New cross-government approach could prevent homelessness for ‘significant’ proportion of population, new report shows
Homelessness prevention could be ‘achievable’ for the most high-risk groups; care leavers, prison leavers and survivors of domestic abuse within the next Parliament...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 00:01
LGA responds to All-Party report on Homelessness Prevention
Responding to the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Homelessness on preventing homelessness, Cllr Martin Tett, the Local Government Association's Housing spokesman, said...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 00:01
UN rights group concludes evaluation of Palestinians living under occupation
A committee of United Nations experts has completed its annual evaluation of the situation of people in the Occupied Palestinian Territories...
Monday, 17 July 2017 23:26
Number of children getting enough physical activity drops by 40%
The number of children meeting the recommended amount of physical activity for healthy development and to maintain a healthy weight...
Monday, 17 July 2017 23:20
Responses to the announcement on national funding formula for schools
Responding to Education Secretary Justine Greening’s statement on the National Funding Formula for schools...
Monday, 17 July 2017 21:08
GMB says genuine schools funding increase is welcome, but not from staff cuts
GMB, the union for school support staff, has responded to a schools funding announcement by Justine Greening in Parliament today....
Monday, 17 July 2017 19:26
Statement by Justine Greening: schools update
The Secretary of State for Education (Justine Greening) said: This Government believe that all children should have an education that unlocks their potential...
Monday, 17 July 2017 18:58
Graduation ceremony takes place for UK’s first Degree apprentices
The first cohort of Degree apprentices in the UK have graduated from Aston University today...
Monday, 17 July 2017 16:31
A better deal for consumers in the digital age
Mandatory age verification to view online pornography, a crackdown on ticket bots, and new subtitling requirements for video on demand services are are among the measures being taken forward today as work begins on implementing the new Digital Economy Act...
Monday, 17 July 2017 14:45
NASUWT: Treasury Ministers clinging to the wreckage of failed public sector pay policy
Commenting on the recent statements by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on public sector pay and his claims of a 10% pay premium for public sector workers...
Monday, 17 July 2017 14:03