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Preferred candidate for the role of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation

Preferred candidate for the role of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation

05 December 2023 - 09:30 News Story

Ministry of Justice

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor confirmed today (4 December 2023) that the preferred candidate fo...

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Government publishes £2 billion vision for engineering biology to revolutionise medicine, food and environmental protection

Government publishes £2 billion vision for engineering biology to revolutionise medicine, food and environmental protection

05 December 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science Minister announces national vision for engineering biology, setting out government's £2 billion plan to seize th...

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UK dedicates £140 million to help countries switch to cleaner energy

UK dedicates £140 million to help countries switch to cleaner energy

05 December 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Net Zero Minister Graham Stuart has announced further details of £140 million to support developing countries deliver ne...

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Change of British High Commissioner to Brunei: Alexandra McKenzie

Change of British High Commissioner to Brunei: Alexandra McKenzie

05 December 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ms Alexandra McKenzie has been appointed British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam in succession to Mr John Virgoe....

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HMPPS appoints new non-executive director

HMPPS appoints new non-executive director

05 December 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

HM Prison and Probation Service

HM Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) appoints Jonathan Flory as a non-executive director....

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Treaty signed to strengthen UK-Rwanda migration partnership

Treaty signed to strengthen UK-Rwanda migration partnership

05 December 2023 - 00:00 News Story

Home Office

New internationally recognised treaty addresses Supreme Court findings on the safety of the Rwandan partnership. ...

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Call for evidence on impacts of fishing on harbour porpoise and marine birds launched

Call for evidence on impacts of fishing on harbour porpoise and marine birds launched

05 December 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Marine Management Organisation

As part of the next stages for managing English offshore marine protected areas (MPAs), MMO has launched a call for evid...

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DASA launches new £1.6 million competition to get missiles talking

DASA launches new £1.6 million competition to get missiles talking

05 December 2023 - 00:00 News Story

Defence and Security Accelerator

DASA has launched a new Themed Competition to identify and develop novel technologies that could be exploited in the dev...

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New legislation set to ban live animal exports

New legislation set to ban live animal exports

04 December 2023 - 18:48 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Export of livestock for slaughter and fattening will be banned under new legislation....

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Thousands of farm businesses receive payments from the RPA

Thousands of farm businesses receive payments from the RPA

04 December 2023 - 17:30 Press Release

Rural Payments Agency

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that 97% of farmers have received their final BPS payment in the first few...

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Secretary of State speech at the UK in Horizon celebration event

Secretary of State speech at the UK in Horizon celebration event

04 December 2023 - 17:18 Speech

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

A speech delivered by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan, at the UK in Horizon...

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Response to a news report on cyber security at Sellafield

Response to a news report on cyber security at Sellafield

04 December 2023 - 17:06 Press Release

Sellafield Ltd

The Guardian has today published a series of claims about cyber security at Sellafield....

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Environment Agency to invest an additional £230k into fisheries through rod licence card change

Environment Agency to invest an additional £230k into fisheries through rod licence card change

04 December 2023 - 11:07 Press Release

Environment Agency

Environment Agency takes further steps to modernise rod licencing to increase fishing benefits for anglers...

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DIO supports largest military training exercise on Salisbury Plain

DIO supports largest military training exercise on Salisbury Plain

04 December 2023 - 10:00 News Story

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Thousands of troops have been involved in one of the largest military training exercises to take place on the Salisbury ...

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UKEF joins new international alliance to help export finance reach net zero

UKEF joins new international alliance to help export finance reach net zero

04 December 2023 - 09:47 Press Release

UK Export Finance

The UK’s export credit agency (ECA) has become a founding member of a partnership convened by the UN to help export fina...

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New chief executive at the Government Internal Audit Agency

New chief executive at the Government Internal Audit Agency

04 December 2023 - 09:00 News Story

HM Treasury

Harriet Aldridge has been appointed as chief executive for the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA)...

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UK aviation shaping its own destiny as airport slot reform consultation launched

UK aviation shaping its own destiny as airport slot reform consultation launched

04 December 2023 - 00:01 News Story

Department for Transport

With a new reform, the airport slot allocation system can have a tailored approach that works best for businesses and pa...

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Service announcement: £3.9 billion boost for more reliable train journeys in the North

Service announcement: £3.9 billion boost for more reliable train journeys in the North

04 December 2023 - 00:01 News Story

Department for Transport

Passengers will benefit from a fully-electrified line, accessible stations and more frequent services. ...

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Thousands of prison smuggling attempts thwarted

Thousands of prison smuggling attempts thwarted

04 December 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Bolstered prison security has thwarted thousands of attempts to smuggle drugs, weapons and phones behind bars as the cla...

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Project Zeus: future of test and evaluation of autonomous systems

Project Zeus: future of test and evaluation of autonomous systems

04 December 2023 - 00:00 News Story

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Industry and MOD recently teamed up to develop a future capability operating concept for the test and evaluation of auto...

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UK condemns attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea: UK government statement

UK condemns attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea: UK government statement

04 December 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Ministry of Defence statement in response to attacks on commercial shippi...

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Clean Energy Partnership: G7+ and Ukraine joint statement

Clean Energy Partnership: G7+ and Ukraine joint statement

04 December 2023 - 00:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

At COP28, G7+ countries and Ukraine launched the Clean Energy Partnership, to support the sustainable recovery and recon...

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Home Secretary unveils plan to cut net migration

Home Secretary unveils plan to cut net migration

04 December 2023 - 00:00 News Story

Home Office

The government will introduce a plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in net migration and curb abuse of the immigration ...

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PM's speech on the economy:  20 November 2023

PM's speech on the economy: 20 November 2023

04 December 2023 - 00:00 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a speech on the economy in Enfield on 20 November 2023....

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Government backs Karen Carney's blueprint to raise standards in domestic women's football

Government backs Karen Carney's blueprint to raise standards in domestic women's football

04 December 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Government agrees with the review’s recommendations including supporting the FA and NewCo in the full professionalisatio...

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The United Kingdom stands firm in continued efforts to deliver justice for Daesh’s atrocities: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The United Kingdom stands firm in continued efforts to deliver justice for Daesh’s atrocities: UK statement at the UN Security Council

04 December 2023 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by UK Political Coordinator Fergus Eckersley at the UN Security Council meeting on Iraq....

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International Cultural Diplomacy Forum

International Cultural Diplomacy Forum

04 December 2023 - 00:00 Speech

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts & Heritage Minister Lord Parkinson address the International Cultural Diplomacy Forum held by the Ukrainian Institu...

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Landmark moment for scientists, researchers and businesses as UK association to £80 billion Horizon research programme officially sealed

Landmark moment for scientists, researchers and businesses as UK association to £80 billion Horizon research programme officially sealed

04 December 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The UK’s association to the world-leading Horizon and Copernicus programmes has been officially sealed today (Monday 4 D...

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COP28: UK climate satellite contracts   

COP28: UK climate satellite contracts   

04 December 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

UK Space Agency

Two space companies have been awarded major contracts to work on a UK-led climate satellite mission, during the COP28 cl...

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Harriet Aldridge appointed as Chief Executive for the Government Internal Audit Agency

Harriet Aldridge appointed as Chief Executive for the Government Internal Audit Agency

04 December 2023 - 00:00 News Story

Government Internal Audit Agency

Harriet Aldridge joins the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) as its new Chief Executive. ...

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