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Community diagnostic centres deliver more than 7 million checks

Community diagnostic centres deliver more than 7 million checks

14 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Patients benefit from tests and scans at 155 centres now open in England, with AI scanners on the way to further bolster...

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UK increases support for Turks and Caicos Islands following Haiti violence

UK increases support for Turks and Caicos Islands following Haiti violence

14 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign Secretary announces a new security package to support UK Overseas Territory amid Haiti violence. ...

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UK calls on Iran to cease unlawful support for Houthis: UK statement at the UN Security Council

UK calls on Iran to cease unlawful support for Houthis: UK statement at the UN Security Council

14 March 2024 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen. ...

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Government strengthens approach to counter extremism

Government strengthens approach to counter extremism

14 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Definition of extremism updated to respond to increased extremist threat since October 7 terror attacks in Israel....

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Further plans unveiled to improve rail journeys in the North

Further plans unveiled to improve rail journeys in the North

14 March 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Department for Transport

New depot in Shipley will bring essential maintenance works closer to the north Transpennine route and increase reliabil...

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Heat pumps will be cheaper and easier to install

Heat pumps will be cheaper and easier to install

14 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Changes to the government grant scheme for heat pumps will make them cheaper and easier for families to install....

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Government delivers further expansion of health services to former armed forces personnel

Government delivers further expansion of health services to former armed forces personnel

13 March 2024 - 16:44 Press Release

Cabinet Office

The government has launched a campaign to help improve veterans’ access to healthcare services, and opened applications ...

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We can do more to empower women as agents of peace: UK statement at the UN Security Council

We can do more to empower women as agents of peace: UK statement at the UN Security Council

13 March 2024 - 16:25 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on conflict prevention....

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Stakeholder workshops in East Marine Plan area

Stakeholder workshops in East Marine Plan area

13 March 2024 - 14:52 News Story

Marine Management Organisation

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has commissioned Land Use Consultants (LUC) to deliver an updated Seascape Char...

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International Labour Organization Governing Body: UK Statement

International Labour Organization Governing Body: UK Statement

13 March 2024 - 14:50 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement on report on crisis-related ILO work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Re...

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£35 million boost for British semiconductor scientists and businesses on international chip research

£35 million boost for British semiconductor scientists and businesses on international chip research

13 March 2024 - 14:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

British semiconductor researchers and businesses now have enhanced access to research funding backed by the UK governmen...

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Recall alert for Anesketin 100 mg/ml 5ml Solution for Injection

Recall alert for Anesketin 100 mg/ml 5ml Solution for Injection

13 March 2024 - 13:54 News Story

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Product defect recall alert for Anesketin 100 mg/ml 5ml Solution for Injection for Dogs, Cats and Horses due to a discre...

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Each week we prove that we will continue to support Ukraine and condemn Russia’s invasion: UK Statement to the OSCE

Each week we prove that we will continue to support Ukraine and condemn Russia’s invasion: UK Statement to the OSCE

13 March 2024 - 13:29 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Neil Holland thanks Cyprus for its calm chairing of the Forum for Security Cooperation, despite Russia's atte...

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OISC Campaigns

OISC Campaigns

13 March 2024 - 12:26 News Story

Closed organisation: Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

Resources to watch, download and use such as our awareness posters now available in twenty languages with a Bulgarian la...

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UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on Violence against Children

UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on Violence against Children

13 March 2024 - 11:59 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against C...

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New research to develop vaccines against deadly henipaviruses?

New research to develop vaccines against deadly henipaviruses?

13 March 2024 - 11:23 Press Release

UK Health Security Agency

The aim is to develop a vaccine that provides cross-protection against the whole genus, addressing outbreaks, and enhanc...

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CMA frees hundreds more leaseholders from costly contract terms

CMA frees hundreds more leaseholders from costly contract terms

13 March 2024 - 10:00 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

Over 500 households freed from problematic ground rent terms after further CMA intervention....

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Collaborative project safely disposing of over 1,000 drums of radioactive waste completes

Collaborative project safely disposing of over 1,000 drums of radioactive waste completes

13 March 2024 - 09:00 Press Release

Nuclear Waste Services

Nuclear waste reaches the end of the line, making it safer, sooner. ...

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Wrongful Post Office convictions to be quashed through landmark legislation: 13 March 2024

Wrongful Post Office convictions to be quashed through landmark legislation: 13 March 2024

13 March 2024 - 00:01 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters wrongly convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal will have convictions quashed ...

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Advancing a maritime corridor to deliver humanitarian assistance to Gaza: joint statement on ministerial consultations

Advancing a maritime corridor to deliver humanitarian assistance to Gaza: joint statement on ministerial consultations

13 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK, US, Cyprus, UAE, Qatar and European Commission gave a statement on ministerial consultations on a maritime corri...

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UK signs trade pact with second biggest US state – Texas

UK signs trade pact with second biggest US state – Texas

13 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

UK and Texas sign a trade pact to boost investment and trade cooperation....

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Major humanitarian push as 150 tonnes of UK aid enter Gaza

Major humanitarian push as 150 tonnes of UK aid enter Gaza

13 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Around 150 tonnes of UK aid, including more than 13,000 blankets and 840 family-sized tents, have entered Gaza today....

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Urgent call to smokers to make a quit attempt for No Smoking Day

Urgent call to smokers to make a quit attempt for No Smoking Day

13 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Smokers in England are being urged to make a quit attempt this No Smoking Day to improve their health and wealth....

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Analysis in Government Month 24

Analysis in Government Month 24

13 March 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Government Analysis Function

The UK's largest learning and development event for government analysts is back for the fourth time...

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SFO makes three arrests in new care home fraud investigation

SFO makes three arrests in new care home fraud investigation

13 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Serious Fraud Office

The SFO has today raided two sites and made three arrests across the south of England as part of a new investigation int...

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2024 Rohingya Joint Response Plan: UK statement

2024 Rohingya Joint Response Plan: UK statement

13 March 2024 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

On 13 March the UK announced a further £5.2 million to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, at the launch of the 202...

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The UK welcomes the EU’s commitment to championing multilateralism and tackling global challenges: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The UK welcomes the EU’s commitment to championing multilateralism and tackling global challenges: UK statement at the UN Security Council

12 March 2024 - 19:34 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on cooperation between the United Nations and t...

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Australia's naval nuclear propulsion: AUKUS update to IAEA Board of Governors

Australia's naval nuclear propulsion: AUKUS update to IAEA Board of Governors

12 March 2024 - 19:13 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The United Kingdom, Australia and the United States (AUKUS) updated the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board ...

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Nuclear safeguards: AUKUS statement to the IAEA Board of Governors

Nuclear safeguards: AUKUS statement to the IAEA Board of Governors

12 March 2024 - 19:12 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Deputy Representative Nicola Murray gave a statement on behalf of Australia, the UK and the US about AUKUS safeguards...

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Thousands more to train in future tech like AI as government unveils over £1.1 billion package to skill-up UK

Thousands more to train in future tech like AI as government unveils over £1.1 billion package to skill-up UK

12 March 2024 - 17:01 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science Secretary Michelle Donelan outlined plans to upskill millions across the UK in AI, quantum and beyond in a speec...

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