14/10/2020 - 09:21
To mark National Adoption Week, the Education Secretary has called for an overhaul of the ‘overly bureaucratic’ adoption system.
14/10/2020 - 09:16
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has called for a short lockdown or ‘circuit-breaker’ in England of two to three weeks.
13/10/2020 - 14:35
Hackney Council has announced that it has been the target of a serious cyber attack, which is affecting many of its services and IT systems.
13/10/2020 - 10:28
A new report has argued that the so-called 'hardest to reach' may hold a key to pandemic recovery, but are not being listened to.
13/10/2020 - 09:30
There has been extremely high demand for Free School Meals this Autumn, highlighting the hard-hitting socio-economic consequences of coronavirus.
13/10/2020 - 08:36
The government has announced a new £10 million Cold Weather Fund to support councils get rough sleepers off the streets during the winter.
12/10/2020 - 14:31
More than 1,300 arts and cultural organisations are expected to benefit from a share of £257 million from the Culture Recovery Fund.
12/10/2020 - 10:21
Doctors have called for clearer additional coronavirus measures, including making the wearing of face masks mandatory in all offices.
12/10/2020 - 09:52
Legal action has been launched over the government’s failure to disclose details of its spending on contracts related to the coronavirus pandemic.
12/10/2020 - 08:45
Plans to hand greater control of Covid-19 contact tracing to town halls will come too late, say public health officials.
12/10/2020 - 08:24
Robert Jenrick has admitted that he and Jake Berry approved payments to towns in each other’s constituencies from a fund earmarked for deprived areas.
12/10/2020 - 08:06
Nine in 10 major local authorities in England do not have enough money to cover their spending plans this year.
