Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is launching a new £10 million fund to increase London councils' housing and planning teams.
The rules preventing people found guilty of serious crimes from serving on local councils will be strengthened.
There are 15,800 babies under the age of one considered to be vulnerable or highly vulnerable and at risk of harm, but still living at home.
12 councils and 31 housing associations will receive funding for the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding from 135 buildings.
Local authorities in England will receive a share of a £240 million fund to help local areas ease winter pressures on the NHS.
The government is unlikely to invest almost £1 billion in local communities through the ESF, risking the money being sent back to Brussels.
Theresa May has launched the first strategy to tackle loneliness, claiming it to be ‘one of the greatest public health challenges of our time’.
The crisis facing local transport has reached a pivotal point as the number of local bus journeys has fallen to a 12-year low.
The RAC has reported that motorists are now around 2.5 times more likely to suffer pothole-related breakdowns than 12 years ago.
Nearly one in 10 of the country’s most economically deprived areas are food deserts, with residents unable to afford fresh fruit and vegetables.
The Department for Transport has announced changes to funding to support purchasing the next 35,000 of the cleanest vehicles.
The CQC has warned that the public is facing a growing ‘care injustice’ as people are finding it more difficult to get help in England.