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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....

Government to unlock advanced nuclear to grow economy

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Government publishes Advanced Nuclear Framework to get pioneering nuclear technology off the ground....

PM call with President Trump of the United States: 3 February 2026

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to President Trump of the United States, this afternoon. ...

New prison houseblocks?under construction to keep streets safe? 

Ministry of Justice

HMP Northumberland will gain four new houseblocks, boosting its capacity by 240 places, in the latest Government step to...

Dangerous extremists face “supermax” style restrictions behind bars

Ministry of Justice

Dangerous extremists will face tougher ‘supermax’ style restrictions behind bars under Government plans to keep frontlin...

Recruitment for an AMR Surveillance Manager

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

AMR Surveillance Manager, responsible for managing the VMD's surveillance programmes and leading their delivery, govern...

The AAIB has sent a team to Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Air Accidents Investigation Branch

An investigation into an accident involving a light aircraft has begun...

Kidlington: Further arrest made for illegal waste dumping

Environment Agency

A further arrest made as part of Environment Agency investigation, supported by the South East Regional Organised Crime ...

Librela Solution for Injection for Dogs – SPC update

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Change to the information provided on adverse events in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)....

£1.85 million competition launched to counter illegal UAS use around prisons and sensitive sites

UK Defence Innovation

Novel technology to counter illegal drone use around prisons and sensitive sites is needed - do you have an innovation t...

West Midlands to become Government centre for Transport and Infrastructure with new Campus to accelerate regional growth and delivery

Cabinet Office

Communities across the West Midlands will benefit from new high-skilled career opportunities after the government announ...

New members appointed to ACMD

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

Two leading experts have been appointed as members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs....

Officer Trainee of the Year shines light on maritime’s ‘unseen workforce’

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

A single email set Alfie Allen on course for a seafaring career that has led him to win the Maritime and Coastguard Agen...

Tech Secretary: Barnsley can blaze a trail as UK's first Tech Town

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Science and Technology Secretary has written an Op-Ed in the Yorkshire Post on Barnsley becoming the UK's first Tech...

£1 billion resilience fund and next step towards removal of two-child limit provide safety net for families

Department for Work and Pensions

Historic legislation to end the two-child limit?and lift hundreds and thousands of children out of poverty?has moved a s...

Major international science meeting begins in Manchester 

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Environment Secretary opens international meeting on business and biodiversity ...

Tech giants meet disability sector to break down barriers at work

Department for Work and Pensions

Disabled people are set to benefit from the expertise of some of the world's tech giants to help make the workplace more...

Extramural Studies (EMS) Placement at the VMD 2026

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

The VMD is inviting applications from veterinary students to attend a one-week EMS placement in July 2026....

11.48 million beat the Self Assessment deadline

HM Revenue & Customs

Millions of taxpayers filed their Self Assessment tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year by the deadline....

Wales receives record funding increase to boost neighbourhood policing

Wales will see a significant boost to the number of neighbourhood police officers on its streets....

UPR51: UK Statement on Australia

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, at Australia's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Ri...

SLC launches new Graduate Programme

Student Loans Company

Applications are now open for SLC's Autumn 2026 Graduate Programme....