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Student skills investment to boost UK defence industry

Ministry of Defence

Britain’s defence industry will benefit from an £80 million skills boost to increase places on key strategically-relevan...

Clean energy upgrades for hospitals and military sites

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

£74 million for clean energy upgrades to cut bills for public buildings and create savings for frontline services....

Pride in Place: 40 neighbourhoods join transformational programme

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Thousands more people handed the power to decide how millions are spent in their area as Pride in Place expands. ...

Nine Welsh neighbourhoods to be revitalised with £180 million

Nine neighbourhoods at the heart of Welsh life have been named as the recipients of up to £20 million each in UK Governm...

Upcoming changes due to the Employment Rights Act 2025

Central Arbitration Committee

Upcoming changes due to the Employment Rights Act 2025...

Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public....

Pledge to get 10,000 vulnerable children into foster homes

Department for Education

Thousands more children in the social care system in England will grow up in loving homes, under plans to create up to 1...

We will continue to disrupt the activities of Daesh’s networks: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Chris Elmore MP, Minister for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean, at the UN Securi...

Defra Secretary of State IPBES-12 speech

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Emma Reynolds spoke at IBPES-12 on Tuesday 3 February...

Farmer productivity boost with new nutrient planning tool

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

A new nutrient planning tool has been launched to match nutrients to crop and soil need, cutting waste, supporting produ...

Iconic canals to be better protected with £6.5 million investment

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Funding will support repair, maintenance and long-term projects....

First containers of waste from Dounreay reach permanent disposal

Nuclear Restoration Services

Almost 200 containers of low-level radioactive waste that once formed part of Britain’s experiment with fast breeder nuc...

Youth Guarantee gets blockbuster backing to drive support for TV and film jobs

Department for Work and Pensions

Young people are set to benefit from TV and film industry support for the Government’s Youth Guarantee....

Clean energy funding to be tied to stronger workers’ rights

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore wind firms must sign up to a ‘Fair Work Charter’ to participate in government renewables auctions....

New regeneration body to boost jobs, homes and infrastructure across Greater Cambridge

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

A new consultation for a development corporation in Greater Cambridge has been launched today. ...

A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) development consent decision announced

Planning Inspectorate

The A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) application has today been granted development consent by the Department for Tran...

New chapter for the Sellafield skyline as Fellside units are demolished

Sellafield Ltd

A familiar feature of the Sellafield skyline has disappeared as major progress is made in the demolition of redundant bo...

Health Secretary, Wes Streeting launches National Cancer Plan

Department of Health and Social Care

The Secretary of State launched the National Cancer Plan today at the Royal Free Hospital in North London....

Two Board Members reappointed to Sport England

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has reappointed Michelle Cracknell and Jason Fergus as Board Members...

Russia Prioritises Disinformation Over Energy Ceasefire: UK statement to the OSCE

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Senior Military Advisor, Lt Col Joby Rimmer, highlights Russia’s continued and deliberate disinformation in the OSCE....

UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband signs a historic clean energy security pact....

MOT fraudsters handed suspended sentences for untested vehicles

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

An MOT tester and mechanic have been ordered to do up to 300 hours of unpaid work and face prison if they reoffend after...

Every cancer patient to get individual support plan

Department of Health and Social Care

Under the government's National Cancer Plan, every patient will be given a tailored plan covering treatment, mental heal...

Julia Prescot CBE appointed Chair of NISTA Council

National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority

New Chair brings extensive experience in infrastructure investment and delivery to leadership of expert body advising on...

Science fiction prepares military for complex and unpredictable future of technology

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Short stories inspiring defence and national security thinking....

Foreign Secretary slams collective global failure to protect Sudan’s women and girls

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary visited Adré on the Sudanese border in Chad and called for urgent global action to secure a ceasefire....

Building Martyn's Law regulation together

Security Industry Authority

Laura Gibb, the SIA's new Executive Director for Martyn's Law, gives her thoughts after 4 weeks in the role....

Ofqual fines UWL £150,000 for rule breaches affecting thousands of music students

Ofqual

University of West London failed to properly oversee how a third party delivered graded music assessments and issued cer...

Charity Commission investigates air ambulance charity

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Stoke Air Ambulance CIO over concerns relating to the charity...

Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Japan: Corin Robertson

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ms Corin Robertson CMG has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Japan in succession to Ms Julia Longbottom CMG....