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Antibiotic 'Access' list updated for the UK

Antibiotic 'Access' list updated for the UK

29 January 2025 - 09:45 News Story

UK Health Security Agency

UKHSA has published an updated antimicrobial stewardship tool ...

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Portsmouth City Council fails RSH’s consumer standards

Portsmouth City Council fails RSH’s consumer standards

29 January 2025 - 09:30 Press Release

Regulator of Social Housing

Portsmouth City Council issued with a C3 grading by the Regulator of Social Housing...

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Criminals denied £7.5m in profits from the illegal trade in medicines

Criminals denied £7.5m in profits from the illegal trade in medicines

29 January 2025 - 08:30 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) last year stopped criminals making more than £7.5 million...

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Scottish rocket launch boost to get Britain back into space race

Scottish rocket launch boost to get Britain back into space race

29 January 2025 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

A landmark Scottish rocket launch is set to solidify the UK as a European leader in the space sector....

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Environment Agency secures record commitments from water sector

Environment Agency secures record commitments from water sector

29 January 2025 - 00:01 Press Release

Environment Agency

The EA, working closely with Natural England, has secured the largest ever environmental commitment from water companies...

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Government backs Heathrow expansion to kickstart economic growth

Government backs Heathrow expansion to kickstart economic growth

29 January 2025 - 00:00 News Story

HM Treasury

Lift-off for growth as government backs expansion at Britain’s busiest and only hub airport....

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Climate Minister in Brussels to kickstart growth in the North Seas

Climate Minister in Brussels to kickstart growth in the North Seas

29 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Minister forges stronger UK-EU cooperation to drive growth and energy security....

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Teesside Airport boosted with £173m Government Defence Investment

Teesside Airport boosted with £173m Government Defence Investment

29 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

A £173 million Ministry of Defence training contract with British business Draken will boost Teesside International Airp...

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Government publishes research report into e-bike battery safety

Government publishes research report into e-bike battery safety

29 January 2025 - 00:00 News Story

Office for Product Safety and Standards

The Government has published new independent research into the safety of e-bike and e-scooter lithium-ion batteries, cha...

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Royal Navy Commando Merlin helicopters upgraded

Royal Navy Commando Merlin helicopters upgraded

29 January 2025 - 00:00 News Story

Defence Equipment and Support

Upgrades to the amphibious Royal Navy Commando Merlin helicopters have achieved full operating capability....

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The UK is deeply alarmed by the events in Goma: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The UK is deeply alarmed by the events in Goma: UK statement at the UN Security Council

28 January 2025 - 21:03 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting ...

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Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on Iraq

Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on Iraq

28 January 2025 - 16:46 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Statement at Iraq's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Delivered by the UK's Human Righ...

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Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on Iran

Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on Iran

28 January 2025 - 16:31 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Statement at Iran's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Delivered by the UK's Human Righ...

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Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on Egypt

Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on Egypt

28 January 2025 - 16:30 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement at Egypt's Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representati...

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Duchess of Edinburgh opens Sandhurst facility for army musicians

Duchess of Edinburgh opens Sandhurst facility for army musicians

28 January 2025 - 16:05 News Story

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

A new band facility on the Sandhurst Estate, Surrey has been formally opened by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinbu...

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Ivory Act protections come into force for four more species

Ivory Act protections come into force for four more species

28 January 2025 - 13:20 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Act will ban the importing, exporting and dealing in items containing ivory from Hippopotamus, narwhal, killer and sperm...

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CMA independent inquiry group publishes provisional findings in cloud services market investigation

CMA independent inquiry group publishes provisional findings in cloud services market investigation

28 January 2025 - 12:00 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

The inquiry group’s report provisionally recommends that the CMA board considers investigating AWS and Microsoft’s cloud...

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Community invited to find out about work to restore Lustrum Beck

Community invited to find out about work to restore Lustrum Beck

28 January 2025 - 11:55 Press Release

Environment Agency

Drop-in event will be held at Newtown Community Resource Centre on 5th Feb for residents to find out more about work to ...

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Lord Pickles visits the Netherlands to honour victims of the Holocaust

Lord Pickles visits the Netherlands to honour victims of the Holocaust

28 January 2025 - 11:36 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Special Envoy on Post-Holocaust issues Lord Pickles remembers and honours the victims of the Holocaust in the Netherl...

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Threat detection systems on Royal Navy warships upgraded

Threat detection systems on Royal Navy warships upgraded

28 January 2025 - 09:58 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

More than 200 UK jobs will be supported through a new contract to boost the Royal Navy’s warship combat systems and incr...

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Third business rates agent suspended

Third business rates agent suspended

28 January 2025 - 09:17 News Story

Valuation Office Agency

VOA continues its investigation into potential breaches of its standards....

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Final permit consultation for Lower Hare Farm landfill, Devon

Final permit consultation for Lower Hare Farm landfill, Devon

28 January 2025 - 09:07 Press Release

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency has launched its final consultation today on a permit application to open a landfill site at Lowe...

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Minister visits Sri Lanka strengthening UK partnership and boosting growth

Minister visits Sri Lanka strengthening UK partnership and boosting growth

28 January 2025 - 08:59 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West visits Sri Lanka with a focus on boosting exports and economic growth....

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Stricter age-verification checks for all knife retailers

Stricter age-verification checks for all knife retailers

28 January 2025 - 08:25 News Story

Home Office

Stricter age verification checks and a ban on doorstep drops will be introduced to greater protect young people from kni...

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Pension reforms to go further to unlock billions to drive growth and boost working peoples’ pension pots

Pension reforms to go further to unlock billions to drive growth and boost working peoples’ pension pots

28 January 2025 - 00:05 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Working people and businesses are set to benefit from new rules that will give more flexibility over how occupational de...

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Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over 2025 to 2026 funding contract

Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over 2025 to 2026 funding contract

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

The consultation will set the future direction for the community pharmacy sector....

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Section 106 affordable housing: call for next level support to new clearing service as registrations near 300 in first 50 days

Section 106 affordable housing: call for next level support to new clearing service as registrations near 300 in first 50 days

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Homes England

Home builders and providers looking to sell or buy homes, built as part of Section 106 planning agreements, urged to max...

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Report 02/2025: Derailment of a passenger train at Grange-over-Sands

Report 02/2025: Derailment of a passenger train at Grange-over-Sands

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Rail Accident Investigation Branch

RAIB has today released its report into a derailment of a passenger train at Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, 22 March 2024....

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AI sensors on fridges and kettles helping vulnerable people to live independently

AI sensors on fridges and kettles helping vulnerable people to live independently

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Councils are leveraging AI and technology to enhance public services, save money, and improve living standards, aligning...

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The UK urges Israel to ensure that UNRWA can continue its lifesaving operations: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The UK urges Israel to ensure that UNRWA can continue its lifesaving operations: UK statement at the UN Security Council

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting ...

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