Four select committees have launched a joint inquiry on air quality to scrutinise cross-government plans to tackle urban pollution hotspots.

A survey by the ICO has revealed that a quarter of councils are yet to appoint a data protection officer.

Road-building is failing to provide the congestion relief and economic boost promised, a new report has claimed.

A new joint report, published by the Local Government Association (LGA) and Public Health England (PHE), has warned that not enough is known about the health and well-being of people living in the countryside.

People in Durham have voted in favour of creating a new parish council for the city.

The Met's parliamentary liaison and investigation team has reported a total of 53 hate crimes committed against MPs in the six months between August and early February.

The DfT has announced a new £23 million fund aimed at accelerating the take up of hydrogen vehicles and roll out more cutting-edge infrastructure.

According to a BBC Panorama investigation, 95 UK councils have had their contract with care firms cancelled because the firms were unable to deliver services under the fees agreed.
The data was collected via a freedom of information (FoI) request, submitted to 212 UK councils. Of the 197 which responded, 95 confirmed they had had their care contracts cancelled. The research also indicated that 69 home care companies have closed in the last three months and one in four of the UK's 2,500 home care companies is at risk of insolvency.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has said that full powers could be returned to Tower Hamlets council following a two-year intervention by central government.

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has warned that changes to councils’ transport policies are having a negative effect on children trying to get to school.