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Baroness Barbara Young of Old Scone appointed as Forestry Commission Chair

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The new Chair will continue to drive the Forestry Commission’s efforts to protect and expand England's trees, woodlands ...

How we protected the UK and space in December 2025

National Space Operations Centre

This report was issued in January 2026 and covers the time period 1 December 2025 to 31 December 2025 inclusive. ...

Charity regulator investigates FIA Foundation

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has opened an inquiry into FIA Foundation (reg...

Civil Application Fixer and Civil Contingency Fixer

Legal Aid Agency

The LAA is launching an updated Civil Application Fixer service and introducing a new Civil Contingency Fixer service ef...

MHRA seizes illegal medicines worth almost £45m in 2025 – disrupting major criminal networks 

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Nearly 20 million doses of potentially dangerous medicines prevented from reaching the public ...

Help with the cost of living in 2026

Cabinet Office

We're taking action to help families with the cost of living, here is what you need to know....

Scottish co-operatives take centre stage in drive to grow sector

Roundtable held at historic New Lanark venue to hear experiences from co-operative and mutuals sector so government can ...

Targeted energy bill support and simpler access to legal guidance among plans to put data to work to improve lives

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

New projects to test how public sector data can be better joined up to improve lives, including through AI, while superc...

Sport unites with government for national campaign to tackle male isolation

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

‘Team Up: Because everyone deserves a team behind them’ ...

Cambridge supercomputer set to get 6 times more powerful as government backs British AI innovation

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

£36 million government investment into AI supercomputer in Cambridge...

UK leads global efforts to help communities save the ocean and beat poverty

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

New funding to protect the ocean and support communities most affected by climate change...

Crackdown on illegal underage sunbed use to cut teen cancer risk

Department of Health and Social Care

The government plans to crack down on illegal underage sunbed use to cut cancer risks to teenagers....

PM call with President Trump of the United States: 24 January 2026

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

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

Futuristic helicopter drones programme advances as British based companies selected to develop prototypes

Ministry of Defence

A programme to build futuristic ‘wingman’ drones to operate alongside Apache attack helicopters is advancing as British ...

State-of-the-art training facilities and accommodation completed at MOD Lyneham

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

New training facilities and new accommodation blocks have been completed for personnel at the Wiltshire site ...

Varun Chandra appointed as PM’s Special Envoy to the United States on Trade and Investment

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister has appointed Varun Chandra as the Special Envoy to the United States on Trade and Investment....

The UK urges full implementation of Colombia’s 2016 Peace Agreement: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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

Secretary of State's speech to the National Society Conference

Department for Education

The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, addressed Church of England school leaders at the National Soc...

UK marks first anniversary of 100 Year Partnership in Kyiv with new backing for reform and reconstruction

Ministry of Justice

The UK is stepping up its support for Ukraine as both countries mark the first anniversary of the landmark 100 Year Part...

Licence surrender refused

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

The Traffic Commissioner for the South Eastern and Metropolitan Traffic Area, Sarah Bell, has revoked the operator licen...

UK and US nuclear experts sign landmark partnership

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Nuclear Transport Solutions sign new strategic agreement on development of transport package designed to safely move the...

UN Human Rights Council Special Session to address the deteriorating Human Rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 23 January 2026

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Statement for the Special Session to address the deteriorating Human Rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran...

Anti-dumping duties on Russian ammonium nitrate maintained

Trade Remedies Authority

The TRA’s final recommendation to maintain anti-dumping measures on ammonium nitrate from Russia has been accepted....

Operation Hermes tests CCC readiness in high-pressure scenario

Civil Nuclear Constabulary

Operation Hermes tested the CCC’s response to a simulated attack, evaluating rapid notifications, co-ordination, and dec...

New digital medical records to speed up Armed Forces recruitment

Ministry of Defence

New digital system - fully integrated with the NHS - will dramatically cut delays for those joining the Armed Forces, bo...

Eight days left to file your Self Assessment

HM Revenue & Customs

Time is running out for the millions of taxpayers yet to file their Self Assessment tax return....

New King’s Counsel and Honorary King’s Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor

Ministry of Justice

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 96 new King’s Counsel and the award of 8 new Honorary King’s Counse...

Sexual predator jailed after Solicitor General intervenes

Attorney General's Office

A predator who groomed and sexually abused a teenager has his suspended sentence quashed and sent to jail....

Culture Secretary speech at £1.5 billion Arts Everywhere funding announcement

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy's speech on DCMS' £1.5 billion Arts Everywhere funding announcement, at the Barbican Centre...

GAD volunteer co-partners with industry body on report

Government Actuary's Department

GAD actuary co-authors IFoA report supporting HM Treasury's review of Green Book guidance on appraising transformational...