month’ for renewable energy in May.

London has topped a chart of the most visited exhibition venues globally, in the 2016 AECOM and TEA Theme and Museum Index Report.
The report lists the 20 most visited museums around the globe from 2last year, with the findings showing that four of London’s attractions - the British Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate Modern and the Natural History Museum, were included in the list.
With the museums positioned at 6th, 8th, 10th and 13th respectively, London received the most entries alongside Washington DC which also bagged four spots on the table.

New research by Younifi has revealed that UK citizens believe there must be a better way to deliver care to adults and the elderly.
The local authority solution provider surveyed 2,000 people, including those who receive care and family and friends that provide care, about the future of the adult social care system, with the majority of respondents desiring a better way for their care needs to be met.

New research for the Electoral Reform Society has revealed that one in five UK voters will be voting tactically in the General Election on 8 June.
The research, of just over 2,000 adults between 26-29 May, found that 20 per cent of respondents would be voting for a candidate or party best positioned to keep out someone they disliked - compared to 58 per cent saying they will be voting for the candidate or party they most prefer.
In the 2015 election, just nine per cent claimed they would be voting tactically.

A new report into the country’s most environmentally friendly cities has named Bristol as the greenest city in the UK.
Britain’s Real Green and Pleasant Land, compiled by property company Goodmove, analysed 10 different region’s percentage of green space, the amount of waste sent for recycling, the amount of carbon dioxide emissions produced per year, gas consumption and the quantity of Green Party seats.

Theresa May has said of her ‘disappointment’ with his decision to withdraw the US from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

A study has found that local government has had the second highest number of data breach incidents in the last two years.

Therese Coffey has suggested that a Conservative government could review the use of ‘weight-based’ targets to measure recycling in the UK.
Minister for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Coffee spoke at the recent Greener UK coalition hosting event and hinted that the way that recycling rates are calculated would also be considered post-Brexit - a topic which dominated discussions.

Nationwide have revealed that house prices in the UK have fallen for the third month in a row, for the first time since 2009.
The figures suggest that the housing market is losing steam, with the annual growth rate in May dropping to 2.1 per cent - the lowest figure in nearly four years.
Nationwide’s monthly house price index showed that the average price of a home fell by 0.2 per cent between April and May, to £208,711, following monthly declines of 0.4 per cent in April and 0.3 per cent in March.