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A group of 50 organisations have called on the government to demonstrate its continued support for delivering new garden villages, towns and cities.

The group, which includes the County Councils’ Network (CCN) and the Town and County Planning Association (TCPA) have published a joint statement, which calls on ministers to reinstate a reference to garden city principles in the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

Coffee retailers such as Starbucks and Costa Coffee have been under increased pressure to reduce the amount of waste created from disposable coffee cups, but a freedom of information request by the Press Association has revealed that the NHS has used over 600m disposable coffee cups since 2013.