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IAA expands training video series with five additional modules

IAA expands training video series with five additional modules

07 July 2026 - 08:38 News Story

Immigration Advice Authority

Five additional videos have now been released, bringing the total in the series to ten....

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Better protections for children in custody

Better protections for children in custody

07 July 2026 - 08:15 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Children in youth custody will be better protected through stronger safeguarding, dedicated social workers, tougher vett...

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Businesses across Britain sign up to Cyber Resilience Pledge as ministers urge firms to strengthen cyber defences

Businesses across Britain sign up to Cyber Resilience Pledge as ministers urge firms to strengthen cyber defences

06 July 2026 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Firms including M&S, Nationwide, ITV, Microsoft UK and Cloudflare are some of the first to pledge to strengthen their cy...

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Views sought to transform benefit paid to carers

Views sought to transform benefit paid to carers

06 July 2026 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

Opening today (Tuesday 7 July 2026) the six-week call for evidence will gather views on: modernising the earnings limit ...

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New penalties introduced in crackdown on water companies

New penalties introduced in crackdown on water companies

06 July 2026 - 21:30 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Half a million-pound financial penalties introduced in latest crackdown on polluting water companies...

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Housing Secretary speech to Lloyds' Social Housing Forum

Housing Secretary speech to Lloyds' Social Housing Forum

06 July 2026 - 17:08 Speech

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Housing Secretary's speech at Lloyds Banking Group's Social Housing Forum on 6 July 2026. ...

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Government to cut costs for parents ahead of new school year

Government to cut costs for parents ahead of new school year

06 July 2026 - 14:07 Press Release

Department for Education

From September, 1,400 more schools get free breakfast clubs, branded uniform costs are capped, saving families up to £1,...

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UKHSA updates heat health alerts across England

UKHSA updates heat health alerts across England

06 July 2026 - 13:22 News Story

UK Health Security Agency

The existing yellow heat-health alert for the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and Sout...

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UKHSA updates heat health alerts across England

UKHSA updates heat health alerts across England

06 July 2026 - 13:22 News Story

UK Health Security Agency

The existing yellow heat-health alert for the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and Sout...

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New resubmission deadline for 2025 packaging data

New resubmission deadline for 2025 packaging data

06 July 2026 - 12:58 News Story

PackUK

PackUK introduces a resubmission deadline of 1 September 2026 for 2025 packaging data to affect Notices of Liability. ...

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Communities backed to lead local climate and nature action

Communities backed to lead local climate and nature action

06 July 2026 - 12:46 News Story

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Bradford, Manchester, Bristol, London and Birmingham are the first cities to host annual ‘Energising Britain’ events. ...

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Britain’s place in the new world order: Foreign Secretary's Chatham House essay

Britain’s place in the new world order: Foreign Secretary's Chatham House essay

06 July 2026 - 11:53 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

We are facing a storm of geopolitical instability, economic coercion, AI and climate change – and it’s likely to get wor...

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UK sanctions Russians developing chemical weapons used to kill Alexei Navalny and Dawn Sturgess

UK sanctions Russians developing chemical weapons used to kill Alexei Navalny and Dawn Sturgess

06 July 2026 - 11:15 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK is sanctioning Russian actors involved in the development of deadly toxins Novichok and Epibatidine, linked to th...

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Homes England strengthens senior leadership with appointment of new Chief Operating Officer

Homes England strengthens senior leadership with appointment of new Chief Operating Officer

06 July 2026 - 11:01 News Story

Homes England

Homes England has appointed Melanie Montanari as Chief Operating Officer, further strengthening its senior leadership te...

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UK Forces protect NATO with aircraft carrier operations in High North

UK Forces protect NATO with aircraft carrier operations in High North

06 July 2026 - 10:35 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

NATO air policing conducted by F-35 jets from European aircraft carrier for first time in boost to High North security....

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Government backs Brighton beaches with new funding

Government backs Brighton beaches with new funding

06 July 2026 - 10:31 Press Release

Department for Transport

The £22 million government investment will replace dozens of Victorian arches to avoid the risk of collapse and ensure t...

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NHS sets first-ever staff standards to tackle racism and violence

NHS sets first-ever staff standards to tackle racism and violence

06 July 2026 - 10:13 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

New NHS staff standards will make employers accountable for tackling racism, violence and sexual harassment, with result...

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MHRA approves Retifanlimab (ZYNYZ) for the treatment of advanced Merkel cell skin cancer

MHRA approves Retifanlimab (ZYNYZ) for the treatment of advanced Merkel cell skin cancer

06 July 2026 - 10:07 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer that develops from Merkel cells, specialised ne...

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UKDI launches Space to Innovate: Delta Drop

UKDI launches Space to Innovate: Delta Drop

06 July 2026 - 09:41 News Story

UK Defence Innovation

Dstl and the UK Space Agency are on the hunt for more innovations to improve future space capabilities for defence and ...

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UN Human Rights Council 62: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on South Sudan

UN Human Rights Council 62: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on South Sudan

06 July 2026 - 09:38 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on South Sudan. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders...

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Solicitor General announces national rollout of Early Victims’ Right to Review scheme

Solicitor General announces national rollout of Early Victims’ Right to Review scheme

06 July 2026 - 09:18 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

Following a successful pilot, rape and sexual assault survivors across all of England and Wales will have the right to a...

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Government steps up action to protect children as AI-enabled toys emerge

Government steps up action to protect children as AI-enabled toys emerge

05 July 2026 - 23:30 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Government steps up action to protect children with toy safety rules...

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Tough new rules to crackdown on foreign money in UK elections

Tough new rules to crackdown on foreign money in UK elections

05 July 2026 - 23:01 Press Release

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New rules include a cap on donations from those who've lived overseas and tougher checks on company donations....

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Supported housing residents to keep more of what they earn under new rules

Supported housing residents to keep more of what they earn under new rules

05 July 2026 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

More than 300,000 residents in supported housing and temporary accommodation will no longer face a drop in income when i...

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Joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz: 3 July 2026

Joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz: 3 July 2026

03 July 2026 - 20:50 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Joint statement by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron on the Strait of Hormuz....

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Sir Ian Bauckham's speech at the Wellington Festival of Education

Sir Ian Bauckham's speech at the Wellington Festival of Education

03 July 2026 - 17:20 Speech

Ofqual

A speech given by Ofqual's Chief Regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, at the Wellington Festival of Education....

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Investigation launched into Bradford waste dumping

Investigation launched into Bradford waste dumping

03 July 2026 - 17:00 Press Release

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency has launched an investigation into the illegal dumping of waste on land in Bradford, West Yorkshi...

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Crime news: certain AGFS fees to increase

Crime news: certain AGFS fees to increase

03 July 2026 - 15:44 News Story

Legal Aid Agency

Certain Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS) fees are increasing for representation orders dated on or after 28 July 2...

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UN Human Rights Council 62: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on Ukraine

UN Human Rights Council 62: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on Ukraine

03 July 2026 - 15:31 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on Ukraine. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders....

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Over £4 billion invested in next-generation fighter jet with new international contract

Over £4 billion invested in next-generation fighter jet with new international contract

03 July 2026 - 14:57 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The £4.6 billion contract awarded to industry joint venture Edgewing, funded jointly by the three partner nations, will ...

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