The rise in house building completions is helping to tackle the housing crisis, but more work needs to be done if the Government is to hit its one million new homes target, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

ETI has launched this report on housing retrofits at a joint event with the Energy Systems Catapult in London.

Uncertainty over the reduction of the benefit cap is growing, evidenced by the thousands of people seeking answers online, says the charity Turn2us. 

New figures from the Campaign to Protect Rural England show big increase in brownfield sites available for housing.

Police Federation of England and Wales response to the Middlesex University London report, Enhancing Police and Industry Practice: EU Child Online Safety Project.

A new report by Save the Children highlights a shortage of 10,000 trained nursery teachers up and down the country, leading to calls for the government to invest urgently in the sector.

Single crewing, increased violence and slow response times is the reality of policing at night.

Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey condemns ‘six years of failure on housing’ under Conservative Ministers which has led directly to so many ‘children that cannot go home’.

Employees from Coca-Cola European Partners participate in third Unified Sports® tournament in Morpeth.

Protecting all libraries at all costs could be holding the sector back.

Following the Government's announcement that it plans to launch a review of gaming machines and social responsibility requirements across the gambling industry, the Association of British Bookmakers issued the following statement:

Consumer demand for building work remained resilient in the three months following the vote for Brexit, new figures from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have revealed.

Labour MP Wes Streeting writes for PoliticsHome about his response to the Home Affairs Select Committee report into anti-semitism. 

Commenting on the government’s decision to cancel plans for a secondary annuity market, Paul Green, director of communications at Saga, said: 

Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), explains why the Government should take more time before triggering Article 50 and start negotiations to leave the European Union. 

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) warns that a legal duty to report child abuse may introduce a delay to the detriment of children. 

Rico Wojtulewicz of the House Builders Association calls for the Neighbourhood Planning Bill to recognise the critical role of SMEs in ensuring the delivery of the homes we need.  

Charities are set to reap millions of pounds in tax benefits and enjoy full FCA regulation on their investments following the launch of a new fund structure.

The actions taken by the Department for Education since 2010 to improve the quality of help and protection services delivered by local authorities for children have not yet resulted in services being of good enough quality, according to the National Audit Office.

Saga's director of communications Paul Green responds to Gavin Barwell's comments that inheritance should skip a generation.

Housing and Planning Minister Gavin Barwell joined a fringe meeting at Conservative conference to discuss beauty; its role in both the built environment and the natural environment.

In response to the FCA's announcement today on its proposals for transaction cost disclosure, Jonathan Lipkin, Director of Public Policy, said:

The creation of a dedicated fund aimed at lending to SME house builders will help to tackle the housing crisis, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in response to an announcement by Philip Hammond and Sajid Javid at the Conservative Party Conference.

The partnership between the high street betting industry and British sport was celebrated at a Conservative Party Conference reception last night.