An ambitious blueprint to deliver the world’s first low-carbon industrial sector and over £1 billion to cut emissions from industry, schools and hospitals has been announced by the Business and Energy Secretary.

Millions of people are being promised frequent, cheaper and greener bus services as part of a £3 billion plan that the prime minister has said will be one of the first acts of “levelling up”.

Ensuring that the energy transition is fair and creates opportunities was the latest topic for discussion at a seminar series launching a new architecture for levelling up Britain.

England’s mass vaccination strategy will “unravel” unless discrepancies in uptake are tackled, experts said as data showed a 25 percentage point difference between vaccination rates in richer and poorer areas just miles apart.

Some of Britain’s best-known companies are yet to appoint a single member of an ethnic minority to their boards, according to a report.

The need to level up the public’s health is beyond doubt and long recognised by many governments.

The gap between the number of black students achieving the highest grades at university and their white peers is still too high, England's higher education regulator has warned.

The government will invest almost £100 million creating new wind turbine ports in northeast England, with a big renewables company announcing plans to make crucial parts in Teesside.

We take a deeper dive into how the recent Budget aligns with the ‘Levelling up Goals’.

Closing roads around schools to traffic at pick-up and drop-off times has cut toxic nitrogen dioxide levels by up to 23 per cent, research has found.

New research has revealed that a staggering 12.4 million adults in the UK have volunteered during the pandemic – with more than a third stepping forward for the first time.

When we talk about levelling up, it’s often in terms of the deep-rooted inequalities faced by communities in the North of England or the Midlands. It’s hugely important those issues are addressed but we should also recognise that even this is just part of a bigger picture.

The government is expanding access to weight loss services and may start offering people financial rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle as part of the fight against obesity.

Britain has one of the world’s best records on cutting emissions since the Paris agreement on climate change five years ago, a new study has found.

The biggest challenges on levelling up are that it’s a complex problem and to make progress requires sticking at solutions for the long term.

Procurement is not a term that usually ignites excitement but it is something that can really make a difference in the fight to level up Britain. 

Food services and facilities management company Sodexo has partnered with former Education Secretary Justine Greening to play its role in levelling up Britain in the wake of COVID-19.

Wokingham has been named the healthiest place in England while Blackpool has been branded unhealthiest.

With 6,000 locations and a workforce of tens of thousands of people in the UK and Ireland, Compass is in a unique position to influence social mobility.

Aston University has this week unveiled its new Opportunity Action Plan to increase access to higher education and career opportunities.