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Brand new dental school places in “dental deserts”

Brand new dental school places in “dental deserts”

03 June 2026 - 11:30 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Patients set to benefit from the first sustained expansion of dental school places in nearly 20 years....

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Change of British High Commissioner to Belize: Alistair White

Change of British High Commissioner to Belize: Alistair White

03 June 2026 - 11:21 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mr Alistair White has been appointed British High Commissioner to Belize....

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Djibouti: David Hall

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Djibouti: David Hall

03 June 2026 - 11:21 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Dr David Hall has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti....

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Transformational Cambridge East land acquisition to unlock a new community of 10,000+ homes, 9,000 jobs and significant economic growth

Transformational Cambridge East land acquisition to unlock a new community of 10,000+ homes, 9,000 jobs and significant economic growth

03 June 2026 - 11:11 Press Release

Homes England

Homes England, with its National Housing Bank, and The Hill Group have today completed the acquisition of Cambridge East...

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South West Water pleads guilty to six years of pollutions

South West Water pleads guilty to six years of pollutions

03 June 2026 - 11:11 News Story

Environment Agency

The water firm admits 18 charges of water pollution in Devon and Cornwall and sentencing is expected on 30 July 2026....

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National Data Guardian statement on NHS Federated Data Platform data access, in response to the Not With My NHS Data campaign

National Data Guardian statement on NHS Federated Data Platform data access, in response to the Not With My NHS Data campaign

03 June 2026 - 11:10 Press Release

National Data Guardian

Response to concerns from the Not With My NHS Data campaign about access to patient data by external contractors in the ...

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GCHQ confirms heavy Russian losses as Moscow avoids negotiations and civilian casualties grow: UK Statement to the OSCE

GCHQ confirms heavy Russian losses as Moscow avoids negotiations and civilian casualties grow: UK Statement to the OSCE

03 June 2026 - 10:57 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Senior Military Advisor, Colonel Joby Rimmer, cites GCHQ intelligence assessments on heavy Russian losses, criticises...

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UK–Ghana Growth Partnership to Drive Jobs, Investment and Skills

UK–Ghana Growth Partnership to Drive Jobs, Investment and Skills

03 June 2026 - 10:25 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK–Ghana Growth Partnership (2026–2028) aims to boost jobs, trade, infrastructure and skills through major investments a...

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Sir Ian Cheshire confirmed as new Ofcom chair

Sir Ian Cheshire confirmed as new Ofcom chair

03 June 2026 - 10:01 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sir Ian Cheshire has been announced as Chair of Ofcom, the UK's independent regulator for communications....

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PM meeting with President Mahama of Ghana: 2 June 2026

PM meeting with President Mahama of Ghana: 2 June 2026

03 June 2026 - 09:45 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister met President Mahama of Ghana in Downing Street....

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PM meeting with the leader of the Belarusian opposition: 3 June 2026

PM meeting with the leader of the Belarusian opposition: 3 June 2026

03 June 2026 - 09:42 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister hosted the leader of the Belarusian opposition, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, at Downing Street yesterday....

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Increasing capacity: Housing and Debt legal aid providers

Increasing capacity: Housing and Debt legal aid providers

03 June 2026 - 09:30 News Story

Legal Aid Agency

We are seeking additional capacity in housing and debt legal aid services to strengthen access and availability....

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Social Security Advisory Committee membership June 2026

Social Security Advisory Committee membership June 2026

03 June 2026 - 09:00 Press Release

Social Security Advisory Committee

Security Advisory Committee welcomes one new member and reappoints 2 existing members. ...

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RSH publishes its quarterly survey for Q4 January to March 2026

RSH publishes its quarterly survey for Q4 January to March 2026

03 June 2026 - 08:30 Press Release

Regulator of Social Housing

Investment in the sector remains robust, with landlords able to access the funding needed to support investment in new a...

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CMA secures fairer deal for publishers and improves Google search services in UK

CMA secures fairer deal for publishers and improves Google search services in UK

03 June 2026 - 05:03 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

Conduct requirement introduced today gives publishers more control and stronger bargaining power over the use of their c...

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Regulator publishes new guidelines on grant-making as charity sector continues to?feel financial squeeze

Regulator publishes new guidelines on grant-making as charity sector continues to?feel financial squeeze

02 June 2026 - 23:01 Press Release

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission has today published new guidance to help charity trustees make confident, responsible grant-makin...

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Greater Cambridge gets regeneration body to accelerate growth

Greater Cambridge gets regeneration body to accelerate growth

02 June 2026 - 21:30 Press Release

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

A new Development Corporation will give Greater Cambridge the powers and certainty to deliver infrastructure-first growt...

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Business in the Community speech - 2 June 2026

Business in the Community speech - 2 June 2026

02 June 2026 - 18:21 Speech

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Communities Secretary Steve Reed's speech at Business in the Community....

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Russian drone injuring civilians in Romania underscores dangers of its ongoing war against Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE

Russian drone injuring civilians in Romania underscores dangers of its ongoing war against Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE

02 June 2026 - 17:21 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Chargé d’Affaires, Deputy Ambassador James Ford, condemns Russia’s armed drone strike on a residential building in Ro...

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Power of Youth Charter gives young people a voice in government

Power of Youth Charter gives young people a voice in government

02 June 2026 - 17:05 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

DCMS becomes the first central Government department to sign the Power of Youth Charter...

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Greater protection for whistleblowing to the SIA now in place

Greater protection for whistleblowing to the SIA now in place

02 June 2026 - 16:11 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

The SIA today became a prescribed person under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, giving workers greater legal protecti...

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UKHSA update on the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

UKHSA update on the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

02 June 2026 - 14:57 News Story

UK Health Security Agency

Latest information on cases including British nationals....

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Certification Officer: Announcements

Certification Officer: Announcements

02 June 2026 - 14:40 News Story

Certification Officer

General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer...

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Systems Insight Team

Systems Insight Team

02 June 2026 - 14:20 News Story

Open Innovation Team

Helping teams tackle complex policy and delivery challenges using systems thinking...

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AI Adoption Unit

AI Adoption Unit

02 June 2026 - 14:18 News Story

Open Innovation Team

The Open Innovation Team is offering new services to help civil servants use AI to solve problems and do their best work...

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End of exploitative zero hours contracts to give people security and predictability at work

End of exploitative zero hours contracts to give people security and predictability at work

02 June 2026 - 13:28 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Changes to end one-sided flexibility and uncertainty for workers through ban on exploitative zero hours contracts set ou...

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Major expansion of research and treatment for prostate cancer

Major expansion of research and treatment for prostate cancer

02 June 2026 - 13:18 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Government announces over £20 million to improve prostate cancer research and treatment, including improving access to a...

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Current inspections

Current inspections

02 June 2026 - 12:39 News Story

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Details of our live inspections, and any inspection reports awaiting publication....

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Councillors in England access the Local Government Pension Scheme

Councillors in England access the Local Government Pension Scheme

02 June 2026 - 11:39 News Story

Government Actuary's Department

The Local Government Pension Scheme is now open to councillors and mayors in England, following a consultation that was ...

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New laws set to modernise aviation and better protect passengers

New laws set to modernise aviation and better protect passengers

02 June 2026 - 11:19 Press Release

Department for Transport

The Civil Aviation Bill will support airspace modernisation and enhance safety standards for passengers across the UK. ...

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