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Unexploded bomb in Plymouth safely removed during complex disposal operation and major evacuation

Unexploded bomb in Plymouth safely removed during complex disposal operation and major evacuation

23 February 2024 - 21:28 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

More than 100 personnel from the British Army and Royal Navy have been involved in a complex operation to remove a WW2 b...

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New court approach helping get offenders off drugs

New court approach helping get offenders off drugs

23 February 2024 - 16:58 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Offenders with drug and alcohol problems are being put back on the straight and narrow through a new US-inspired sentenc...

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Minister of State visits Ukraine Art Exhibition in Belfast

Minister of State visits Ukraine Art Exhibition in Belfast

23 February 2024 - 16:27 News Story

Northern Ireland Office

Minister of State, Steve Baker, visited the ART for LIFE exhibition at Ulster University to mark the second anniversary ...

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UK and Frontex agree work to crack down on illegal migration

UK and Frontex agree work to crack down on illegal migration

23 February 2024 - 15:29 News Story

Home Office

The government has agreed a working arrangement with Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency....

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New law to stop thousands of offenders from changing their name in secret

New law to stop thousands of offenders from changing their name in secret

23 February 2024 - 15:27 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Thousands of offenders on community and suspended sentences will no longer be able to secretly change their name as par...

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Royal recognition for eight people

Royal recognition for eight people

23 February 2024 - 15:26 News Story

Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations (RFCA)

Eight people have been awarded the Lord-Lieutenant’s Certificate of Merit by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Gla...

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OSCE Reinforced Permanent Council, February 2024: UK statement

OSCE Reinforced Permanent Council, February 2024: UK statement

23 February 2024 - 14:47 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Minister of State, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, addressed a Reinforced meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, underling supp...

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Leading the cyber and electromagnetic domain

Leading the cyber and electromagnetic domain

23 February 2024 - 08:00 Speech

Closed organisation: Strategic Command

General Jim Hockenhull explained how Strategic Command leads the cyber domain for Defence during a speech at the Royal U...

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New £2 maximum stake for under 25s playing online slots

New £2 maximum stake for under 25s playing online slots

23 February 2024 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Stake limits for online slot games will be introduced for the first time in September, including lower limits for young ...

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40 projects to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management

40 projects to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management

23 February 2024 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

40 projects across England set to benefit from £25 million funding for using nature to increase the nation’s flood resil...

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Government backs bill to end intimidatory SLAPPs lawsuits stifling free speech

Government backs bill to end intimidatory SLAPPs lawsuits stifling free speech

23 February 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Corrupt elites will be prevented from making spurious legal claims to gag journalists and silence critics through a land...

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New package of measures to help families save even more on bills

New package of measures to help families save even more on bills

23 February 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

As energy prices fall to their lowest level in 2 years, the government is launching a package of measures to help famili...

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First black NHS matron, Beatles icon and pioneering ceramist to receive first official blue plaques outside London

First black NHS matron, Beatles icon and pioneering ceramist to receive first official blue plaques outside London

23 February 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts and Heritage Minister Lord Parkinson unveils first official blue plaque outside London — to Daphne Steele, the firs...

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£6 million fund to support English fishing industry reopens for 2024

£6 million fund to support English fishing industry reopens for 2024

23 February 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Highly popular Fisheries and Seafood scheme (FaSS) re-opens for 2024...

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Respect for sovereignty lies at the heart of the international system: Foreign Secretary at the UN Security Council

Respect for sovereignty lies at the heart of the international system: Foreign Secretary at the UN Security Council

23 February 2024 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron spoke at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine, marking 2 years sinc...

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DWP unveils plans for £1.4 trillion in pension assets to deliver for savers and economy  

DWP unveils plans for £1.4 trillion in pension assets to deliver for savers and economy  

23 February 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) outlines plans to make £1.4 trillion in pension schemes work better for savers an...

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PM statement to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: 24 February 2024

PM statement to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: 24 February 2024

23 February 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made a statement to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....

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If we do not stand up to Putin, he will be back for more: Foreign Secretary at the UN General Assembly

If we do not stand up to Putin, he will be back for more: Foreign Secretary at the UN General Assembly

23 February 2024 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary David Cameron gave a statement to the United Nations General Assembly Debate on the situation in the t...

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Government announces next steps to support pollack fishermen

Government announces next steps to support pollack fishermen

23 February 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Certain fishermen to benefit from fast-tracked applications to Fisheries and Seafood Scheme. ...

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Foreign Secretary's meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister, February 2024

Foreign Secretary's meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister, February 2024

22 February 2024 - 20:40 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign Secretary met with Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit in Rio de Jan...

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Palestinian civilians are facing a devastating and growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Waste firm to pay £68,500 for liquid cyanide leak in Derbyshire

Waste firm to pay £68,500 for liquid cyanide leak in Derbyshire

22 February 2024 - 16:03 Press Release

Environment Agency

Nottingham Crown Court told how liquid escaped from ruptured tank on lorry into nearby ponds killing fish. ...

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UK Approach to Digital Standards: upholding integrity, accelerating innovation

UK Approach to Digital Standards: upholding integrity, accelerating innovation

22 February 2024 - 12:10 Speech

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy, Saqib Bhatti, gave a speech at the Digital Standards Showcase event in London...

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Dr Samir Shah CBE is confirmed as the new BBC Chair

Dr Samir Shah CBE is confirmed as the new BBC Chair

22 February 2024 - 12:00 News Story

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Following Privy Council approval on 21 February, Dr Samir Shah CBE has been appointed for 4 years from 04 March 2024 to ...

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New Occupational Health Taskforce to tackle in-work sickness and drive down inactivity

New Occupational Health Taskforce to tackle in-work sickness and drive down inactivity

22 February 2024 - 11:15 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

The UK Government recently launched its Occupational Health Innovation Fund which has provided £1m funding to 10 project...

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PM call with Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth: 22 February 2024

PM call with Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth: 22 February 2024

22 February 2024 - 11:11 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to Mauritius Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, this morning....

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Our online services will be unavailable on 24 and 25 February

Our online services will be unavailable on 24 and 25 February

22 February 2024 - 10:38 News Story

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

The VMD’s online services will be unavailable from 4am Saturday 24 February until 11pm Sunday 25 February due to essenti...

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Planning Inspectorate Performance update – February 2024

Planning Inspectorate Performance update – February 2024

22 February 2024 - 10:32 News Story

Planning Inspectorate

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

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Independent Family Returns Panel chair reappointed

Independent Family Returns Panel chair reappointed

22 February 2024 - 10:09 News Story

Independent Family Returns Panel

Helen Chamberlain has been reappointed as chair of the Independent Family Returns Panel (IFRP)....

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AAIB Report: Extra NG, G-MIIL, on 2 April 2022

AAIB Report: Extra NG, G-MIIL, on 2 April 2022

22 February 2024 - 10:04 News Story

Air Accidents Investigation Branch

Report into an accident involving an Extra NG (G-MIIL) which struck a building in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire after an in...

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