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Scotland's Rural Regions Get Major Mobile Connectivity Boost

Scotland's Rural Regions Get Major Mobile Connectivity Boost

27 May 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Scotland Office

Thirteen upgraded masts to transform rural connectivity across the Scottish countryside...

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Huge mobile signal boost across UK countryside now covering area larger than 66,000 football pitches

Huge mobile signal boost across UK countryside now covering area larger than 66,000 football pitches

27 May 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Building Digital UK

Tourists and hikers exploring the UK’s most renowned beauty spots and national parks can now benefit from a huge boost i...

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Government backs SME builders to get Britain building

Government backs SME builders to get Britain building

27 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Smaller housebuilders to benefit simpler rules with new reforms across land, regulation and finance. ...

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Police to crush vehicles used antisocially in 48 hours

Police to crush vehicles used antisocially in 48 hours

27 May 2025 - 23:00 News Story

Home Office

Consultation launched on fast-tracking disposal of vehicles seized for antisocial behaviour....

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Public urged to report suspected waste crime as new heatmaps published

Public urged to report suspected waste crime as new heatmaps published

27 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Environment Agency

New maps published showing nearly 17,000 reports of waste crime across England in 2023 and 2024, demonstrating offending...

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Ministers appoint Nigel Railton as permanent Post Office Chair

Ministers appoint Nigel Railton as permanent Post Office Chair

27 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Nigel Railton confirmed as permanent Chair of Post Office Limited following his appointment as Interim Chair in May last...

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Liverpool parade incident

Liverpool parade incident

27 May 2025 - 16:23 News Story

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

How to apply for compensation for the incident on Water Street in Liverpool city centre on 26 May 2025....

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IMF concludes annual Mission to assess UK economy – upgrading UK growth and endorsing fiscal strategy.

IMF concludes annual Mission to assess UK economy – upgrading UK growth and endorsing fiscal strategy.

27 May 2025 - 15:55 Press Release

HM Treasury

IMF upgraded the UK’s growth forecast for 2025 to 1.2%, saying that “an economic recovery is underway”. ...

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UK and Isle of Man discuss measures against tax avoidance and evasion

UK and Isle of Man discuss measures against tax avoidance and evasion

27 May 2025 - 15:00 News Story

HM Treasury

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and the Isle of Man Treasury Minister agree to joint working to crack down on pr...

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Controlling boyfriend’s suspended sentence overturned

Controlling boyfriend’s suspended sentence overturned

27 May 2025 - 14:46 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

A man who violently abused and coercively controlled his partner has had his suspended sentence quashed following an in...

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Eel travel around Somerset made easier

Eel travel around Somerset made easier

27 May 2025 - 14:08 Press Release

Natural England

Natural England teams up with Parrett Internal Drainage Board to ease eel travel around the Somerset wetlands ditch netw...

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New posters promoting button battery safety

New posters promoting button battery safety

27 May 2025 - 13:42 News Story

Office for Product Safety and Standards

New posters promoting button battery safety provide 5 top tips to keep children safe....

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Largest ever UK defence AI trial conducted across land, sea and air

Largest ever UK defence AI trial conducted across land, sea and air

27 May 2025 - 11:57 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Sailors and air crews are set to benefit from new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities following the UK's largest e...

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New Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General's Office appointed

New Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General's Office appointed

27 May 2025 - 11:48 News Story

Attorney General's Office

Douglas Wilson KC (Hon) OBE, Director General of the Attorney General's Office, is pleased to announce Michael Padfield ...

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Open Innovation Team's AI work at the Department for Education

Open Innovation Team's AI work at the Department for Education

27 May 2025 - 10:55 News Story

Open Innovation Team

Secretary of State for Education highlights Open Innovation Team in Education World Forum speech...

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UK announces new action to detect hostile state activity using AI, on visit to the Arctic

UK announces new action to detect hostile state activity using AI, on visit to the Arctic

27 May 2025 - 10:40 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK is stepping up its efforts to safeguard national security by leveraging AI to detect hostile state activity in th...

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Carer who sexually abused disabled child has sentence increased

Carer who sexually abused disabled child has sentence increased

27 May 2025 - 10:21 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

A carer who sexually abused a disabled child in his care has had his sentence more than doubled increased following an i...

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London man convicted of possession of two forged SIA licences

London man convicted of possession of two forged SIA licences

27 May 2025 - 10:15 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

A man found in possession of 2 forged SIA licences has pleaded guilty to fraud and been ordered to pay £2,600 in fines a...

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Next generation of builders and carers set to rebuild Britain

Next generation of builders and carers set to rebuild Britain

27 May 2025 - 09:59 Press Release

Department for Education

Government announces radical skills reforms giving young people opportunity to develop skills in priority areas for the ...

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Near miss with track workers at Bookham Tunnel

Near miss with track workers at Bookham Tunnel

27 May 2025 - 08:58 News Story

Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Investigation into a near miss between a passenger train and a team of track workers at Bookham Tunnel, Surrey, 29 April...

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Chad: Helena Owen

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Chad: Helena Owen

27 May 2025 - 07:48 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Helena Owen has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Chad....

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Graves of Missing World War 1 Soldiers Identified in Belgium

Graves of Missing World War 1 Soldiers Identified in Belgium

27 May 2025 - 06:52 News Story

Ministry of Defence

More than a century after their deaths, the previously unmarked graves of Second Lieutenant William Knight and Private J...

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Landmark mine water heat scheme goes live in Wales

Landmark mine water heat scheme goes live in Wales

26 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Mining Remediation Authority

Wales' first commercial mine water heat scheme goes live in Ammanford to provide low-carbon heat to a nearby industrial ...

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Fresh UK-EU collaboration on AI to unlock new avenues for innovation and research

Fresh UK-EU collaboration on AI to unlock new avenues for innovation and research

26 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Building on the UK’s new deal with the EU, plans launched to supercharge AI collaboration across Europe. ...

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UK's Trade Envoy visits Paraguay

UK's Trade Envoy visits Paraguay

26 May 2025 - 18:56 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Fabian Hamilton, United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy for Southern Cone, visited Paraguay for the first time...

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Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Non-Executive Board Member

Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Non-Executive Board Member

26 May 2025 - 09:00 News Story

Cabinet Office

New appointment to the Cabinet Office Board...

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Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Lead Non-Executive Board Member

Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Lead Non-Executive Board Member

26 May 2025 - 09:00 News Story

Cabinet Office

New appointment to the Cabinet Office Board ...

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Faster cancer treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines

Faster cancer treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines

25 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Thousands of cancer patients will see faster treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines....

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‘Get on and Build' Deputy Prime Minister urges housebuilders

‘Get on and Build' Deputy Prime Minister urges housebuilders

24 May 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Councils will get new powers to keep housebuilders on track to ensure they play their part to deliver 1.5 million homes....

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South Western Railway services transferred to public ownership

South Western Railway services transferred to public ownership

24 May 2025 - 23:00 News Story

DfT Operator Limited

South Western Railway services are now managed by DfT Operator Ltd (DFTO)....

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