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Teachers’ professional development remains a work in progress

Teachers’ professional development remains a work in progress

09 May 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Ofsted

Ofsted report finds that teachers want professional development opportunities, but poor-quality training and increasing ...

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Further support for Ukraine urged at meeting of NATO defence chiefs

Further support for Ukraine urged at meeting of NATO defence chiefs

09 May 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Military support for Ukraine and a radical overhaul of NATO’s deterrence and defence topped the agenda for meeting of Al...

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UK leads the way on agricultural innovation at Washington D.C. Climate Summit

UK leads the way on agricultural innovation at Washington D.C. Climate Summit

09 May 2023 - 17:02 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

£3 million invested in the Global Fertiliser Challenge to fund new research to develop alternative fertilisers to boost ...

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Agriculture Breakthrough Ministerial Meeting: Minister Trevelyan’s speech in Washington D.C.

Agriculture Breakthrough Ministerial Meeting: Minister Trevelyan’s speech in Washington D.C.

09 May 2023 - 16:24 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan's speech at the Agriculture Breakthrough Ministerial Meeting in Washington D.C....

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The conflict in Sudan presents a significant impediment to agreeing on the final status of Abyei: UK statement at the Security Council

The conflict in Sudan presents a significant impediment to agreeing on the final status of Abyei: UK statement at the Security Council

09 May 2023 - 16:09 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on Sudan and South Sudan. ...

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Patients asked to return Emerade 300 and 500 microgram adrenaline pens for replacement

Patients asked to return Emerade 300 and 500 microgram adrenaline pens for replacement

09 May 2023 - 16:08 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Patients, or carers of patients, who carry Emerade 300 or 500 microgram adrenaline auto-injector pens should contact the...

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Syria’s chemical weapons programme is an ongoing threat to international peace and security: UK statement at the Security Council

Syria’s chemical weapons programme is an ongoing threat to international peace and security: UK statement at the Security Council

09 May 2023 - 14:50 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Deputy Political Coordinator Tom Phipps at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria....

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Magnox awards £53m clean-up contracts

Magnox awards £53m clean-up contracts

09 May 2023 - 14:36 News Story

Closed organisation: Magnox Ltd

Magnox is ready to start a major decommissioning project to clean-up and demolish four ‘blower house’ superstructures at...

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Reducing the carbon footprint of Hexham's flood defences

Reducing the carbon footprint of Hexham's flood defences

09 May 2023 - 13:45 Press Release

Environment Agency

New climate friendly, low-carbon concrete mix used for the first time in the UK to construct North East flood schemes. ...

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Young people honoured by Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd

Young people honoured by Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd

09 May 2023 - 13:44 News Story

Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations (RFCA)

Three teenagers from Gwynedd have been appointed as Lord-Lieutenant Cadets for 2023 at an awards ceremony in North Wales...

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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax) authorised for use in infants and children aged 6 months to 5 years

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax) authorised for use in infants and children aged 6 months to 5 years

09 May 2023 - 13:08 News Story

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna has met the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards to be authoris...

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Impact of extension of Medical Device Regulations transitional period and the validity of certificates in the EU

Impact of extension of Medical Device Regulations transitional period and the validity of certificates in the EU

09 May 2023 - 13:03 News Story

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The European Parliament has voted to adopt an extension of the transition period for the EU Medical Device Regulations a...

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North Sea ‘treasure map’ to grow the economy and unleash the UK’s carbon capture and storage industry

North Sea ‘treasure map’ to grow the economy and unleash the UK’s carbon capture and storage industry

09 May 2023 - 12:30 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Companies licensed to drill in North Sea to report findings to regulator in new powers brought forward in Energy Bill am...

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Hit and run driver has sentence increased

Hit and run driver has sentence increased

09 May 2023 - 11:30 News Story

Attorney General's Office

A banned driver who killed a cyclist and left him for dead has his prison term increased after the Court of Appeal revie...

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43rd Universal Periodic Review: Statement on Israel

43rd Universal Periodic Review: Statement on Israel

09 May 2023 - 11:11 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement at Israel's UPR at...

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43rd Universal Periodic Review:Statement on United Arab Emirates

43rd Universal Periodic Review:Statement on United Arab Emirates

09 May 2023 - 10:56 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement at United Arab Emi...

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New UK funding to boost education opportunities for women and girls in Southeast Asia

New UK funding to boost education opportunities for women and girls in Southeast Asia

09 May 2023 - 10:24 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

At the 2023 Education World Forum the International Development Minister launched a Girls’ Education and Skills Programm...

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Dangerous driver has prison sentence extended

Dangerous driver has prison sentence extended

09 May 2023 - 10:22 News Story

Attorney General's Office

Dangerous driver who killed another motorist before fleeing the scene has prison term increased after sentence was refer...

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Satellite merger approved after in-depth CMA probe

Satellite merger approved after in-depth CMA probe

09 May 2023 - 10:13 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

Following a provisional clearance in March, the CMA is now allowing the proposed merger of Viasat and Inmarsat to go ahe...

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Asset recovery and combatting corruption: UK statement to the OSCE

Asset recovery and combatting corruption: UK statement to the OSCE

09 May 2023 - 09:27 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Justin Addison (UK Delegation to the OSCE) tells OSCE's Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation Group that Russia’s inva...

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43rd Universal Periodic Review: UK statement on Montenegro

43rd Universal Periodic Review: UK statement on Montenegro

09 May 2023 - 08:40 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement at Montenegro’s UP...

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Last weeks to contribute to business valuation consultation

Last weeks to contribute to business valuation consultation

09 May 2023 - 08:30 News Story

Valuation Office Agency

Have your say before 7 June on proposals to disclose more information on business rates valuations....

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What the Prime Minister’s Primary Care Recovery Plan means for you

What the Prime Minister’s Primary Care Recovery Plan means for you

09 May 2023 - 08:24 News Story

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to improve access to primary care....

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Blue lights, green energy: £77 million for new zero-emission vehicle projects

Blue lights, green energy: £77 million for new zero-emission vehicle projects

09 May 2023 - 08:17 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

The schemes will support more than 4,400 jobs across the UK over the next decade, from Bath to Ballymena. ...

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Further protections for England’s coastal waterways

Further protections for England’s coastal waterways

09 May 2023 - 07:43 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Consultation to expand storm overflow reduction targets to cover all coasts, estuaries and marine protected sites....

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Factories receive government support to grow the economy, cut emissions and reduce energy costs

Factories receive government support to grow the economy, cut emissions and reduce energy costs

08 May 2023 - 23:15 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy intensive business across the UK receive government support to become more energy efficient....

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Ten Days to claim Pension Credit and qualify for £301 Cost of Living Payment

Ten Days to claim Pension Credit and qualify for £301 Cost of Living Payment

08 May 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

All pensioners on a low income should check if they qualify for Pension Credit in order to also receive a Cost of Living...

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Foreign Secretary visits Washington DC to reaffirm sustained UK-US support for Ukraine

Foreign Secretary visits Washington DC to reaffirm sustained UK-US support for Ukraine

08 May 2023 - 21:30 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will meet US Secretary of State and leading members of Congress to discuss the US and U...

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Education Secretary addresses the Education World Forum

Education Secretary addresses the Education World Forum

08 May 2023 - 16:14 Speech

Department for Education

Gillian Keegan celebrates the role of international education and promotes the benefits of embracing Artificial Intellig...

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New plan to make it easier for patients to see their GP

New plan to make it easier for patients to see their GP

07 May 2023 - 23:30 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Action to make it easier for patients to contact their GP and end the 8am rush, with £240 million given to practices acr...

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