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UK announces steps to provide more consumer choice through Overseas Funds Regime

UK announces steps to provide more consumer choice through Overseas Funds Regime

01 May 2024 - 15:09 Press Release

HM Treasury

The new regime will support greater competition in the sector and more choice to consumers, supporting industry growth. ...

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Change to the Plan 2, Plan 5 and Plan 3 (“Postgraduate (PG)”) student loan interest rates announcement

Change to the Plan 2, Plan 5 and Plan 3 (“Postgraduate (PG)”) student loan interest rates announcement

01 May 2024 - 15:03 News Story

Student Loans Company

The Department for Education (DfE) and the Welsh Government has today confirmed a change to the maximum Plan 2, Plan 5 a...

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Universal Periodic Review 46: UK Statement on Uruguay

Universal Periodic Review 46: UK Statement on Uruguay

01 May 2024 - 13:47 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and the UN, Simon Manley, delivered a statement at Uruguay's Universal Peri...

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OISC Code of Standards

OISC Code of Standards

01 May 2024 - 13:30 News Story

Closed organisation: Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

The OISC’s new Code of Standards has now been published and will come into effect on 1 September 2024. ...

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Scottish Secretary reacts to GDP figures for February 2024

Scottish Secretary reacts to GDP figures for February 2024

01 May 2024 - 11:37 News Story

Closed organisation: Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

Alister Jack reaffirms UK Government's goal to achieve long-term growth with more than £3bn invested directly across Sco...

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Court increases sentence for violent crime spree thug

Court increases sentence for violent crime spree thug

01 May 2024 - 11:31 News Story

Attorney General's Office

A violent thug who murdered a man and raped two women as part of a ferocious four-day crime spree has had his sentence i...

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UK helps secure progress towards new legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution

UK helps secure progress towards new legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution

01 May 2024 - 11:12 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The UK along with 170 countries attended the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Canada this week....

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Deal could see DJs paying more to keep partygoers entertained

Deal could see DJs paying more to keep partygoers entertained

01 May 2024 - 10:00 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

AlphaTheta’s proposed deal to acquire Serato could also reduce innovation, choice, and access to DJ equipment and softwa...

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Scottish firms win in first UK Export Finance deal for oil and gas decommissioning

Scottish firms win in first UK Export Finance deal for oil and gas decommissioning

01 May 2024 - 09:00 Press Release

UK Export Finance

The UK’s export credit agency has completed its first transaction in support of overseas offshore oil and gas decommissi...

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Appointment of the Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands: 1 May 2024

Appointment of the Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands: 1 May 2024

01 May 2024 - 09:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The King has been pleased to appoint Dr Derrick Anderson, CBE, DL, as His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for the ceremonial c...

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Kemi Badenoch asks for examples of bad guidance on single-sex spaces

Kemi Badenoch asks for examples of bad guidance on single-sex spaces

01 May 2024 - 08:05 News Story

Closed organisation: Equality Hub

The Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch MP, is calling on members of the public to send real-world examples...

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Regulator freezes bank accounts of Bristol charity after opening inquiry

Regulator freezes bank accounts of Bristol charity after opening inquiry

01 May 2024 - 08:00 Press Release

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission has opened an inquiry into We Care Foundation. ...

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Act now to claim dormant funds held by the Court Funds Office: 1 month to go!

Act now to claim dormant funds held by the Court Funds Office: 1 month to go!

01 May 2024 - 08:00 News Story

Ministry of Justice

Don’t lose your opportunity to claim Unclaimed Court Money. The rules are changing and only 1 month remains to claim fun...

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Nigel Railton appointed as new Chair of Post Office Limited

Nigel Railton appointed as new Chair of Post Office Limited

01 May 2024 - 06:00 News Story

Department for Business and Trade

Nigel Railton appointed as new Chair of Post Office Limited...

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UK calls for accelerated action to protect global biodiversity

UK calls for accelerated action to protect global biodiversity

30 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

UK government joins G7 nations and calls for swift action to protect marine habitats and halt biodiversity loss....

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The people of the West Bank and Gaza must be given the political horizon of a credible route to a Palestinian state: UK statement at the UN General Assembly
First phase of detentions underway for Rwanda relocations

First phase of detentions underway for Rwanda relocations

30 April 2024 - 23:00 News Story

Home Office

The first illegal migrants set to be removed to Rwanda have now been detained, following a series of nationwide operatio...

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£1.8 million boost for innovation to decarbonise freight

£1.8 million boost for innovation to decarbonise freight

30 April 2024 - 23:00 News Story

Department for Transport

The Freight Innovation Fund is supporting businesses to innovate and back skilled UK jobs....

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Government to lift cap on faith school places

Government to lift cap on faith school places

30 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Education

Government to launch consultation on lifting the 50% cap alongside proposals on opening special faith-based academies. ...

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Applications open - PhD Placements with Open Innovation Team 2025

Applications open - PhD Placements with Open Innovation Team 2025

30 April 2024 - 23:00 News Story

Open Innovation Team

We are now accepting applications from PhD students for placements beginning in January 2025...

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Minister for Europe’s meeting with Evgenia Kara-Murza, May 2024

Minister for Europe’s meeting with Evgenia Kara-Murza, May 2024

30 April 2024 - 23:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK Minister of State for Europe, Nusrat Ghani, met with Evgenia Kara-Murza to discuss the imprisonment of her husban...

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Northern Ireland Secretary welcomes operational establishment of ICRIR

Northern Ireland Secretary welcomes operational establishment of ICRIR

30 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Northern Ireland Office

The statement follows the operational establishment of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Rec...

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DCMS Secretary of State addresses the Society of Editors

DCMS Secretary of State addresses the Society of Editors

30 April 2024 - 18:41 Speech

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer's speech to the Society of Editors 25th Anniversary Conference...

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PM call with President Christodoulides of the Republic of Cyprus: 30 April 2024

PM call with President Christodoulides of the Republic of Cyprus: 30 April 2024

30 April 2024 - 17:27 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Nikos Christodoulides, President of the Republic of Cyprus, this afternoon.  ...

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Technology is rapidly changing how we communicate, and amplifying the spread of mis and disinformation: UK statement at the UN

Technology is rapidly changing how we communicate, and amplifying the spread of mis and disinformation: UK statement at the UN

30 April 2024 - 17:22 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by UK Spokesperson to the UN Mungo Woodifield at the UN Committee on Information General Debate. ...

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PM call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: 30 April 2024

PM call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: 30 April 2024

30 April 2024 - 16:09 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this afternoon. ...

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Step closer to protecting over 500,000 heat network customers

Step closer to protecting over 500,000 heat network customers

30 April 2024 - 16:06 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat network customers to get better protections over energy bills....

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Greater protections for child strip search

Greater protections for child strip search

30 April 2024 - 16:04 News Story

Home Office

Consultation launched to strengthen safeguards for child strip search including the requirement to notify parents and gu...

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Government legal careers open for aspiring solicitors and barristers in North East

Government legal careers open for aspiring solicitors and barristers in North East

30 April 2024 - 14:45 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

The opportunities available for aspiring barristers and solicitors in Yorkshire and beyond were discussed when the Attor...

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Innovation Zero 2024 - sustainability conference

Innovation Zero 2024 - sustainability conference

30 April 2024 - 14:19 Speech

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho delivered a speech at the Innovation Zero conference in London....

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