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School transport provider curtailed for failing to provide Bus Open Data

School transport provider curtailed for failing to provide Bus Open Data

19 December 2025 - 15:59 Press Release

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

Following a Public Inquiry held in Cambridge, the Traffic Commissioner for the East of England, Richard Turfitt, has cur...

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New Chair appointed to the Board of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

New Chair appointed to the Board of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

19 December 2025 - 15:38 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Sir Andrew Steer named as Chair of the Board of Trustees...

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HMRC revises interest rates for late payments

HMRC revises interest rates for late payments

19 December 2025 - 15:15 News Story

HM Revenue & Customs

HMRC interest rates for late payments will be revised following the Bank of England interest rate cut to 3.75% yesterday...

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MHRA approves lenacapavir for the prevention of sexually transmitted HIV-1 infection

MHRA approves lenacapavir for the prevention of sexually transmitted HIV-1 infection

19 December 2025 - 15:09 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

As with any medicine, the MHRA will keep the safety and effectiveness of lenacapavir under close review....

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The UK strongly condemns the recent coup in Guinea-Bissau and the attempted coup in Benin: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The UK strongly condemns the recent coup in Guinea-Bissau and the attempted coup in Benin: UK statement at the UN Security Council

19 December 2025 - 14:55 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Jennifer MacNaughtan, UK Minister Counsellor, at the Security Council meeting on West Africa and the Sahel....

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Germany passes new law to crack down on people smuggling to UK

Germany passes new law to crack down on people smuggling to UK

19 December 2025 - 14:38 News Story

Home Office

People smuggling gangs storing small boats and engines in Germany now face 10 years in jail under new German legislation...

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Prime Minister seeks a new social and behavioural scientist to join the Council for Science and Technology?

Prime Minister seeks a new social and behavioural scientist to join the Council for Science and Technology?

19 December 2025 - 14:04 News Story

Council for Science and Technology

The Council for Science and Technology (CST), which serves as the government’s highest-level advisory council on science...

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Liverpool man prosecuted for lying to SIA about convictions

Liverpool man prosecuted for lying to SIA about convictions

19 December 2025 - 13:43 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

Adam Kelly given 12-month community order after knowingly lying about his past convictions in an application for an SIA ...

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CICA Christmas and New Year opening hours 2025-26

CICA Christmas and New Year opening hours 2025-26

19 December 2025 - 13:27 News Story

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

How to contact the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority during the festive period....

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Increased access to justice for claimants to take on powerful organisations in court

Increased access to justice for claimants to take on powerful organisations in court

19 December 2025 - 12:39 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Greater access to justice thanks to Government’s plans for legislation to help claimants receive funding to take on powe...

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VAWG strategy to better protect children from misogyny and abuse

VAWG strategy to better protect children from misogyny and abuse

19 December 2025 - 11:36 News Story

Home Office

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy will focus on healthy relationships and consent, and tackle relationshi...

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Loss of cargo from Baltic Klipper

Loss of cargo from Baltic Klipper

19 December 2025 - 11:11 News Story

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

MAIB has begun an investigation into the loss of cargo from Baltic Klipper in the Solent....

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November 2025 Transaction Data

November 2025 Transaction Data

19 December 2025 - 11:00 News Story

HM Land Registry

This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in November 20...

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Latest figures show strong uptake of whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy

Latest figures show strong uptake of whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy

19 December 2025 - 10:37 News Story

UK Health Security Agency

Nearly three-quarters of women who gave birth in September were vaccinated, helping to give their babies vital early pro...

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Appointments made to National Park Authority Boards

Appointments made to National Park Authority Boards

19 December 2025 - 10:00 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

New board members will drive efforts to preserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and heritage of England's Nati...

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A message to the private security industry for Christmas 2025

A message to the private security industry for Christmas 2025

19 December 2025 - 09:50 News Story

Security Industry Authority

A message from our Chair Heather Baily and our Chief Executive Michelle Russell....

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The evolving response to ethnic disproportionality in youth justice

The evolving response to ethnic disproportionality in youth justice

19 December 2025 - 09:33 News Story

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Keith Fraser, Chair of the YJB, highlights the systemic biases that fuel the over-representation of Black and Mixed ethn...

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VOA refuses to deal with group of business rates agents

VOA refuses to deal with group of business rates agents

19 December 2025 - 09:21 News Story

Valuation Office Agency

Action comes after investigations into serious breaches of agent standards....

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UK sanctions perpetrators of violence against civilians across Syria

UK sanctions perpetrators of violence against civilians across Syria

19 December 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Individuals and organisations linked to violence against civilians throughout Syria are today sanctioned by the UK as it...

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Dame Carol Black appointed as independent advisor on drugs

Dame Carol Black appointed as independent advisor on drugs

19 December 2025 - 00:00 News Story

Home Office

Dame Carol Black GBE has been appointed to the role of independent advisor to the UK government on drugs for a 3-year te...

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Dr Christian Turner CMG appointed as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America

Dr Christian Turner CMG appointed as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America

18 December 2025 - 19:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK has today confirmed the appointment of Dr Christian Turner CMG to be the next British Ambassador to the United St...

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The UN has a vital role to play in supporting Syria as it enters the second year of its political transition: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The UN has a vital role to play in supporting Syria as it enters the second year of its political transition: UK statement at the UN Security Council

18 December 2025 - 17:54 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria. ...

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Joint Statement from the Troika Capitals on South Sudan

Joint Statement from the Troika Capitals on South Sudan

18 December 2025 - 17:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States have issued a joint statement on the deteriorating s...

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Government taskforce meets in Hull to boost flood preparedness

Government taskforce meets in Hull to boost flood preparedness

18 December 2025 - 16:38 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

After recent flooding, which saw 18,000 properties protected during Storm Claudia, the Taskforce is focused on preparedn...

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Anti-dumping measure on aluminium foil maintained

Anti-dumping measure on aluminium foil maintained

18 December 2025 - 16:25 News Story

Trade Remedies Authority

The Government has accepted the TRA's final recommendation to keep in place an anti-dumping measure on imports of alumin...

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Business partners who exploited banking system by channelling £13.9 million in unauthorised overdrafts through companies banned for combined 23 years

Business partners who exploited banking system by channelling £13.9 million in unauthorised overdrafts through companies banned for combined 23 years

18 December 2025 - 16:17 Press Release

The Insolvency Service

Their bans as company directors begin on Christmas Day after a court ruling earlier this month...

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Nature Restoration Fund to accelerate housebuilding and improve nature

Nature Restoration Fund to accelerate housebuilding and improve nature

18 December 2025 - 16:01 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

• New homes to be built while nature is recovered at scale as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill receives Royal Assent...

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Businesses, unions and civil society leaders welcome Royal Assent of Employment Rights Act

Businesses, unions and civil society leaders welcome Royal Assent of Employment Rights Act

18 December 2025 - 15:46 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Leaders from across the business community, trade union movement and wider civil society have welcomed the Employment Ri...

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SFO to secure over £900,000 from?fraudster David Kennedy

SFO to secure over £900,000 from?fraudster David Kennedy

18 December 2025 - 15:18 Press Release

Serious Fraud Office

Former Axiom Legal Financing Fund manager ordered to repay millions to investors. ...

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Success for Environment Agency with illegal waste site probe

Success for Environment Agency with illegal waste site probe

18 December 2025 - 15:07 Press Release

Environment Agency

An Environment Agency investigation into a large illegal waste site in Lincolnshire has resulted in several convictions ...

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