English councils will for the first time receive guidance on how to design streets that are safer for women and girls, an initiative described by a local transport minister as fundamental to fairness.

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presented his book 'Ithaki' in Larissa, where he also met with young people to discuss their concerns and current affairs.

Councils in England are required to outline their plans for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provisions to access the first tranche of an £860 million funding pot, part of a larger £3 billion fund aimed at creating 50,000 new SEND places.

English councils are facing an 'unnecessary race against time' to organize elections after the government dropped plans to delay May 7 ballots for 30 councils undergoing reorganisation.

A thinktank proposes that English councils should train their own workers to install home insulation and offer upgrades street by street, moving away from private contractors to improve quality and spending.