Mayor announces plans to boost digital connectivity across London
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today announced a package of measures to boost digital connectivity across the capital...
Thursday, 10 August 2017 10:50
Oxfam: Gaza electricity crisis leaves more people without water than in aftermath of war
The impact of the Gaza electricity crisis on people’s access to water and power is worse than it was in the aftermath of the 50-day war that ended three years ago this week, Oxfam said today...
Thursday, 10 August 2017 10:46
Mortgage arrears and possessions fell again in the second quarter
The number of mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance declined to 88,200 in the second quarter of this year, the lowest level since at least 1994 when this run of data began...
Thursday, 10 August 2017 10:43
More seats for rail passengers as nearly £1 billion is invested in Midlands services
Better trains, services and stations for passengers travelling between the north-west, the Midlands and London...
Thursday, 10 August 2017 08:32
Fewer young people aspire to university over fears surrounding fees and debt says Sutton Trust
The proportion of young people who think they are likely to go into Higher Education when they are old enough has fallen to the lowest level since 2009...
Thursday, 10 August 2017 00:01
Landmark review places family ties at the heart of prison reform
Research has shown close ties between prisoners and key family members can significantly reduce the risk of reoffending – which costs society £15billion every year...
Thursday, 10 August 2017 00:01
Rough sleeping set to rise by three quarters in next decade as report reveals scale of acute homelessness in Britain says Crisis report
Nearly 160,000 households, estimated at just under a quarter of a million people...
Thursday, 10 August 2017 00:01
LGA responds to Crisis analysis on rough sleeping
Responding to new analysis by Crisis forecasting a rise in rough sleeping over the next three years, Cllr Judith Blake, Housing spokesperson at the Local Government Association, said...
Thursday, 10 August 2017 00:01
ATL comment on Sutton Trust report showing fewer young people aspire to attend university
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said...
Thursday, 10 August 2017 00:01
It is a scandal that the number of people experiencing homelessness is spiralling upwards - Healey
John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, commenting on forecasts of rough sleeping over the next decade, said...
Thursday, 10 August 2017 00:01