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In a newly-launched manifesto, physical activity sector stakeholders are calling for the next UK government to promote active environments, cut red tape and elevate the ... More

The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports in schools, and is asking schools to dedicate at least ... More

Sport for Health, a collaboration between The World Health Organization (WHO), FIFA and Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, has released an app called Gen Move ... More

Independent gym The Foundry and W10 Personal Training have merged their assets into a new company to launch a small-group personal training concept called Foundry. ... More

UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children and young people with the opportunity to connect, be active, ... More

A coalition of leading organisations across the physical activity sector has called for radical reform to support its growth and development. The formation of the ... More

The London 2012 Olympic legacy investment designed to improve physical education at primary schools has failed, according to a study. Academics at the University of ... More

Up to £30m will be invested in refurbishing thousands of public tennis courts in the most deprived parts of the UK. The package, which will ... More

Vulnerable young people will be given opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity over the summer holidays by utilising school sports facilities that ... More

The UK government has confirmed that the PE and Sport Premium will continue to run during the academic year 2021-22, resulting in around £320m being ... More

Sport England has teamed up with Youth Sport Trust to develop a new online resource designed to help more children become physically active. Called Active ... More

The government has pledged to invest more than £10m to open school sports and swimming facilities in England to the public in the evenings, at ... More

Andy Burnham and shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens have joined Paralympic legend Tanni Grey-Thompson in calling on the government to support the physical activity sector ... More

Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus are among the measures introduced in the government's new anti-obesity ... More

The government has confirmed that the £320m Physical Education and Sport Premium will be made available for the next school year (2020-21), starting this September. ... More

VAT rebates and an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are among the list of policies the government needs to adopt, in order for ... More

Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in order to increase its impact across the full breadth of ... More

The UK government is looking to create more physical activity opportunities for children by helping schools open up their facilities outside regular hours – and ... More

More than 40 sports industry leaders from across the UK have signed an open letter urging the main political parties to address the “alarming public ... More

England Athletics is looking to expand its Funetics programme across schools and the physical activity sector by actively looking for new partners to deliver the ... More

Disability sports charity Activity Alliance has called on political parties to commit to giving disabled people "equal opportunities to live full and active lives". Publishing ... More

An interactive toolkit has been launched to help schools in England reframe competition in school sports. Developed by children's charity Youth Sport Trust (YST), the ... More

UK children will be offered a greater opportunity to take part in 60 minutes of daily sport and physical activity under new government plans. The ... More

Research by YouGov has shown 68 per cent of UK adults to be unaware of the fact that children should take part in 60 minutes ... More

The fitness of children falls dramatically during the holidays – but the problem could be solved by keeping school sports facilities open during the summer ... More