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Times Law Awards 2024: Alex Chalk speech

Times Law Awards 2024: Alex Chalk speech

13 May 2024 - 13:27 Speech

Ministry of Justice

Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk congratulated winners at the Times Law Awards 2024....

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Defra appoints new non-executive board members

Defra appoints new non-executive board members

13 May 2024 - 13:25 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Julian Glover, Nick Folland and Baroness Kate Rock appointed to the departmental board ...

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World-leading 3D printer used by British Army in the field for first time

World-leading 3D printer used by British Army in the field for first time

13 May 2024 - 12:40 News Story

Ministry of Defence

A cutting-edge 3D printer is being used by the British Army for the first time in the field on the largest NATO deployme...

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DWP updates Fraud Plan

DWP updates Fraud Plan

13 May 2024 - 12:36 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

DWP updates plan to catch benefit cheats after saving £1.3bn last year alone ...

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Community service for farmer's polluting dam of manure

Community service for farmer's polluting dam of manure

13 May 2024 - 12:04 Press Release

Environment Agency

Farmer Derek Dyer contaminated a private water supply and polluted a stream after a slurry store built from farmyard man...

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Government backs record numbers of female offenders into work

Government backs record numbers of female offenders into work

13 May 2024 - 11:06 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

More female offenders than ever recorded before are in work 6 months after their release from prison as a direct result ...

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Extension to the tenure of the Chair of Gov Facilities Services Limited

Extension to the tenure of the Chair of Gov Facilities Services Limited

13 May 2024 - 08:00 News Story

Ministry of Justice

The Secretary of State for Justice has approved that the tenure of Colin Allars, as Chair of Gov Facilities Services Li...

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UK joins European super-computing scheme as world-class British researchers now able to bid for funding

UK joins European super-computing scheme as world-class British researchers now able to bid for funding

13 May 2024 - 07:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

British researchers, businesses and academics will have enhanced access to future supercomputer research funding from to...

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Record number of new bathing sites get the go ahead

Record number of new bathing sites get the go ahead

12 May 2024 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Dozens of new bathing water sites in England have been designated ahead of the 2024 bathing season in the government’s l...

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Government to make medicines dispensing more efficient

Government to make medicines dispensing more efficient

12 May 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

The changes will allow pharmacists to spend more time with patients, levelling the playing field between smaller pharmac...

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Birth trauma APPG: Health and Social Care Secretary speech

Birth trauma APPG: Health and Social Care Secretary speech

12 May 2024 - 23:00 Speech

Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins spoke at the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on birth trauma....

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Un-jammable quantum tech takes flight to boost UK’s resilience against hostile actors

Un-jammable quantum tech takes flight to boost UK’s resilience against hostile actors

12 May 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

A first-of-its-kind achievement as quantum navigation tech developed in the UK has been successfully tested in flight....

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New rules require 180,000 on Universal Credit to increase working hours

New rules require 180,000 on Universal Credit to increase working hours

12 May 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

New rules meaning over 180,000 Universal Credit claimants will have to look for more work have come into force today (Mo...

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PM sets out blueprint to boost British fruit and vegetable sector: May 13 2024

PM sets out blueprint to boost British fruit and vegetable sector: May 13 2024

12 May 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets out his blueprint to boost British fruit and vegetable sector as the first UK Food Secu...

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350 extra medical school places allocated in NHS training boost

350 extra medical school places allocated in NHS training boost

12 May 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

The government has funded 350 additional medical school places in England for the academic year 2025 to 2026 in latest s...

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PM call with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani: 13 May 2024

PM call with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani: 13 May 2024

12 May 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

This afternoon the Prime Minister spoke to the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani....

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UK Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific completes first UK official visit to Maldives in two years

UK Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific completes first UK official visit to Maldives in two years

12 May 2024 - 16:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, visited Maldives to build closer links on maritime security, climat...

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New bomb disposal robots for the British Army

New bomb disposal robots for the British Army

12 May 2024 - 09:33 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

New high-tech bomb disposal robots will provide greater protection for soldiers and the public in a new deal for the Bri...

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Childcare applications for parents of 9-month-olds now open

Childcare applications for parents of 9-month-olds now open

11 May 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Education

Hundreds of thousands of families set to benefit as working parents of 9-month-olds can now apply for government-funded ...

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Battle against pests and pathogens stepped up with new funding for national tree health laboratory

Battle against pests and pathogens stepped up with new funding for national tree health laboratory

11 May 2024 - 17:31 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

£4 million to expand world-leading laboratories to improve UK biosecurity and tackle emerging threats to tree health...

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4th Islands Forum opens up collaboration on housing for islands

4th Islands Forum opens up collaboration on housing for islands

11 May 2024 - 11:04 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

The UK Government hosted the 4th Islands Forum on the Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn in Wales on 8 May 2024 to discuss housin...

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PM call with Prime Minister Sili?a of Latvia: 10 May 2024

PM call with Prime Minister Sili?a of Latvia: 10 May 2024

10 May 2024 - 18:42 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to Latvian Prime Minister Evika Sili?a today. ...

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Child rapists to automatically have parental responsibility stripped

Child rapists to automatically have parental responsibility stripped

10 May 2024 - 14:50 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Vile abusers who rape a child will have their own parental responsibilities automatically removed under new laws. ...

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More than 1,000 newly-refurbished homes for UK families

More than 1,000 newly-refurbished homes for UK families

10 May 2024 - 14:31 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Over a thousand properties have been brought back into use for the Armed Forces and their families thanks to £400m inves...

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Treasured pets to be safer as microchipping deadline approaches

Treasured pets to be safer as microchipping deadline approaches

10 May 2024 - 13:28 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Mandatory microchipping of cats will help reunite thousands of lost or stray pets every year....

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Safety support for fishers after deaths from dredge gear lifting equipment

Safety support for fishers after deaths from dredge gear lifting equipment

10 May 2024 - 12:56 Press Release

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Fishers to be charged no extra fees for checks on about 75 vessels by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. ...

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AI Safety Institute releases new AI safety evaluations platform

AI Safety Institute releases new AI safety evaluations platform

10 May 2024 - 12:08 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The AI Safety Institute has open released a new testing platform to strengthen AI safety evaluations....

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Announcement of reappointments: Defra’s Science Advisory Council

Announcement of reappointments: Defra’s Science Advisory Council

10 May 2024 - 11:41 News Story

Defra's Science Advisory Council

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed the reappointment of four members to the Sc...

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England's World Leading Attendance Drive Continues

England's World Leading Attendance Drive Continues

10 May 2024 - 10:53 Press Release

Department for Education

Next phase of DfE’s world-leading attendance drive will provide new data for schools to help them spot trends in childre...

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Leading tech firms invest over £2 billion in the UK in one week

Leading tech firms invest over £2 billion in the UK in one week

10 May 2024 - 10:48 Press Release

HM Treasury

Major investments have been made in the past week alone...

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