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UK orders thousands more anti-tank weapons to bolster stockpiles

UK orders thousands more anti-tank weapons to bolster stockpiles

07 December 2022 - 14:10 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

A £229 million deal will see thousands of Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) systems assembled in Northern Ir...

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GLD at the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference

GLD at the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference

07 December 2022 - 14:07 News Story

Government Legal Department

Treasury Solicitor Susanna McGibbon represented GLD and the Employed Bar at the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference on S...

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Compensation scheme for postmasters who helped expose Post Office Horizon scandal unveiled by Business Secretary

Compensation scheme for postmasters who helped expose Post Office Horizon scandal unveiled by Business Secretary

07 December 2022 - 13:34 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

The scheme, to be delivered by government and overseen by an independent advisory board, will enable these postmasters t...

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Environment Secretary speech at the Natural History Museum

Environment Secretary speech at the Natural History Museum

07 December 2022 - 12:53 Speech

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey delivered a speech at the Natural History Museum to mark the start of the UN nature...

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Minister Paul Scully's speech at the GambleAware annual conference

Minister Paul Scully's speech at the GambleAware annual conference

07 December 2022 - 12:48 Speech

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

Gambling Minister speaks ahead of the forthcoming publication of the Gambling Act Review...

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Minister Stuart Andrew's speech at the Age UK Christmas Parliamentary Reception

Minister Stuart Andrew's speech at the Age UK Christmas Parliamentary Reception

07 December 2022 - 12:43 Speech

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

Minister for Civil Society celebrates the work of Age UK and its volunteers and highlights the government's commitment t...

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Putin made a grave miscalculation when he chose to invade Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE

Putin made a grave miscalculation when he chose to invade Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE

07 December 2022 - 11:42 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) says Russia has attempted to distract from failures on the battlefield with a cam...

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Northern Ireland Secretary announces 27.5% reduction to MLA pay

Northern Ireland Secretary announces 27.5% reduction to MLA pay

07 December 2022 - 10:13 Press Release

Northern Ireland Office

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris has confirmed that he will make a determinati...

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Twelve Welsh organisations strike Gold at Hensol Castle

Twelve Welsh organisations strike Gold at Hensol Castle

07 December 2022 - 09:51 News Story

Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations (RFCA)

Twelve employers have been presented with the prestigious Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award at a special cere...

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New plans to strengthen tech ties between UK and Japan

New plans to strengthen tech ties between UK and Japan

07 December 2022 - 09:27 Press Release

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

UK and Japan to collaborate on joint digital priorities including supply chain resilience, cyber security and data....

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New Chair of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority appointed

New Chair of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority appointed

07 December 2022 - 08:17 News Story

Civil Nuclear Police Authority

Susan Johnson, OBE, has been appointed as Chair of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority....

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UK Government urges countries to agree a deal for nature as UN Convention of Biological Diversity gets underway

UK Government urges countries to agree a deal for nature as UN Convention of Biological Diversity gets underway

07 December 2022 - 00:30 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The United Kingdom Government is set to lead a coalition of high ambition countries in crucial UN talks with the aim of ...

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First Freeports launched in major economic boost

First Freeports launched in major economic boost

07 December 2022 - 00:15 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

The United Kingdom’s first Freeports in Plymouth, Solent, and Teesside are now fully up and running after receiving fina...

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UK and US announce new energy partnership

UK and US announce new energy partnership

07 December 2022 - 00:15 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The UK and US will work together to increase energy security and drive down prices, as part of a new energy partnership....

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Foreign Secretary promises honest, reliable UK investment in Africa

Foreign Secretary promises honest, reliable UK investment in Africa

07 December 2022 - 00:15 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has announced new UK support to Africa during a visit to Kenya. ...

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New 24/7 support service for victims of rape launched

New 24/7 support service for victims of rape launched

07 December 2022 - 00:01 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Victims of rape across England and Wales will have access to round-the-clock support as a new 24/7 Support Line is launc...

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Trade Minister kicks off multi-state US tour to boost state-level trade ties

Trade Minister kicks off multi-state US tour to boost state-level trade ties

07 December 2022 - 00:00 News Story

Closed organisation: Department for International Trade

Trade Minister Greg Hands will also sign the UK's third trade MoU with a US state: South Carolina....

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Government turbocharges efforts to tackle COVID-19 backlogs

Government turbocharges efforts to tackle COVID-19 backlogs

07 December 2022 - 00:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

The government is setting up an Elective Recovery Taskforce to help the NHS deliver on waiting list targets, bringing to...

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Preventing today’s challenges from turning into tomorrow’s humanitarian crises: UK statement at the General Assembly

Preventing today’s challenges from turning into tomorrow’s humanitarian crises: UK statement at the General Assembly

06 December 2022 - 20:49 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador James Kariuki outlines the UK’s vision for the humanitarian system to the UN General Assembly...

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Government to launch consultation on local support on onshore wind

Government to launch consultation on local support on onshore wind

06 December 2022 - 18:40 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

The government will consult on proposed changes to national planning policy on onshore wind development to explore how l...

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The devastating humanitarian impact of Russia’s systematic strikes on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure: UK statement at the Security Council

The devastating humanitarian impact of Russia’s systematic strikes on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure: UK statement at the Security Council

06 December 2022 - 16:58 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine ...

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Bumper year for eels on River Great Ouse

Bumper year for eels on River Great Ouse

06 December 2022 - 15:51 Press Release

Environment Agency

Over 70,000 eels have made the journey to Cambridgeshire from the Sargasso Sea – a journey of over 3,000 miles. ...

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Thousands of rural businesses receive payments from the RPA

Thousands of rural businesses receive payments from the RPA

06 December 2022 - 15:46 Press Release

Rural Payments Agency

95.3% of farmers receive their full payments in the first few days of the payment window...

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Arrests follow investigation into Bolivian people-smuggling ring

Arrests follow investigation into Bolivian people-smuggling ring

06 December 2022 - 14:32 News Story

Home Office

Suspected members of an Organised Crime Group linked to a Bolivian people-smuggling operation were arrested in south Lon...

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Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Private Josh Kennington

Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Private Josh Kennington

06 December 2022 - 12:00 News Story

Ministry of Defence

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Private Josh Kennington....

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DCMS/Wolfson arts funding to make museums and galleries more accessible for people across the country

DCMS/Wolfson arts funding to make museums and galleries more accessible for people across the country

06 December 2022 - 11:09 Press Release

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

33 museums and galleries across England are set to receive a share of £4 million from DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries...

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Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine authorised for use in infants and children aged 6 months to 4 years

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine authorised for use in infants and children aged 6 months to 4 years

06 December 2022 - 10:59 News Story

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The Comirnaty COVID vaccine has met the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards to be authorised for...

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CMA publishes emerging analysis from Road Fuel Market Study

CMA publishes emerging analysis from Road Fuel Market Study

06 December 2022 - 09:30 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

Emerging analysis of the scale of rising fuel prices and the underlying causes has today been published by the CMA....

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Hearing implants merger could mean worse deal for NHS and patients

Hearing implants merger could mean worse deal for NHS and patients

06 December 2022 - 07:00 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

The merger of 2 leading providers of hearing implants could lead to higher prices for the NHS, and reduced quality and s...

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Investment to shield schools from high energy bills and boost to budgets

Investment to shield schools from high energy bills and boost to budgets

06 December 2022 - 00:15 Press Release

Department for Education

£500m for energy efficiency upgrades in schools and colleges, and extra £2bn for schools next year to be split between m...

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