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Extra payments for UK Armed Forces deployed to cover industrial action during festive period

Extra payments for UK Armed Forces deployed to cover industrial action during festive period

23 December 2022 - 12:52 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

More than 1,000 personnel have been trained in recent weeks to provide cover for ambulance trusts, Border Force, and fir...

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G7 foreign ministers’ virtual meeting, December 2022: chair's statement

G7 foreign ministers’ virtual meeting, December 2022: chair's statement

23 December 2022 - 12:42 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The foreign ministers of G7 countries had a call on 22 December 2022 to discuss a range of issues including Afghanistan ...

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North Korea: UK spokesperson response to firing of two short-range ballistic missiles

North Korea: UK spokesperson response to firing of two short-range ballistic missiles

23 December 2022 - 12:14 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang's Sunan area on Friday, according to...

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New King's Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor

New King's Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor

23 December 2022 - 10:59 News Story

Ministry of Justice

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 95 barristers and solicitors as new King’s Counsel (KC) in England ...

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New powers to crack down on illegal tree felling

New powers to crack down on illegal tree felling

23 December 2022 - 10:08 Press Release

Forestry Commission

Unlimited fines and prison sentences for those felling trees without a licence to be introduced ...

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Eight anglers receive penalties for illegal fishing trips

Eight anglers receive penalties for illegal fishing trips

23 December 2022 - 08:41 Press Release

Environment Agency

Fishing without a licence has cost anglers from Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Crewe total penalties of ...

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Gift yourself a life-saving vaccine this Christmas holiday

Gift yourself a life-saving vaccine this Christmas holiday

23 December 2022 - 00:15 News Story

Department of Health and Social Care

A jab this Christmas will give all eligible the life-saving protection they need this winter. ...

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Tens of thousands protected from homelessness thanks to £654 million funding boost

Tens of thousands protected from homelessness thanks to £654 million funding boost

23 December 2022 - 00:15 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

The Homelessness Prevention Grant will support vulnerable people in England who are homeless or at risk of losing their ...

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£3.6 million social prescribing funding for mental health support

£3.6 million social prescribing funding for mental health support

23 December 2022 - 00:15 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

More than £3.6 million of government funding awarded to the National Academy of Social Prescribing to support wellbeing,...

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Foreign Secretary call with the family of Harry Dunn

Foreign Secretary call with the family of Harry Dunn

22 December 2022 - 19:01 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

A statement from the Foreign Secretary following his call with the family of Harry Dunn this afternoon...

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Haitian actors must a agree a route forward to address insecurity, humanitarian and economic crises: UK Statement at the UN Security Council

Haitian actors must a agree a route forward to address insecurity, humanitarian and economic crises: UK Statement at the UN Security Council

22 December 2022 - 17:44 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council meeting on Haiti...

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UK condemns North Korea for supplying arms to Russian mercenary group fighting in Russia's illegal war in Ukraine

UK condemns North Korea for supplying arms to Russian mercenary group fighting in Russia's illegal war in Ukraine

22 December 2022 - 17:02 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK government supports the US assessment that North Korea has delivered weapons to Russia for the Wagner Group to us...

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Revocation for operator caught misleading inquiry

Revocation for operator caught misleading inquiry

22 December 2022 - 16:56 Press Release

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

The Traffic Commissioner for the London and the Southeast, Sarah Bell, recently saw a public inquiry with a serious alle...

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November 2022 Transaction Data

November 2022 Transaction Data

22 December 2022 - 15:28 News Story

HM Land Registry

This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in November 20...

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PM call with European Commission President Von der Leyen: 22 December 2022

PM call with European Commission President Von der Leyen: 22 December 2022

22 December 2022 - 14:57 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen this afternoon. ...

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Sir Laurie Magnus appointed as the Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests

Sir Laurie Magnus appointed as the Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests

22 December 2022 - 14:08 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Sir Laurie Magnus CBE has been appointed as the Prime Minister’s new Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests....

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Taliban’s closure of universities for women in Afghanistan: UK statement

Taliban’s closure of universities for women in Afghanistan: UK statement

22 December 2022 - 14:06 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

On behalf of the UK government Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon condemned the Taliban's recent decision to ban women from...

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Tenants able to buy a share of their home under Right to Shared Ownership scheme

Tenants able to buy a share of their home under Right to Shared Ownership scheme

22 December 2022 - 13:12 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

New guidance to help eligible tenants buy a share in their home for the first time, under the Right to Shared Ownership ...

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Biggest government intervention ever to keep rail fares down

Biggest government intervention ever to keep rail fares down

22 December 2022 - 12:14 News Story

Department for Transport

The intervention will help reduce the impact of high inflation for passengers....

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Richard Hamilton reappointed as a Trustee of The Royal Parks

Richard Hamilton reappointed as a Trustee of The Royal Parks

22 December 2022 - 12:00 News Story

Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

The Secretary of State has reappointed Richard Hamilton as a Trustee of The Royal Parks for four years, backdated from 3...

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Over £5 billion of action set out in latest plans to protect England’s waters

Over £5 billion of action set out in latest plans to protect England’s waters

22 December 2022 - 11:49 Press Release

Environment Agency

£5 billon of investment over five years set out to help protect and enhance England’s waters, tackling the impacts of po...

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Joint outcome statement: UK-India round six FTA negotiations

Joint outcome statement: UK-India round six FTA negotiations

22 December 2022 - 11:30 News Story

Closed organisation: Department for International Trade

Round six of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of India, and Secretary...

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SLC phishing reminder to students

SLC phishing reminder to students

22 December 2022 - 11:15 News Story

Student Loans Company

The Student Loans Company (SLC) is reminding students to be on the lookout for phishing and online scams as the next stu...

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Holiday help: holiday activity clubs continue in 2023

Holiday help: holiday activity clubs continue in 2023

22 December 2022 - 10:30 Press Release

Department for Education

Government confirms funding for holiday activities and food programme for 2023, supporting hundreds of thousands of chil...

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Performance update – December 2022

Performance update – December 2022

22 December 2022 - 10:23 News Story

Planning Inspectorate

On a monthly basis, we publish the?latest official statistics?on appeals performance, which represent the highest volume...

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Putin cannot distract from his failures: UK statement to the OSCE

Putin cannot distract from his failures: UK statement to the OSCE

22 December 2022 - 10:21 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown condemns President Putin’s disastrous invasion and the devastation, death, and suffering...

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Svitzer Mercurius report published

Svitzer Mercurius report published

22 December 2022 - 10:00 News Story

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

Tug towing pennant failure while assisting a berthing operation in Southampton, England, resulting in damage to its whee...

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UK cements 10-year-partnership with Moderna in major boost for vaccines and research

UK cements 10-year-partnership with Moderna in major boost for vaccines and research

22 December 2022 - 00:15 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Moderna to invest in mRNA research and development (R&D) in the UK, and build a state-of-the-art vaccine manufacturing c...

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Lift off for projects fuelling jet liners with bin liners

Lift off for projects fuelling jet liners with bin liners

22 December 2022 - 00:15 News Story

Department for Transport

The government has awarded funding to companies turning waste into jet fuel....

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The UK encourages the African Union and Somalia to seize this opportunity

The UK encourages the African Union and Somalia to seize this opportunity

21 December 2022 - 21:12 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Explanation of Vote by Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council on ATMIS...

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