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Government removes highest number of illegal migrants in 5 years

Government removes highest number of illegal migrants in 5 years

09 January 2025 - 00:00 News Story

Home Office

The government's target to drive removal of foreign criminals and immigration offenders to highest level since 2018 has ...

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The Locarno Speech by the Foreign Secretary: January 2025

The Locarno Speech by the Foreign Secretary: January 2025

09 January 2025 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary David Lammy delivered a speech on the future of the UK's foreign policy. ...

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Government backs businesses cutting carbon emissions

Government backs businesses cutting carbon emissions

09 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

25 businesses adopting emissions-cutting projects supported with £51.9 million as part of Plan for Change to drive econo...

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Fusion-grade steel produced at scale in UK-first

Fusion-grade steel produced at scale in UK-first

09 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Researchers achieve 10x production cost savings for reduced activation steel...

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New measure imposed on dumped S-PVC from the USA

New measure imposed on dumped S-PVC from the USA

09 January 2025 - 00:00 News Story

Trade Remedies Authority

The TRA's final recommendation to impose a new anti-dumping measure on imports of Suspension Poly(vinyl chloride) from t...

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Any nation’s refusal to condemn North Korea’s actions represents direct complicity in furthering its illegal weapons programme: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Any nation’s refusal to condemn North Korea’s actions represents direct complicity in furthering its illegal weapons programme: UK statement at the UN Security Council

08 January 2025 - 20:50 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on N...

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Young engineer helps Sellafield sprint ahead

Young engineer helps Sellafield sprint ahead

08 January 2025 - 16:10 News Story

Sellafield Ltd

Matthew Irving first tasted life as a Sellafield engineer during work experience in year 10....

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Home Office requests review of ketamine classification

Home Office requests review of ketamine classification

08 January 2025 - 15:36 News Story

Home Office

The government will seek expert advice on reclassifying ketamine to become a Class A substance....

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Extreme Right Wing group sanctioned by HM Treasury under Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regulations

Extreme Right Wing group sanctioned by HM Treasury under Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regulations

08 January 2025 - 14:00 News Story

HM Treasury

The UK Government has announced a full asset freeze against Blood and Honour....

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Start your journey out of debt this New Year

Start your journey out of debt this New Year

08 January 2025 - 13:06 Press Release

The Insolvency Service

If you have been struggling with debt for some time and need a fresh start this New Year, the Insolvency Service has sou...

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UK Government brings some of the fastest broadband on the market to 37,000 rural homes in Wales

UK Government brings some of the fastest broadband on the market to 37,000 rural homes in Wales

08 January 2025 - 12:30 News Story

Wales Office

Homes and businesses across Wales will no longer be stuck with slow internet speeds as the UK Government’s rollout of gi...

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UK and France consult on commercial cyber intrusion capabilities

UK and France consult on commercial cyber intrusion capabilities

08 January 2025 - 10:10 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Read the summary of responses to the consultation on responding to the threat presented by proliferation and irresponsib...

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Allnutt Mill Housing Co-operative Limited grading under review

Allnutt Mill Housing Co-operative Limited grading under review

08 January 2025 - 09:30 Press Release

Regulator of Social Housing

Small provider added to the Regulator of Social Housing's gradings under review list ...

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UK Statement for Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner on human rights in Ukraine

UK Statement for Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner on human rights in Ukraine

08 January 2025 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the human rights situation in Ukraine. Delivered by the UK's Permanen...

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Children’s bill to keep children safe from exploitation

Children’s bill to keep children safe from exploitation

08 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Education

Major reforms to protect thousands of vulnerable children hidden from sight will take another crucial step forward today...

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New regional skills projects to bolster UK cyber defences and deliver on Plan for Change

New regional skills projects to bolster UK cyber defences and deliver on Plan for Change

08 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

More than 30 projects across England and Northern Ireland will deliver targeted support to boost the UK’s cyber resilien...

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The new authorities must build a democratic state representative of Syria’s rich diversity: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The new authorities must build a democratic state representative of Syria’s rich diversity: UK statement at the UN Security Council

08 January 2025 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on S...

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New Permanent Under-Secretary Appointed at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

New Permanent Under-Secretary Appointed at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

08 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Cabinet Office

Sir Oliver (Olly) Robbins has been appointed as the new Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Develop...

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UK to launch world first sanctions regime to snare people smugglers travelling upstream

UK to launch world first sanctions regime to snare people smugglers travelling upstream

08 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK will develop a new sanctions regime to cripple people smuggling crime rings and starve them of illicit finance fu...

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Floods Minister and Environment Agency hold further meeting to bolster flood response and recovery

Floods Minister and Environment Agency hold further meeting to bolster flood response and recovery

07 January 2025 - 20:14 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Minister Hardy and Philip Duffy discussed the response to flooding in the East Midlands, Lincolnshire and across the cou...

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CMA sets out initial plans as new digital markets competition regime comes into force

CMA sets out initial plans as new digital markets competition regime comes into force

07 January 2025 - 11:00 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

CMA expects to launch strategic market status investigations in 3 areas of digital activity over first 6 months....

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Hundreds of thousands of Brits in rural villages and towns to benefit from UK government broadband boost

Hundreds of thousands of Brits in rural villages and towns to benefit from UK government broadband boost

07 January 2025 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Around 131,000 homes and businesses across the country will no longer be stuck with slow internet speeds as the UK gover...

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Cleaning out the pipes

Cleaning out the pipes

07 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

West Midlands Traffic Commissioner Miles Dorrington recently heard the case of The Pipe Corporation and sole director Da...

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Nine-year ban for director of more than 400 companies after he repeatedly undermined the insolvency regime

Nine-year ban for director of more than 400 companies after he repeatedly undermined the insolvency regime

07 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

The Insolvency Service

Key figure in scheme designed to undermine insolvency system banned as company director...

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Government sets out plan to secure the long-term future of steelmaking and safeguard steel communities

Government sets out plan to secure the long-term future of steelmaking and safeguard steel communities

07 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

The Government has launched a new Steel Council, made up of steel sector leaders, industry experts, trade unions, trade ...

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Government crackdown on explicit deepfakes

Government crackdown on explicit deepfakes

07 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Predators who create sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ could face prosecution as the Government bears down on vile online ab...

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FCDO statement on DPRK missile launches: 6 January

FCDO statement on DPRK missile launches: 6 January

06 January 2025 - 16:39 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The FCDO has released a statement following a ballistic missile launch by The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPR...

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Parents and carers urged to help children start New Year healthy

Parents and carers urged to help children start New Year healthy

06 January 2025 - 16:00 News Story

UK Health Security Agency

UKHSA urges parents and carers to take these simple steps to ensure children make the healthiest start to the New Year. ...

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Strategic Command personnel recognised in New Year’s Honours List 2025

Strategic Command personnel recognised in New Year’s Honours List 2025

06 January 2025 - 15:49 News Story

Closed organisation: Strategic Command

Past and present members of Strategic Command have been recognised in His Majesty, King Charles’ New Year’s Honours List...

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Joint Expeditionary Force activates UK-led reaction system to track threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor Russian shadow fleet

Joint Expeditionary Force activates UK-led reaction system to track threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor Russian shadow fleet

06 January 2025 - 15:42 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Joint Expeditionary Force partners and NATO will be alerted by the system of any ships deemed a risk to key areas of int...

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