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£267 million to boost local drug and alcohol treatment

£267 million to boost local drug and alcohol treatment

13 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Every local authority across England to be allocated additional funding to help combat drug and alcohol misuse....

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PM statement on Armistice Day protests: 11 November 2023

PM statement on Armistice Day protests: 11 November 2023

11 November 2023 - 19:05 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak released a statement. ...

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The Prime Minister's message for Diwali 2023

The Prime Minister's message for Diwali 2023

11 November 2023 - 16:00 News Story

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sends his best wishes for Diwali. ...

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His Majesty The King to unite nation in annual two-minute silence to remember fallen heroes

His Majesty The King to unite nation in annual two-minute silence to remember fallen heroes

11 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

His Majesty The King will lead the nation, alongside the Prime Minister and defence chiefs, in a two-minute silence to r...

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We must see humanitarian pauses that allow enough time for aid into Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council

We must see humanitarian pauses that allow enough time for aid into Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council

10 November 2023 - 22:46 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza. ...

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Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey  addresses United for Wildlife

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey addresses United for Wildlife

10 November 2023 - 17:11 Speech

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey discusses UK ambition to tackle the illegal wildlife trade in Singapore. ...

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Dog vaccines imported from Thailand seized

Dog vaccines imported from Thailand seized

10 November 2023 - 15:20 News Story

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Vanguard HTLP 5/L seized at Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre....

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Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee recruits new members

Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee recruits new members

10 November 2023 - 13:20 Press Release

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency is looking for new members to join the Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC)....

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Oxfordshire Advanced Skills completes £13m expansion

Oxfordshire Advanced Skills completes £13m expansion

10 November 2023 - 12:43 Press Release

UK Atomic Energy Authority

A new £13m extension has been opened at Oxfordshire Advanced Skills, at UKAEA's Culham Campus, launching new opportuniti...

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Isle of Man: revised Personal Injury Discount Rate

Isle of Man: revised Personal Injury Discount Rate

10 November 2023 - 12:33 News Story

Government Actuary's Department

The Personal Injury Discount Rate in the Isle of Man has been updated, using advice provided by GAD. It relates to sums ...

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New deputies appointed as Alun Francis confirmed as SMC Chair

New deputies appointed as Alun Francis confirmed as SMC Chair

10 November 2023 - 11:59 News Story

Closed organisation: Equality Hub

Alun Francis has been appointed permanent Chair of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC), with Resham Kotecha and Rob Wil...

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Close defence ties with US reaffirmed as minister visits British aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia

Close defence ties with US reaffirmed as minister visits British aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia

10 November 2023 - 11:24 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Minister for the Armed Forces, James Heappey, met key figures in Washington DC to discuss bilateral defence cooperation....

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Announcement of Brigadier Philip McNee as Surgeon General

Announcement of Brigadier Philip McNee as Surgeon General

10 November 2023 - 10:51 News Story

Closed organisation: Strategic Command

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of Brigadier Philip McNee as the next Surgeon General (SG), in the ran...

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Appointments of Commissioner to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

Appointments of Commissioner to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

10 November 2023 - 10:08 News Story

Northern Ireland Office

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland invites applications for the appointment of a new member of the Equality Com...

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Affordable housing in rural areas boosted by launch of new scheme  

Affordable housing in rural areas boosted by launch of new scheme  

10 November 2023 - 10:04 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

New grant scheme will bring forward small-scale developments which meet the needs of the community...

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British businesses avoid tariff cliff edge with Mexico

British businesses avoid tariff cliff edge with Mexico

10 November 2023 - 09:56 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

British goods remain eligible for reduced or zero tariffs to Mexico after UK secures extension to ‘rules of origin’ prov...

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Tax credits recipients to receive Cost of Living Payment from today

Tax credits recipients to receive Cost of Living Payment from today

10 November 2023 - 00:01 Press Release

HM Revenue & Customs

Tax credits customers will receive the autumn Cost of Living Payment between 10 and 19 November 2023....

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International Contact Group of senior officials and special envoys to the Great Lakes: statement

International Contact Group of senior officials and special envoys to the Great Lakes: statement

10 November 2023 - 00:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes, chaired by the UK in London on 8 November 2023, gave a statement on...

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We must adapt for an ageing population says Chief Medical Officer

We must adapt for an ageing population says Chief Medical Officer

10 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Professor Chris Whitty's annual report says we can improve older citizens' quality of life, and this should be a major a...

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JCVI advises on gonorrhoea and mpox vaccinations

JCVI advises on gonorrhoea and mpox vaccinations

10 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

UK Health Security Agency

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the UK government on vaccination and immunisation mat...

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30,000 Ukrainian recruits trained in largest UK military training effort since Second World War

30,000 Ukrainian recruits trained in largest UK military training effort since Second World War

10 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Total number of Ukrainian soldiers trained under UK Armed Forces programmes is now more than 52,000...

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UK leads international crackdown on crypto tax evaders

UK leads international crackdown on crypto tax evaders

10 November 2023 - 00:00 News Story

HM Treasury

The UK has today, 10 November 2023, agreed an historic joint statement with 48 countries to help combat criminals using ...

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Skills training to be transformed with innovative projects   

Skills training to be transformed with innovative projects   

10 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Education

People across the country set to benefit from more skills training, with £200 million to help them launch careers in ke...

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West Bromwich man prosecuted for working illegally at a Birmingham bar

West Bromwich man prosecuted for working illegally at a Birmingham bar

09 November 2023 - 18:18 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

On 30 June 2023 a West Bromwich man was convicted at Birmingham Magistrates' Court for working illegally as a door super...

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"Philanthropy Past, Present and Future"

09 November 2023 - 17:55 Speech

The Charity Commission

Charity Commission Chair gives Dame Shirley lecture at University of Kent...

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The UK will work with our partners towards a two-state solution: UK statement at the UN Fourth Committee

The UK will work with our partners towards a two-state solution: UK statement at the UN Fourth Committee

09 November 2023 - 17:49 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Explanation of vote by Ambassador to the General Assembly Richard Croker at the UN Fourth Committee. ...

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Thousands diagnosed with HIV, hepatitis B and C following programme

Thousands diagnosed with HIV, hepatitis B and C following programme

09 November 2023 - 17:00 Press Release

UK Health Security Agency

An emergency department opt-out testing programme for bloodborne viruses has helped to diagnose thousands of people with...

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Human rights violations in Xinjiang: joint statement at the UN Third Committee

Human rights violations in Xinjiang: joint statement at the UN Third Committee

09 November 2023 - 15:28 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador James Kariuki gave a joint statement by the UK and 50 other countries at the United Nations Third Committee o...

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MHRA joins global regulatory partners in celebrating ten years of international medicines regulatory cooperation

MHRA joins global regulatory partners in celebrating ten years of international medicines regulatory cooperation

09 November 2023 - 15:26 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

As a founding member and former chair of the?International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA), the Me...

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Latest situation in Nagorno-Karabakh: UK statement to the OSCE

Latest situation in Nagorno-Karabakh: UK statement to the OSCE

09 November 2023 - 14:56 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown welcomes Armenian efforts to support the 100,000 people displaced by September's militar...

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