Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed plans to merge local government pension schemes into ‘megafunds’ to drive economic ...

An internal Whitehall review into the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's response to the recent ...

Local authorities will get new powers next month to force landlords to rent out persistently empty high street properties.

Youth club closures between 2010 and 2019 led to higher rates of crime and worse educational outcomes, a report has found.

Cheshire East Council has been fined £500,000 after admitting breaches of health and safety legislation that led to a dog ...

A third of young people in council care were placed in accommodation more than 20 miles from their local area last year, a ...

Migrants working in adult social care have reported facing unsustainable working hours, ‘demoralising’ financial insecurity, ...

Rachel Reeves is set to announce plans to encourage consolidation among local government pension funds to reduce costs and ...

Rayner, who today chaired the first meeting of the cross-government group on tackling homelessness, described homelessness as ...

Damage caused by badgers to a Lincolnshire road ‘has turned out to be much more severe than previously thought,’ the highway ...

It launches tonight with a performance by Liverpool’s Pete Wylie and the Mighty Wah! at Shakespeare North Playhouse. There ...

Social care costs for working-age adults and those with a lifelong disability could reach £17bn by 2030, according to new ...