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Regulation updates will support enforcement in UK waters

Regulation updates will support enforcement in UK waters

02 April 2024 - 10:09 Press Release

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Shipping regulations are being strengthened by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to defend against fraud and enha...

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Fairer charges scheme for regulating waste shipments comes into effect

Fairer charges scheme for regulating waste shipments comes into effect

02 April 2024 - 09:07 Press Release

Environment Agency

Amended charges for international waste shipments come into force as of 1 April 2024...

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What the Child Benefit rate rise means for you

What the Child Benefit rate rise means for you

02 April 2024 - 08:44 Press Release

HM Revenue & Customs

Child Benefit rates go up on 6 April 2024....

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MAIB safety digest 1/2024 published

MAIB safety digest 1/2024 published

02 April 2024 - 08:35 News Story

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

Read our latest collection of lessons learned from marine accidents....

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UK & United States announce partnership on science of AI safety

UK & United States announce partnership on science of AI safety

02 April 2024 - 07:27 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The UK and US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will see them work together to develop tests for the most ...

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British Industry Supercharger gives huge boost to UK businesses

British Industry Supercharger gives huge boost to UK businesses

01 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Measures will cut network charges and provide exemptions from electricity costs for firms in sectors like steel, metals ...

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FCDO summons Israeli Ambassador over death of aid workers

FCDO summons Israeli Ambassador over death of aid workers

01 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Ambassador of the Israeli Embassy attended the summons following the deaths of aid workers working for World Central...

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The UK is deeply concerned about the potential for escalation in the Middle East and calls on all parties to reduce tensions: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Foreign Secretary call with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister (2 April 2024)

Foreign Secretary call with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister (2 April 2024)

01 April 2024 - 23:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign Secretary spoke to the new Palestinian Authority Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Mustafa....

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UK backing leading physicist Professor Mark Thomson to lead CERN

UK backing leading physicist Professor Mark Thomson to lead CERN

01 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The UK government is announcing its support for the renowned particle physicist Professor Mark Thomson, to be the next D...

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UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on OHCHR report on Ukraine

UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on OHCHR report on Ukraine

01 April 2024 - 23:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the OHCHR report findings on the human rights situation in Ukraine. D...

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PM call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: 2 April 2024

PM call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: 2 April 2024

01 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this evening....

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Boost for small business as VAT threshold raised and rates frozen

Boost for small business as VAT threshold raised and rates frozen

01 April 2024 - 08:00 Press Release

HM Treasury

Small businesses receive boost as VAT threshold raised and business rates frozen...

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1 April 2024: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

1 April 2024: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

31 March 2024 - 23:01 News Story

Intellectual Property Office

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 April 2024....

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Parents to save thousands in childcare cost with new funding

Parents to save thousands in childcare cost with new funding

31 March 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Education

First phase of the biggest ever expansion of childcare starts giving working parents of 2-year-olds access to 15 hours a...

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UK Artists On Course For Royalty Windfall Down Under

UK Artists On Course For Royalty Windfall Down Under

31 March 2024 - 07:00 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

UK artists will earn new royalties when their work is resold in Australia through the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement....

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The Prime Minister's Easter message 2024

The Prime Minister's Easter message 2024

31 March 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Easter message for 2024. ...

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More lost pets to return home as microchipping system reformed

More lost pets to return home as microchipping system reformed

29 March 2024 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Reforms will help reunite thousands of lost or stolen animals every year and deter pet theft...

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Calls for second staircases in all new tall residential buildings

Calls for second staircases in all new tall residential buildings

29 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Updated guidance will call for second staircases in all new buildings over 18 metres from 30 September 2026....

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Joint Statement following Russia’s veto of the mandate renewal of the UN Security Council’s 1718 Committee Panel of Experts

Joint Statement following Russia’s veto of the mandate renewal of the UN Security Council’s 1718 Committee Panel of Experts

28 March 2024 - 19:39 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Joint Statement on behalf of the United States, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom....

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Wildlife friends bring new life to Hull’s urban dynamic drains

Wildlife friends bring new life to Hull’s urban dynamic drains

28 March 2024 - 16:28 Press Release

Environment Agency

Two new mascots are helping bring to life the history and wildlife of a city centre urban watercourse. ...

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Russia’s veto is about its breaching of sanctions in pursuit of weapons to use against Ukraine: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Russia’s veto is about its breaching of sanctions in pursuit of weapons to use against Ukraine: UK statement at the UN Security Council

28 March 2024 - 14:44 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on nuclear non-non-proliferation and the Dem...

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Vacancy: Principal Inspector of Air Accidents (Operations) – closing 23rd April 2024

Vacancy: Principal Inspector of Air Accidents (Operations) – closing 23rd April 2024

28 March 2024 - 14:29 News Story

Air Accidents Investigation Branch

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is recruiting for a Principal Inspector of Air Accidents (Operations)....

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Successful trading plan means government no longer controlling shareholder in NatWest

Successful trading plan means government no longer controlling shareholder in NatWest

28 March 2024 - 13:50 News Story

HM Treasury

Due to sales as part of the ongoing trading plan, the government reduced its shareholding in NatWest to to below 30%....

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Planning Inspectorate Performance update – March 2024

Planning Inspectorate Performance update – March 2024

28 March 2024 - 13:49 News Story

Planning Inspectorate

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics....

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UK half way to net zero

UK half way to net zero

28 March 2024 - 13:45 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Provisional data shows UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions fell further across several key sectors between 2022 and ...

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Advisors to the Environment Secretary appointed

Advisors to the Environment Secretary appointed

28 March 2024 - 12:30 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Will Harris will advise on customer delivery, while Sir Roy Stone will advise on Defra’s legislative programme...

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Checks target waste crime in landfill day of action

Checks target waste crime in landfill day of action

28 March 2024 - 12:28 Press Release

Environment Agency

Officers from the Environment Agency and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime visited two landfill sites in the north of Engla...

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PM call with Prime Minister Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic: 28 March 2024

PM call with Prime Minister Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic: 28 March 2024

28 March 2024 - 12:10 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, this morning....

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Climate scientists and actuaries show the sting in climate’s tail

Climate scientists and actuaries show the sting in climate’s tail

28 March 2024 - 11:28 News Story

Government Actuary's Department

A new report on climate risk, co-authored by a GAD actuary, is based on the latest climate research. It was a collaborat...

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