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Locals to decide name for Wylfa SMR project

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 12:11 Great British Energy – Nuclear Press Release

GBE-N are proud to launch a naming competition for its flagship SMR at Wylfa. ...

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Environment Secretary in Northern Ireland for UK–EU Reset talks

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 11:47 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Press Release

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds visits Northern Ireland to highlight how a UK-EU food and drink deal will cut red tape, lower costs and keep trade flowing....

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Joint Statement on the invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism: May 2026

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 11:43 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

UK and 40 other OSCE countries invoke the Moscow Mechanism to investigate indoctrination of Ukrainian children by Russia....

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Government reviews access to face to face banking services

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 11:16 HM Treasury News Story

An independent review will look at how shifts in face-to-face banking services affect people and communities, with new powers enabling the Government to act on what it finds....

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Andrew Figgures’ term extended as Trustee of the Imperial War Museum

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 11:00 Department for Culture, Media and Sport Press Release

The Prime Minister has extended the term of Lieutenant-General Andrew Figgures CB CBE FREng for 9 months, from 1 February 2026 to 31 October 2026...

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Michael Salter Church reappointed as Chair of the Horniman Museum

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 11:00 Department for Culture, Media and Sport Press Release

The Secretary of State has reappointed Michael Salter-Church as Chair of the Horniman Museum and Gardens from 14 August 2026 to 13 August 2030...

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Shahpur Kabraji reappointed as Legal Trustee to the National History Museum

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 11:00 Department for Culture, Media and Sport Press Release

The Prime Minister has reappointed Shahpur Kabaji as Legal Trustee of the National History Museum from 26 June 2026 to 25 June 2031...

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Government ramps up plans to protect Britain’s pig sector against African and classical swine fever

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 10:38 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Press Release

New strategy launched to strengthen UK preparedness against African and classical swine fever ...

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CMA launches strategic market status investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 10:20 Competition and Markets Authority Press Release

CMA sets out scope of its investigation to determine whether Microsoft should be designated with strategic market status for its business software ecosystem....

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Defence firms incentivised to deliver on time as MOD ties profit rates to improved delivery

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 10:03 Ministry of Defence Press Release

The Government is cracking down on waste and delays as defence companies are to be incentivised to deliver equipment on time and on budget with new reforms to Single Source Contract Regulations. ...

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Report by the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan: UK statement to the OSCE, May 2026

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 09:57 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Ambassador Holland reaffirmed UK support for the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan, welcoming progress across all three dimensions, including security cooperation, economic governance and human r...

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Government backing helps British firm export lifesaving medicines to Saudi Arabia

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 09:54 UK Export Finance Press Release

Government-backed insurance continues to enable exports to Middle East countries....

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Russia’s attack on cooperative security in Europe: UK statement to the OSCE

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 09:30 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Ambassador Holland welcomed the US-brokered ceasefire and Ukraine’s efforts to pursue peace, condemns Russia's mass attack on Kyiv and highlighted how Russia’s actions have undermined cooperative secu...

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Bill that could nationalise British Steel takes first step through Parliament

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 09:28 Department for Business and Trade Press Release

The Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill will take its first step through Parliament today with its First Reading....

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Labour Markets Evaluation and Pilots (LMEP) Fund: funded projects

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 09:09 Evaluation Task Force News Story

Details of the pilots and evaluations funded by HM Treasury’s Labour Markets Evaluation and Pilots (LMEP) Fund....

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Defence Minister calls on London and the East of England to join new £50m nationwide veteran support network

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 08:57 Ministry of Defence Press Release

Funding of up to £1m available for existing veterans’ hubs across the UK to join VALOUR – the Ministry of Defence’s new support system...

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Defence delivering on diplomacy strategy as Minister visits Western Balkans and Türkiye

Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 07:06 Ministry of Defence Press Release

UK Defence Minister Lord Coaker visited Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo strengthening NATO partnerships and Euro-Atlantic security across the Western Balkans ...

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£12.4 million boost to modernise foster care

Wednesday, 13 May 2026 - 23:01 Department for Education Press Release

New fund aims to make fostering more accessible and support more people to become carers, as part of wider drive to create 10,000 new foster places....

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Next generation remote controlled artillery systems to transform British Army

Wednesday, 13 May 2026 - 21:30 Ministry of Defence Press Release

British soldiers will be equipped with modern guns capable of firing eight rounds per minute at targets up to 70km away – delivering the long-term close support artillery solution for the British Army...

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