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New campaign to boost free bus travel this summer

New campaign to boost free bus travel this summer

14 July 2023 - 23:15 News Story

Department for Transport

Take the Bus campaign encourages older people to make the most of free bus travel. ...

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Disadvantaged students to benefit from government's Turing Scheme

Disadvantaged students to benefit from government's Turing Scheme

14 July 2023 - 23:05 Press Release

Department for Education

Over 40,000 people across the UK will get the transformational opportunity to study or work abroad in over 160 destinati...

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Sexual violence in conflict is reprehensible, it's abhorrent, and it is our responsibility to act: Lord Ahmad's statement at the Security Council

Sexual violence in conflict is reprehensible, it's abhorrent, and it is our responsibility to act: Lord Ahmad's statement at the Security Council

14 July 2023 - 17:46 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon at the United Nations Security Council open debate on conflict-related sexu...

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UN HRC53: Statement on human rights situation in Ukraine

UN HRC53: Statement on human rights situation in Ukraine

14 July 2023 - 15:28 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement on cooperation with and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights, as delivered by UK Ambassador to t...

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New arrangement expands work opportunities for Canadian and British youth

New arrangement expands work opportunities for Canadian and British youth

14 July 2023 - 15:26 News Story

Home Office

The governments of Canada and the United Kingdom are committed to providing Canadian and British youth with work opportu...

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We must go faster and further to turbocharge SDG progress: UK statement at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
UN HRC53: UK General Comment on violence against women and girls

UN HRC53: UK General Comment on violence against women and girls

14 July 2023 - 15:02 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

General Comment on Violence against Women and Girls, as delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French. ...

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Chris Train OBE appointed as interim Chair of the NDA

Chris Train OBE appointed as interim Chair of the NDA

14 July 2023 - 15:01 News Story

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Chris Train OBE has been appointed as interim Chair of the of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. ...

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This resolution extends and strengthens the mandate for the UN’s vital work in Haiti: Lord Ahmad's statement at the Security Council

This resolution extends and strengthens the mandate for the UN’s vital work in Haiti: Lord Ahmad's statement at the Security Council

14 July 2023 - 14:44 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Explanation of vote by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Haiti....

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How the cost of e-bikes from China impacts consumers and sellers

How the cost of e-bikes from China impacts consumers and sellers

14 July 2023 - 14:42 News Story

Trade Remedies Authority

The TRA has launched a survey, aimed at retailers and consumers, to understand the economic impact of tariffs paid on e-...

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Aviation climate commitment and £115 million combat air technology boosts at RIAT

Aviation climate commitment and £115 million combat air technology boosts at RIAT

14 July 2023 - 14:06 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

A £115m contract will create a ‘flying electronics laboratory’ to develop our future combat air technology, it has been ...

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2023 Uzbek presidential elections: UK statement to the OSCE

2023 Uzbek presidential elections: UK statement to the OSCE

14 July 2023 - 13:56 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Deputy Ambassador Brown urges Uzbekistan to implement the recommendations made by ODIHR observation missions....

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Colorado potato beetle confirmed in Hampshire

Colorado potato beetle confirmed in Hampshire

14 July 2023 - 11:41 Press Release

Animal and Plant Health Agency

Public asked to remain vigilant after the APHA confirmed the finding of a single adult Colorado potato beetle in Hampshi...

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UKHSA update on avian influenza

UKHSA update on avian influenza

14 July 2023 - 11:30 News Story

UK Health Security Agency

Latest update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on the risk to human health from avian influenza (influenza A H...

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Media Freedom Coalition statement on the attack on journalist Elena Milashina and Alexander Nemov

Media Freedom Coalition statement on the attack on journalist Elena Milashina and Alexander Nemov

14 July 2023 - 11:04 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

26 members of the Media Freedom Coalition have issued a joint statement following the attack on journalist Elena Milashi...

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CMA clears Copart/Hills Motors merger

CMA clears Copart/Hills Motors merger

14 July 2023 - 11:00 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

The CMA has cleared the completed purchase of Hills Motors by Copart after an in-depth phase 2 investigation...

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Industry expert appointed to support Advanced Manufacturing Regulation Review

Industry expert appointed to support Advanced Manufacturing Regulation Review

14 July 2023 - 11:00 News Story

HM Treasury

Brian Holliday will support work investigating the pro-innovation regulation of advanced manufacturing, one of the Chanc...

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People smugglers who brought in illegal migrants in car boots jailed

People smugglers who brought in illegal migrants in car boots jailed

14 July 2023 - 10:48 News Story

Home Office

The men were sentenced to over six years in prison for smuggling seven Indian migrants into the UK....

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Waste tyre offences in Calderdale and Bradford result in suspended prison sentences

Waste tyre offences in Calderdale and Bradford result in suspended prison sentences

14 July 2023 - 10:29 Press Release

Environment Agency

A joint operation by the Environment Agency, Calderdale Council, Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue tar...

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All systems are go for new space degree apprenticeship

All systems are go for new space degree apprenticeship

14 July 2023 - 09:45 Press Release

Department for Education

Government launches new opportunity to launch an exciting career in space engineering...

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Situation in Sudan: joint statement from members of the International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict

Situation in Sudan: joint statement from members of the International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict

14 July 2023 - 09:31 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Members of the International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI), issued a joint statement on the ...

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South Yorkshire named as first UK Investment Zone

South Yorkshire named as first UK Investment Zone

14 July 2023 - 09:30 News Story

HM Treasury

Communities in the region are set to benefit from thousands of new jobs and £1.2 billion of investment...

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Deadline extended: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Pakistan

Deadline extended: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Pakistan

14 July 2023 - 09:27 News Story

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

The closing date for expressions of interest has been extended to Thursday, 20 July 2023....

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The challenge today: NHS 75 and post pandemic

The challenge today: NHS 75 and post pandemic

14 July 2023 - 08:56 Speech

Department of Health and Social Care

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care gave a speech at the Centre for Policy Studies ahead of the 75th anniv...

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London at risk of measles outbreaks with modelling estimating tens of thousands of cases

London at risk of measles outbreaks with modelling estimating tens of thousands of cases

14 July 2023 - 08:30 Press Release

UK Health Security Agency

UKHSA modelling suggests that, unless MMR vaccination rates improve, London could see a measles outbreak with tens of th...

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The UK condemns the DPRK’s launch of yet another inter-continental ballistic missile: UK statement at the Security Council
The UK supports the International Criminal Court to deliver justice for the people of Darfur: UK statement at the Security Council

The UK supports the International Criminal Court to deliver justice for the people of Darfur: UK statement at the Security Council

13 July 2023 - 20:45 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the Sudan International Criminal Court inves...

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NHS staff receive pay rise

NHS staff receive pay rise

13 July 2023 - 19:46 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Most eligible dentists and doctors will receive at least a 6% pay rise. Pay for junior doctors will be increased by an a...

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Thousands of unlicensed medical products seized in morning of raids in Bolton

Thousands of unlicensed medical products seized in morning of raids in Bolton

13 July 2023 - 17:09 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) seized a quantity of su...

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28th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide: UK statement to the OSCE

28th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide: UK statement to the OSCE

13 July 2023 - 17:07 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Deputy Ambassador Brown remembers the victims of the Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, highlighting that we...

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