Bellwin scheme activated for storm-hit areas
Councils affected by Storm Dennis will have access to emergency financial assistance, the communities secretary has said.
'Climate change means more funds are needed for flood prevention'
With flooding expected to become more frequent in the North of England, councils need more funding to protect residents, PF has been told.
Severe flooding becomes election campaign issue
Opposition parties have criticised Boris Johnson's handling of flooding emergencies in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
A&E waiting times worst on record last year
The proportion of patients waiting longer than four hours in A&E reached record highs in the last financial year, figures have shown.
Councils battered by summer rains look for ways to recoup costs
Local authorities in the North and Midlands are still counting the cost of the heavy rains that have fallen across the region over the past few months, they have explained to PF.
West England police takeover of fire authorities 'risks services'
The planned takeover of two fire authorities by West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner would risk cuts to the service, the Fire Brigades Union has warned.
Everyone pulled together to make sure Whaley Bridge residents were safe
About 1,500 residents were evacuated from the small town of Whaley Bridge on 1 August over fears a dam at Toddbrook Reservoir would collapse after heavy rains. Derbyshire Council leader Barry Lewis...
New emergency services system 'failing to deliver savings'
Cost benefits of a new emergency services communication system are "rapidly evaporating", MPs have said.
Rethinking A&E problems to reduce winter pressures
Problems in A&E departments can not be solved by more re-organisation - misconceptions about emergency healthcare must be acknowledged first, says Imperial College London's Nick Bosanquet.
Councils 'geared up for potential Beast from the East return'
Councils have been gearing up for the plunging temperatures and snow forecast for next week, the Local Government Association has said.
Police to probe fire brigade's 'stay put' advice to Grenfell residents
An investigation is to be launched into the response of fire services to the Grenfell Tower inferno in which 71 people died, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed.
More police and crime commissioners take over fire and rescue governance
Three police and crime commissioners have been approved to take control of fire and rescue services in their areas, the home secretary Amber Rudd has announced.
Grenfell review calls for an end to fire safety 'on the cheap'
The chair of the government's independent review set up in the wake of the Grenfell tower-block blaze has called for an end to cutting corners on fire safety to save costs.
Police conducting 'meticulous investigation' into Grenfell
Police have mounted an investigation in the Grenfell Tower fire disaster on a scale matched only by counter-terrorism operations.
Government will pay full costs of Manchester Arena terrorist attack
The government has announced that it will cover the full costs of dealing with the aftermath of the Manchester Arena terrorist attack, after criticism that its initial financial offer was "not...
RBKC says it's a 'different organisation now' post Grenfell
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has claimed it is a "different organisation now", in response to a highly critical report into its handling of the Grenfell Tower...
Kensington & Chelsea's response 'sluggish and chaotic', says Grenfell taskforce
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea "failed its community" on the night of the Grenfell fire and in the weeks that followed, according to the taskforce set up to examine...
Scotland faces fire station closures
Scotland faces the likely closure of many of its fire stations, five years after the emergency services were converted from regional authorities into a single national force.
Fraction of social housing blocks more than 18m tall pass fire safety tests
Only eight of the UK's 173 social housing blocks which are taller than 18m have passed cladding fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Housing groups to fill gaps left by Grenfell inquiry
Housing umbrella bodies are looking to explore social housing policy issues arising from the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Public inquiry to examine council's response to Grenfell
The judge-led inquiry into the Grenfell Tower tragedy will examine Kensington and Chelsea's role in the build-up and aftermath of the blaze, the government has announced.
Borrowing caps limited Grenfell Tower refurb budget, say council papers
Borrowing caps imposed by the government limited the budget of Kensington and Chelsea's refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, council documents have revealed.
Government orders taskforce to take over key services at RBKC
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea faces government intervention in the wake of its much-criticised response to the Grenfell Tower fire disaster.
Kensington and Chelsea Council appoints new leader
The leader brought in as a new broom at the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea served in its cabinet until less than three weeks before the Grenfell Tower fire disaster.
Cladding from 60 tower blocks across England fail government tests
The number of high-rise blocks that have failed the government's combustibility test has risen to 60 across 25 areas in England.