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Northwich flood defences tested ahead of winter

Northwich flood defences tested ahead of winter

08 November 2024 - 14:55 Press Release

Environment Agency

Flood defence test: The Environment Agency's £7m Northwich Flood Risk Management Scheme will be put to the test in exerc...

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TRA proposes measure on Argentinian biodiesel is maintained

TRA proposes measure on Argentinian biodiesel is maintained

08 November 2024 - 14:41 Press Release

Trade Remedies Authority

In a Statement of Essential Facts, the TRA has proposed that the duty payable on imports of Argentinian biodiesel is mai...

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Government boosts support for veterans ahead of Remembrance

Government boosts support for veterans ahead of Remembrance

08 November 2024 - 14:08 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Housing support for UK veterans has been guaranteed after the government committed new additional funding for veterans’ ...

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Country’s largest fish pass officially opened in Nottinghamshire

Country’s largest fish pass officially opened in Nottinghamshire

08 November 2024 - 13:30 News Story

Environment Agency

The Colwick Fish Pass has been officially opened by Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency....

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Media Minister launches forum to advise on the future of UK television

Media Minister launches forum to advise on the future of UK television

08 November 2024 - 12:40 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Forum will be chaired by Media Minister, Stephanie Peacock MP, and bring together representatives from TV industry and a...

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Largest intake of young workers at Sellafield's Warrington office

Largest intake of young workers at Sellafield's Warrington office

08 November 2024 - 12:12 News Story

Sellafield Ltd

Sellafield Ltd's Warrington office welcomes its largest apprentice and graduate cohort....

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Appointment of Jonathan Powell as National Security Adviser

Appointment of Jonathan Powell as National Security Adviser

08 November 2024 - 11:15 Press Release

Cabinet Office

The Prime Minister has today announced the appointment of Jonathan Powell as the Prime Minister’s National Security Advi...

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Water company inspections surge in South West

Water company inspections surge in South West

08 November 2024 - 11:09 Press Release

Environment Agency

Nearly 500 inspections of water company assets have happened in South West. Inspection teams continue to grow, focused o...

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Secretary of State for Defence visits Strategic Command

Secretary of State for Defence visits Strategic Command

08 November 2024 - 11:00 News Story

Closed organisation: Strategic Command

Defence Secretary meets with teams to discuss current operations, support to Ukraine, digital innovation, and future cha...

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ILO Governing Body: UK Statement on Lebanon

ILO Governing Body: UK Statement on Lebanon

08 November 2024 - 10:27 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

INS 19/7 - ILO support for the emergency response to the crisis in Lebanon. Delivered at 352nd International Labour Orga...

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DBS fees are changing in December

DBS fees are changing in December

08 November 2024 - 10:18 News Story

Disclosure and Barring Service

The Disclosure and Barring Service is changing its fees, in order to meet the increased operational costs of delivering ...

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Homes England Announces Leadership Changes

Homes England Announces Leadership Changes

08 November 2024 - 10:11 Press Release

Homes England

Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, today (Friday 8 November 2024) announced that Chair Pet...

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Fraud crackdown as government provides funding to SFO

Fraud crackdown as government provides funding to SFO

08 November 2024 - 09:40 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

New asset confiscation enforcement team and upgrade to SFO’s disclosure technology outlined in the budget in a bid to cr...

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Victims of crime will receive additional support following Budget

Victims of crime will receive additional support following Budget

08 November 2024 - 09:20 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

Victims of crime and specialist RASSO units will be better supported thanks to funding allocated to the CPS from the Bud...

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SIA leads nationwide blitz to disrupt criminal activity

SIA leads nationwide blitz to disrupt criminal activity

08 November 2024 - 09:00 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

The SIA mounted a series of co-ordinated, surprise operations across England to tackle suspected licence fraud, labour e...

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Infant formula: CMA sets out concerns and potential solutions

Infant formula: CMA sets out concerns and potential solutions

08 November 2024 - 07:00 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

CMA interim report outlines concerns regarding the infant formula market – all of which appear to be contributing to par...

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More British veterans to receive medal commemorating their nuclear service

More British veterans to receive medal commemorating their nuclear service

08 November 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Ministry of Defence

More veterans who helped the UK and US to establish the nuclear bomb to receive metallic recognition as expanded criteri...

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Marine Management Organisation Interim Chair appointed

Marine Management Organisation Interim Chair appointed

08 November 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Marine Management Organisation

The incumbent member will take on the role of Marine Management Organisation Interim Chair....

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19th century needlework of celebrated Menai Bridge at risk of leaving the UK

19th century needlework of celebrated Menai Bridge at risk of leaving the UK

08 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

A temporary export bar has been placed on a needlework sampler of the Menai Bridge, Anglesey by a 19th century school gi...

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Charity Commission statement on Zoe’s Place Hospice

Charity Commission statement on Zoe’s Place Hospice

08 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

The Charity Commission

Charity Commission Chief Executive, David Holdsworth's statement on Zoe's Place Hospice...

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PM meeting with Prime Minister Tusk of Poland: 7 November 2024

PM meeting with Prime Minister Tusk of Poland: 7 November 2024

07 November 2024 - 19:12 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister met the Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk at the European Political Community meeting in Budapest....

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PM meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: 7 November 2024

PM meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: 7 November 2024

07 November 2024 - 19:11 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister met the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the European Political Community...

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PM meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 7 November 2024

PM meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 7 November 2024

07 November 2024 - 19:10 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister met the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the European Political Community meeting in Budape...

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Government and business leaders come together to accelerate climate action before COP29

Government and business leaders come together to accelerate climate action before COP29

07 November 2024 - 18:42 News Story

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Government hosts roundtables to strengthen global climate action ahead of COP29....

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Address by UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict: UK statement to the OSCE

Address by UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict: UK statement to the OSCE

07 November 2024 - 17:57 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK underlines its commitment to ending grave violations against children in conflict and calls on Russia to end the ...

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South Sudan should ensure women’s participation in all political processes: UK statement at the UN Security Council

South Sudan should ensure women’s participation in all political processes: UK statement at the UN Security Council

07 November 2024 - 17:52 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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UK scales up support to end violence against children during UK Minister’s first visit to Colombia

UK scales up support to end violence against children during UK Minister’s first visit to Colombia

07 November 2024 - 17:28 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK is scaling up support to tackle the global issue of violence against young people, Latin America Minister Baroness Ch...

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International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: joint statement to the OSCE, November 2024

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: joint statement to the OSCE, November 2024

07 November 2024 - 17:19 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK and other members of the Informal Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists call on Russia and Belarus to com...

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Second round of Moldova's presidential elections - UK statement to the OSCE, November 2024

Second round of Moldova's presidential elections - UK statement to the OSCE, November 2024

07 November 2024 - 16:50 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK congratulates President Maia Sandu on her re-election, and looks forward to continuing support to Moldova’s econo...

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Susannah Hancock to lead independent review into girls in custody

Susannah Hancock to lead independent review into girls in custody

07 November 2024 - 16:44 News Story

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

YJB Board Member Susannah Hancock has been commissioned to lead an independent review into the placement of girls in cus...

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