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Tourism Alliance Conference speech

Tourism Alliance Conference speech

27 November 2024 - 10:00 Speech

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

New ambition for 50 million annual visits to UK announced by Tourism Minister ...

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Appointment of Bishop of Reading: 27 November 2024

Appointment of Bishop of Reading: 27 November 2024

27 November 2024 - 10:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The King has approved the nomination of The Reverend Canon Mary Gregory for nomination to the Suffragan See of Reading....

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Appointment of Bishop of Buckingham: 27 November 2024

Appointment of Bishop of Buckingham: 27 November 2024

27 November 2024 - 10:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The King has approved the nomination of Reverend Canon David Bull as Suffragan Bishop of Buckingham in the Diocese of Ox...

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Schools urged to sign up for free breakfast club rollout

Schools urged to sign up for free breakfast club rollout

27 November 2024 - 09:52 Press Release

Department for Education

Applications open for 750 schools to join ‘early adopter’ rollout and support local children to start the school day rea...

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Ofsted to postpone initial teacher education inspection cycle

Ofsted to postpone initial teacher education inspection cycle

27 November 2024 - 09:30 News Story

Ofsted

Ofsted has postponed the start to its next initial teacher education (ITE) inspection cycle until the 2025/26 academic y...

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OPG appoints Veronika Neyer as new non-executive director

OPG appoints Veronika Neyer as new non-executive director

27 November 2024 - 09:30 News Story

Office of the Public Guardian

Veronika Neyer appointed as non-executive director for the Office of the Public Guardian....

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Appointments to the Youth Justice Board

Appointments to the Youth Justice Board

27 November 2024 - 09:00 News Story

Ministry of Justice

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointments of Martin Pratt and Robert Sullivan...

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Satellite communications to improve connectivity in remote areas

Satellite communications to improve connectivity in remote areas

27 November 2024 - 00:01 Press Release

UK Space Agency

New projects are set to test innovative hybrid connectivity solutions in some of the very hardest to reach places in the...

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Statutory levy and online slot stake limits to be introduced to tackle gambling harm

Statutory levy and online slot stake limits to be introduced to tackle gambling harm

27 November 2024 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Government to bring forward statutory levy on gambling operators to generate £100 million for the research, prevention a...

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The UK’s commitment to the UN Development System remains unquestionable: UK Statement at the UN Second Committee

The UK’s commitment to the UN Development System remains unquestionable: UK Statement at the UN Second Committee

27 November 2024 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Shadi Fathizadeh, Head of Humanitarian, Peacebuilding and UN Funds and Programmes at the UN Second Committe...

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Landmark genetics partnership to probe causes of cancer and dementia

Landmark genetics partnership to probe causes of cancer and dementia

27 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Oxford Nanopore’s breakthrough genetic sequencing tech to analyse 50,000 samples from UK Biobank, to create a world-firs...

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Joint statement on G7 diamond sanctions

Joint statement on G7 diamond sanctions

27 November 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Botswana and the G7 announce plans to improve transparency in the diamond trade. A new certification node will help stop...

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This resolution did not provide sufficient reassurance for our concerns: UK Explanation of Vote at the UN Second Committee

This resolution did not provide sufficient reassurance for our concerns: UK Explanation of Vote at the UN Second Committee

27 November 2024 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Explanation of vote by Tara Soomro, Ambassador to ECOSOC, at the UN Second Committee on the International Tax Cooperatio...

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UK opens pre-travel requirement to non-Europeans

UK opens pre-travel requirement to non-Europeans

27 November 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Home Office

Non-Europeans can now apply in advance for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) and will need one to travel to the U...

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Regulator refreshes guidance as it reveals 600 cases related to fraud in the last year

Regulator refreshes guidance as it reveals 600 cases related to fraud in the last year

27 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission has unveiled a refreshed suite of guidance to help trustees protect their charities from fraud an...

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Groceries: Loyalty prices offer genuine savings, says CMA

Groceries: Loyalty prices offer genuine savings, says CMA

27 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

The CMA looked at thousands of products to see if loyalty prices offered genuine savings – the evidence says yes. ...

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RSH publishes latest judgements including governance downgrade for Notting Hill Genesis

RSH publishes latest judgements including governance downgrade for Notting Hill Genesis

27 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Regulator of Social Housing

The Regulator of Social Housing has today published regulatory judgements for 35 landlords as part of its ongoing work t...

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Russia’s veto prevented necessary Council action on the basic right of African civilians to be protected: UK statement at the UN General Assembly

Russia’s veto prevented necessary Council action on the basic right of African civilians to be protected: UK statement at the UN General Assembly

26 November 2024 - 22:51 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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

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Humanitarian workers should never be targeted for their work: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Humanitarian workers should never be targeted for their work: UK statement at the UN Security Council

26 November 2024 - 17:49 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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Forces in Wales to have more neighbourhood resource to fight crime

Forces in Wales to have more neighbourhood resource to fight crime

26 November 2024 - 16:37 Press Release

Wales Office

Wales’s four police forces will be better supported by the UK Government as part of its mission to deliver safer streets...

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New era for North Wales growth with new government fund leadership

New era for North Wales growth with new government fund leadership

26 November 2024 - 16:35 Press Release

Wales Office

Wrexham Council leader Mark Pritchard has been made interim Chair of the North Wales Economic Ambition Board....

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Teamwork will help more Somerset and Dorset bathing waters

Teamwork will help more Somerset and Dorset bathing waters

26 November 2024 - 16:14 Press Release

Environment Agency

Four in five beaches meet minimum standard for bathing water in part of the South West – but group effort is needed to r...

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Bathing water hits minimum standard for 98% of Devon and Cornwall

Bathing water hits minimum standard for 98% of Devon and Cornwall

26 November 2024 - 16:12 Press Release

Environment Agency

Nearly every one of Devon and Cornwall’s 155 monitored bathing waters meets the minimum standards for bathing water qual...

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Waste boss fined for 'revenge' dumping over unpaid invoice

Waste boss fined for 'revenge' dumping over unpaid invoice

26 November 2024 - 16:12 Press Release

Environment Agency

Timothy Burcham was owed £6,000 for waste removed from a mobile home park in Paignton. But the company that owned it wen...

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Preferred candidate for Chair of the Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA)

Preferred candidate for Chair of the Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA)

26 November 2024 - 16:00 News Story

Ministry of Justice

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has confirmed Nicole Lappin is the preferred candidate for the ro...

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Seven-year ban for director of Turkish restaurant who hired illegal workers

Seven-year ban for director of Turkish restaurant who hired illegal workers

26 November 2024 - 13:01 Press Release

The Insolvency Service

Three illegal workers were discovered during an Immigration Enforcement visit...

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Critical Infrastructure Security Month 2024

Critical Infrastructure Security Month 2024

26 November 2024 - 13:00 News Story

Cabinet Office

November is Critical Infrastructure Security Month...

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Statement to the 29th Session of the Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW

Statement to the 29th Session of the Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW

26 November 2024 - 12:33 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Her Excellency Joanna Roper, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I...

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Presentation at the Association of Port Health Authorities AGM

Presentation at the Association of Port Health Authorities AGM

26 November 2024 - 12:15 News Story

Government Chemist

The Deputy Government Chemist presents at the Association of Port Health Authorities AGM and Port Health Training Day....

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Nominations open for prosecution awards

Nominations open for prosecution awards

26 November 2024 - 11:59 News Story

Attorney General's Office

Nominations are now open to celebrate the important work of prosecutors strengthening the criminal justice system, the A...

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