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Hope and humanity must win out against aggression and terrorism: Lord Ahmad’s statement at the UN General Assembly

Hope and humanity must win out against aggression and terrorism: Lord Ahmad’s statement at the UN General Assembly

26 October 2023 - 23:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon at the United Nations General Assembly tenth emergency special session on G...

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Investment in childcare boosted by new resources and online tools

Investment in childcare boosted by new resources and online tools

26 October 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Education

More nursery and early years places and spaces to be delivered, with an online childcare eligibility checker to give inf...

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Seven sentenced for their involvement in alleged £770k benefit fraud

Seven sentenced for their involvement in alleged £770k benefit fraud

26 October 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

As part of the government's £900 million crackdown on fraud, seven people have been sentenced for their part in a major ...

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Condemning Hamas’ terrorism should not be controversial: UK at the UN General Assembly

Condemning Hamas’ terrorism should not be controversial: UK at the UN General Assembly

26 October 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement from a UK government spokesperson following the UN General Assembly vote on the Jordanian draft resolution on ...

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Defence Secretary travels to Middle East on regional security mission

Defence Secretary travels to Middle East on regional security mission

26 October 2023 - 17:33 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps travelled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to drive forward wo...

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Graves of two Glasgow soldiers rediscovered in Belgium

Graves of two Glasgow soldiers rediscovered in Belgium

26 October 2023 - 15:32 News Story

Ministry of Defence

The graves of two World War One soldiers, Private (Pte) Peter Keill, aged 20, of 7th Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders ...

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Government calls time on councils running four-day weeks

Government calls time on councils running four-day weeks

26 October 2023 - 15:22 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities tells councils to cease any four-day working week trials immediatel...

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DASA-funded innovators take centre stage at DSEI

DASA-funded innovators take centre stage at DSEI

26 October 2023 - 14:56 News Story

Defence and Security Accelerator

Small companies, big stage: DASA’s commitment to support SMEs shines through at the world’s biggest defence expo...

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Robust new laws to fight corruption, money laundering and fraud

Robust new laws to fight corruption, money laundering and fraud

26 October 2023 - 14:12 News Story

Home Office

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received Royal Assent on Thursday 26 October. ...

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Further action to cut methane emissions from livestock

Further action to cut methane emissions from livestock

26 October 2023 - 13:47 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Defra has committed to working with industry to reduce methane emissions in livestock through the use of methane-suppres...

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UK children and adults to be safer online as world-leading bill becomes law

UK children and adults to be safer online as world-leading bill becomes law

26 October 2023 - 12:35 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent putting rules to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online into law...

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Government Chief Scientific Adviser visits Japan and Korea 

Government Chief Scientific Adviser visits Japan and Korea 

26 October 2023 - 12:16 News Story

Government Office for Science

Professor Dame Angela McLean visited Japan and Korea to take part in discussions on science and technology, including wi...

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Pioneering river restoration project completed on military land in Wiltshire

Pioneering river restoration project completed on military land in Wiltshire

26 October 2023 - 11:32 News Story

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

A ground-breaking Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) funded project has restored an area of wetland on the River ...

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Secretary of State announces appointment of a new Chair and Members to the Board of National Museums Northern Ireland

Secretary of State announces appointment of a new Chair and Members to the Board of National Museums Northern Ireland

26 October 2023 - 11:30 Press Release

Northern Ireland Office

The Secretary of State, the Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP, has today announced the appointment of a new Chair and seven ...

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Environment Agency will investigate Horncastle Flood Scheme

Environment Agency will investigate Horncastle Flood Scheme

26 October 2023 - 10:21 Press Release

Environment Agency

Storm Babet brought significant heavy rainfall across much of the UK. On Friday 20 October, we saw at least a month's ra...

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Prime Minister's speech on AI: 26 October 2023

Prime Minister's speech on AI: 26 October 2023

26 October 2023 - 09:13 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech on how we have a global responsibility to understand and address the risks sur...

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NWS Annual Review 2022 to 2023 – Making nuclear waste permanently safe, sooner

NWS Annual Review 2022 to 2023 – Making nuclear waste permanently safe, sooner

26 October 2023 - 09:03 Press Release

Nuclear Waste Services

Report highlights safety record, GDF progress, and sustainable management of nuclear waste...

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Back to work boost for disability benefit claimants as ground-breaking employment scheme expanded

Back to work boost for disability benefit claimants as ground-breaking employment scheme expanded

26 October 2023 - 09:00 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

A pilot scheme for disabled people and people with health conditions to explore barriers to work will be rolled out to 1...

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Belfast security boss ordered to pay £8256 from proceeds of crime

Belfast security boss ordered to pay £8256 from proceeds of crime

26 October 2023 - 08:59 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

On Wednesday 11 October a Belfast man was ordered to pay £8,256 within three months by Laganside Crown Court or face a j...

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Three independent experts reappointed to ethics committee

Three independent experts reappointed to ethics committee

26 October 2023 - 08:48 News Story

Closed organisation: Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group

Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group is pleased to announce the reappointment of 3 members of the committee for a perio...

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Giles Adams appointed to the British Library Board

Giles Adams appointed to the British Library Board

26 October 2023 - 08:30 News Story

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Secretary of State has appointed Giles Adams as a Board Member of the British Library for a term of 4 years commenci...

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Three Great War soldiers buried with full military honours in Belgium

Three Great War soldiers buried with full military honours in Belgium

26 October 2023 - 07:49 News Story

Ministry of Defence

More than a century after his death, Lance Serjeant Robert Brand, a 24-year-old Glaswegian soldier has finally been laid...

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Protocol for the Collection of Honey Reference Samples

Protocol for the Collection of Honey Reference Samples

26 October 2023 - 07:43 News Story

Government Chemist

Government Chemist leads work on Protocol for the Collection of Honey Reference Samples for the Construction of Honey Au...

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Government-led coalition launches open call for bold and innovative ideas using Smart Data

Government-led coalition launches open call for bold and innovative ideas using Smart Data

25 October 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Government and business groups call on individuals, innovators, entrepreneurs, academia and civil society to share ideas...

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First of its kind grant funding approved for North Taunton estate regeneration project

First of its kind grant funding approved for North Taunton estate regeneration project

25 October 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Homes England

Homes England has awarded a grant of £5 million from the Affordable Homes Programme to Somerset Council to support the N...

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Wembley man prosecuted for working illegally

Wembley man prosecuted for working illegally

25 October 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

On 16 October, Harrow Crown Court ordered Erjon Xhika to pay a £300 fine plus £300 prosecution costs. This follows his g...

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Badenoch leads landmark trade mission to Japan ahead of G7 summit

Badenoch leads landmark trade mission to Japan ahead of G7 summit

25 October 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Britain’s most sought-after luxury fashion designers will join a landmark trade mission to Japan to boost exports to the...

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New laws passed to bolster energy security and deliver net zero

New laws passed to bolster energy security and deliver net zero

25 October 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Landmark legislation becomes law to ensure bills are affordable in the long-term....

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GAD’s research on AI and machine learning in actuarial work

GAD’s research on AI and machine learning in actuarial work

25 October 2023 - 23:00 News Story

Government Actuary's Department

The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in UK actuarial work is growing in importance. The conclusions c...

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We urge the Security Council to renew the mandate for the UN Mission in the Central African Republic: UK statement at the UN Security Council

We urge the Security Council to renew the mandate for the UN Mission in the Central African Republic: UK statement at the UN Security Council

25 October 2023 - 23:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the Central African Republic....

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