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Unicef - Dying in waiting: Gaza’s children face lethal delays in medical evacuation

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

Audit Scotland - The City of Edinburgh Council must listen and act on community views

Audit Wales - £7.1 million of fraud and payment errors identified by the latest National Fraud Initiative exercise in Wales

However, the impact of the exercise heavily relies on participating organisations investing time and effort to assess and review data matches effectively.

LGA - Council housing faces ‘perfect storm’ of competing pressures and requires urgent Government action

New analysis into the Housing Revenue Account for the LGA, delivered in partnership with the NFA and ARCH, and delivered by Savills, has found that the future of council housing finances hangs in the balance as increasing pressures push budgets to the brink.

Disposable vapes ban – LGA response

Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board responded to the Government's announcement of a ban on single-use vapes 

‘Failing SEND system in urgent need of reform’ – LGA on NAO report on SEND

Cllr Arooj Shah, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People Board, responded to a National Audit Office report which says England’s special educational needs system is financially unsustainable and in urgent need of reform

Sentiment drops in manufacturing, as output volumes weaken – CBI industrial trends

Sentiment across the manufacturing sector fell in October and at the fastest pace in two years, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Industrial Trends Survey.

UK Space Agency: UK satellites to boost maritime security on track for 2025 launch

A satellite developed by the UK business Horizon Technologies is on schedule for launch in mid-2025.

LGA - 1 in 4 councils likely to need emergency government bailout – LGA survey

One in four councils in England say they are likely to have to apply for emergency government bailout agreements to stave off bankruptcy in the next two financial years (2025/26 and 2026/27), a stark new survey by the Local Government Association (LGA) revealed recently.  

LGA - Households dumped 5.6 million tonnes of packaging last year

New analysis has found that 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste was binned by households last year, as councils call on new reforms to reduce packaging and make it easier to recycle.