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Future of cherished local pubs, museums and sports clubs secured with £12.3m levelling up boost

Future of cherished local pubs, museums and sports clubs secured with £12.3m levelling up boost

25 September 2023 - 13:08 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Forty-five treasured institutions across the United Kingdom given funding to safeguard future ...

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VAdm Andy Kyte joins as Chief of Defence Logistics and Support

VAdm Andy Kyte joins as Chief of Defence Logistics and Support

25 September 2023 - 12:44 News Story

Ministry of Defence

Vice Admiral Andy Kyte CB will lead Support operations for the Armed Forces. ...

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All storm overflows now covered by plan to clean up waterways

All storm overflows now covered by plan to clean up waterways

25 September 2023 - 11:32 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Government expands plan to tackle storm overflows, including all coastal and estuary sites?. ...

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Calder Valley flood warning sirens tested

Calder Valley flood warning sirens tested

25 September 2023 - 11:04 Press Release

Environment Agency

Eight flood warning sirens will be sounded across the upper Calder Valley as part of an annual test to help communities ...

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Government announces employment support boost for over 30,000 economically inactive young people

Government announces employment support boost for over 30,000 economically inactive young people

25 September 2023 - 11:00 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

The expansion of the Youth Offer to inactive claimants, for the first time, will begin immediately to help young people ...

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Two new appointments and two reappointments to RCEWA for four-year terms

Two new appointments and two reappointments to RCEWA for four-year terms

25 September 2023 - 11:00 News Story

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Secretary of State has appointed Dr Helen Jacobsen and Dr Caroline Shenton, and reappointed Christopher Baker and St...

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First Anniversary of Moscow Mechanism Report on Russia: Joint Statement to the OSCE

First Anniversary of Moscow Mechanism Report on Russia: Joint Statement to the OSCE

25 September 2023 - 09:43 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK and 38 other participating States mark the first anniversary of the 2022 Moscow Mechanism Report on the Russian Feder...

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World’s first fully digitalised goods shipment sent from Burnley in billion-pound Brexit boost for British businesses

World’s first fully digitalised goods shipment sent from Burnley in billion-pound Brexit boost for British businesses

25 September 2023 - 09:37 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

The first ever fully digitalised goods shipment landed in Singapore from Burnley...

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UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific strengthens regional relations with historic Northern Territory visit

UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific strengthens regional relations with historic Northern Territory visit

25 September 2023 - 09:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, will visit Australia 25-29 September to strengthen UK regional ties...

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Interim appointment of Sue McAllister as HM Chief Inspector of Probation

Interim appointment of Sue McAllister as HM Chief Inspector of Probation

25 September 2023 - 08:30 News Story

Ministry of Justice

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has announced the interim appointment of Sue McAllister as His Ma...

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Royal reappointment of Charlie Taylor as HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

Royal reappointment of Charlie Taylor as HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

24 September 2023 - 23:01 News Story

Ministry of Justice

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has announced the Royal reappointment of Charlie Taylor as His Ma...

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Nick Ephgrave QPM begins tenure as Director of the SFO

Nick Ephgrave QPM begins tenure as Director of the SFO

24 September 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) new Director, Nick Ephgrave QPM, takes up his position today. ...

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British Army trains Ukrainian soldiers in mine disposal skills

British Army trains Ukrainian soldiers in mine disposal skills

24 September 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The Royal Engineers are delivering world-leading training to Ukraine's combat engineers in Poland, with 1,500 mine detec...

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Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden’s speech to the UN General Assembly. Artificial Intelligence - the biggest transformation the world has known: 22 September 2023
Transformative student finance bill becomes law

Transformative student finance bill becomes law

22 September 2023 - 15:59 Press Release

Department for Education

The Lifelong Learning Bill becomes law, paving the way for a radical transformation of the student finance system....

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Bus fares in rural England drop 11% thanks to government's £2 fare cap

Bus fares in rural England drop 11% thanks to government's £2 fare cap

22 September 2023 - 15:39 News Story

Department for Transport

The £2 fare cap has cut travel costs, especially in rural areas, where buses are vital for people to get around....

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Media Advisory Notice: Russell Brand

Media Advisory Notice: Russell Brand

22 September 2023 - 15:21 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

The Attorney General confirms the requirement not to publish material which could prejudice any potential criminal inves...

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Government and NHS to help tackle killer heart condition

Government and NHS to help tackle killer heart condition

22 September 2023 - 15:20 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has announced measures to tackle aortic dissection, a heart condition tha...

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Government gives £1 million boost to Forestry skills training

Government gives £1 million boost to Forestry skills training

22 September 2023 - 14:52 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Funding has been extended to cover new courses in arboriculture, which cover the care, management and safety of amenity ...

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UN HRC54: Joint Statement on Syria

UN HRC54: Joint Statement on Syria

22 September 2023 - 14:50 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Joint Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, as delivered by the UK's Ambassador...

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Structural works completed on new band facility at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Structural works completed on new band facility at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

22 September 2023 - 14:39 News Story

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

A new band facility has been built at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to house and support musicians who serve in Briti...

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UN HRC54: UK Statement on Syria

UN HRC54: UK Statement on Syria

22 September 2023 - 14:03 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria. As delivered by UK Ambassador to the WTO ...

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COVID-19 variants identified in the UK – latest updates

COVID-19 variants identified in the UK – latest updates

22 September 2023 - 13:36 News Story

UK Health Security Agency

Latest updates on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in the UK....

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Step forward to online lasting powers of attorney

Step forward to online lasting powers of attorney

22 September 2023 - 13:03 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

The most vulnerable in society will be better protected as reforms to simplify and streamline lasting powers of attorney...

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NDA and Magnox funded Willie Mackie Skills Hub opens at Ayrshire College

NDA and Magnox funded Willie Mackie Skills Hub opens at Ayrshire College

22 September 2023 - 12:35 Press Release

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

The state-of-the-art building has received £499,000 in funding from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Magn...

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Tuberculosis (TB) cases continue to rise in England in 2023

Tuberculosis (TB) cases continue to rise in England in 2023

22 September 2023 - 12:30 Press Release

UK Health Security Agency

Tuberculosis (TB) cases in England increased by 7% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same timeframe in 2022....

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Four non-executive members reappointed to the board of the Independent Monitoring Authority.

Four non-executive members reappointed to the board of the Independent Monitoring Authority.

22 September 2023 - 12:22 News Story

Ministry of Justice

The Lord Chancellor has reappointed Ronnie Alexander, Joyce Cullen, Marcus Killick and Leo O’Reilly as non-executive mem...

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UN HRC54: UK Statement on Russia

UN HRC54: UK Statement on Russia

22 September 2023 - 11:56 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Russian Federation. As delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO a...

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Offenders help turn the tide against beach litter

Offenders help turn the tide against beach litter

22 September 2023 - 10:50 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Offenders will be put to work to pay back the communities they have harmed as part of a week-long nationwide clean-up of...

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Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering for Professor Dame Angela McLean

Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering for Professor Dame Angela McLean

22 September 2023 - 10:33 News Story

Government Office for Science

Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering. ...

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