UNDP: Fastest Population Shift in History Means Make or Break for Asia-Pacific : Long-term planning now can bring unprecedented growth and tackle poverty, conflict and migration
New campaign tackles ‘alarming’ levels of tooth decay in Liverpool : Liverpool health officials are informing parents about the amount of sugar in popular brands of soft drinks.
Funding for safe spaces to stop vulnerable people being ‘unnecessarily locked up’ : A new £15m fund will be made available for councils to provide safe accommodation for people suffering mental health crises in public spaces.
IT security inadequate against threat of cybercrime warns councils : Less than half of local authorities (41%) think their IT security is able to protect their organisation from the growing threat of cybercrime, new res
Risk of large-scale cyber-attacks on councils growing, Socitm warns : Local forums set up to protect councils against cyber attacks are failing to work together to deal with the threat, council IT leaders have warned.