It gave the example of a school reducing the 65 days of careers guidance support from its local Connexions Service in 2011-12 to 16 days of bought-in support in 2012-13.

BBC: Most schools 'have reduced careers advice'

He called for the government to pour more resources into the health service, local schools, and to support pensioners.

BBC: Charles Kennedy

The joint programme will support and improve local management of environmental resources and service delivery through improving local level environmental governance and developing replicable models for local level environmental planning.

UNESCO: Water