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Birds of a feather - restoring habitats for seabirds

Birds of a feather - restoring habitats for seabirds

13 November 2024 - 10:23 Press Release

Natural England

Natural England launches innovative habitat restoration project by creating safe spaces for seabirds within the Solent. ...

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Biter and Hebridean Princess report published

Biter and Hebridean Princess report published

13 November 2024 - 09:00 News Story

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

Capsize and sinking of a tug, with the loss of two lives, while assisting a passenger vessel off Greenock, Scotland....

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Reforms to flood funding and investment to protect farming communities

Reforms to flood funding and investment to protect farming communities

13 November 2024 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

£50 million investment into internal drainage boards and plans to consult on new strategic vision for floods investment ...

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Tech execs to face sanctions for failing to curb knife content

Tech execs to face sanctions for failing to curb knife content

13 November 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Home Office

Senior executives who fail to stop dangerous and illegal knives being advertised on their platforms will be held liable ...

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Exciting Opportunity for Small Businesses: Defence Innovation Loans Now Open

Exciting Opportunity for Small Businesses: Defence Innovation Loans Now Open

13 November 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Defence and Security Accelerator

Aimed at SMEs, DASA’s Defence Innovation Loans aim to bridge the gap between product development and commercialisation....

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Closure of the Office for Place

Closure of the Office for Place

13 November 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Office for Place will be closed down. The decision was announced through a Written Ministerial Statement. ...

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Over 4,700 newly funded post-graduate places in UK universities to create new generation of engineers and scientists

Over 4,700 newly funded post-graduate places in UK universities to create new generation of engineers and scientists

13 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Thousands of post-graduate students will be backed by government to study biological, engineering and environmental scie...

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Transport Secretary launches review of train company revenue protection practices

Transport Secretary launches review of train company revenue protection practices

13 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Transport

The review will help restore passengers' confidence in the system....

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Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission term extended to November 2025

Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission term extended to November 2025

13 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Office for Equality and Opportunity

The government has extended the terms of the EHRC chair and deputy chair to November 2025, while launching a recruitment...

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Our ambition to reform the NHS

Our ambition to reform the NHS

13 November 2024 - 00:00 Speech

Department of Health and Social Care

The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at the NHS Providers annual conference 2024, in Liverpool....

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Zero tolerance for failure under package of tough NHS reforms

Zero tolerance for failure under package of tough NHS reforms

13 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care Secretary will outline how government and NHS leaders have a duty to patients and taxpayers to ge...

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Next steps set out to permanently cut business rates for the high street

Next steps set out to permanently cut business rates for the high street

13 November 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

HM Treasury

Legislation has today been introduced to allow government, for the first time, to permanently cut business rates for ret...

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These sanctions are crucial to maintaining pressure on the Houthis: UK explanation of vote at the UN Security Council

These sanctions are crucial to maintaining pressure on the Houthis: UK explanation of vote at the UN Security Council

13 November 2024 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council m...

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Prime Minister’s National Statement at COP29: 12 November 2024

Prime Minister’s National Statement at COP29: 12 November 2024

12 November 2024 - 17:14 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's National Statement at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan today....

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PM meeting with President Aliyev of Azerbaijan: 12 November 2024

PM meeting with President Aliyev of Azerbaijan: 12 November 2024

12 November 2024 - 15:40 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Today the Prime Minister met with President Aliyev at the COP29 summit in Baku....

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UK shows international leadership in tackling climate crisis

UK shows international leadership in tackling climate crisis

12 November 2024 - 15:09 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK government announces new climate goals at COP29, including reducing emissions by 81% by 2035, as Prime Minister calls...

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Essex landowner fined for allowing illegal waste site on her land

Essex landowner fined for allowing illegal waste site on her land

12 November 2024 - 14:43 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

A 63-year-old woman who repeatedly ignored Environment Agency warnings about an illegal operation has been sentenced...

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Martyn Oliver at the AoC conference: working together to shape the future skills system

Martyn Oliver at the AoC conference: working together to shape the future skills system

12 November 2024 - 14:06 Speech

Ofsted

Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the 2024 annual conference of the Association of Colleges (AoC) in...

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UK commitment to Falkland Islands as strong as ever as Minister travels to pay respects on Remembrance Day

UK commitment to Falkland Islands as strong as ever as Minister travels to pay respects on Remembrance Day

12 November 2024 - 14:02 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Minister for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, met service personnel and members of the Falkland Islands Government, and a...

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UK delivers COP statement on behalf of Earth Observation community

UK delivers COP statement on behalf of Earth Observation community

12 November 2024 - 13:50 News Story

UK Space Agency

As Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), the UK Space Agency delivered a statement during COP29...

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PM meeting with President Erdo?an of the Republic of Türkiye: 12 November 2024

PM meeting with President Erdo?an of the Republic of Türkiye: 12 November 2024

12 November 2024 - 13:31 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister and President Erdo?an met in Baku earlier today....

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New National Youth Strategy to break down barriers to opportunity for young people

New National Youth Strategy to break down barriers to opportunity for young people

12 November 2024 - 13:10 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young people will be invited to be part of a national conversation to help co-produce the Strategy to unlock opportuniti...

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£15 million funding boost to Help to Claim as Government ramps up move to Universal Credit

£15 million funding boost to Help to Claim as Government ramps up move to Universal Credit

12 November 2024 - 13:09 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

A £15 million funding boost to the Help to Claim scheme will support thousands of people moving from Employment and Supp...

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Scottish Secretary reacts to Labour Market Statistics

Scottish Secretary reacts to Labour Market Statistics

12 November 2024 - 12:55 News Story

Scotland Office

The unemployment rate in Scotland is 3.3 per cent...

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PM remarks at COP29: 12 November 2024

PM remarks at COP29: 12 November 2024

12 November 2024 - 12:17 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's remarks at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan....

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CNC staff member raises funds for RBL

CNC staff member raises funds for RBL

12 November 2024 - 12:04 News Story

Civil Nuclear Police Authority

Andrea Breading, Executive Personal Assistant for the CNC, helped raise £1500 for the Royal British Legion (RBL) during ...

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Investigation into dumped waste trailers in East Midlands

Investigation into dumped waste trailers in East Midlands

12 November 2024 - 11:43 News Story

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency is appealing for information on a series of incidents involving the dumping of trailers packed wi...

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Regulator to investigate Leicester-based poverty relief charity

Regulator to investigate Leicester-based poverty relief charity

12 November 2024 - 09:56 Press Release

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into GiftingHumanity after the charity failed to act on a legal ...

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PM meeting with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva: 12 November 2024

PM meeting with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva: 12 November 2024

12 November 2024 - 09:32 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister met with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva today du...

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Bathing water reforms to consider water sports and water quality

Bathing water reforms to consider water sports and water quality

12 November 2024 - 09:18 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Defra invites the public, community and environmental groups, farmers, businesses and local authorities to share views o...

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