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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Qatar: Neerav Patel

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Qatar: Neerav Patel

06 September 2023 - 23:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Neerav Patel has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Qatar....

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Industry and national security heavyweights to power UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce

Industry and national security heavyweights to power UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce

06 September 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Leading names from national security to computer science will advise the UK government on the risks and opportunities fr...

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Come and celebrate the England Coast Path this summer in South Shields

Come and celebrate the England Coast Path this summer in South Shields

06 September 2023 - 14:23 Press Release

Natural England

A weekend of summer activities is being held on the glorious South Shields shoreline this September to celebrate the Kin...

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Man who posed for selfies as he piloted small boat jailed

Man who posed for selfies as he piloted small boat jailed

06 September 2023 - 14:14 News Story

Home Office

An Egyptian man who posed for selfies while piloting a small boat with 50 migrants on board has been jailed for 3 years ...

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Cambridge Born Royal Army Medical Corps Doctor's Grave Rededicated in France.

Cambridge Born Royal Army Medical Corps Doctor's Grave Rededicated in France.

06 September 2023 - 14:09 News Story

Ministry of Defence

The grave of Captain (Capt) Frederick Arthur John Robertson Brooke, a doctor killed aged 55 during World War One whilst ...

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A re-inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

A re-inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

06 September 2023 - 13:51 News Story

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

In line with his 2023-24 inspection plan, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has commenced a re-...

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Get ready for payment as the 23/24 academic year begins

Get ready for payment as the 23/24 academic year begins

06 September 2023 - 13:51 News Story

Student Loans Company

Jackie Currie, Executive Director of Operations, explains how SLC is preparing to make Maintenance Loan payments to stud...

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UK Export Finance strengthens ties with Japan’s export credit agency NEXI

UK Export Finance strengthens ties with Japan’s export credit agency NEXI

06 September 2023 - 13:00 Press Release

UK Export Finance

UK Export Finance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, the Japanese exp...

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Mark McAllister set to become next Ofgem Chair

Mark McAllister set to become next Ofgem Chair

06 September 2023 - 12:52 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mark McAllister is named as the government’s preferred candidate to be the next Chair of Ofgem, the energy regulator....

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List of education settings with confirmed RAAC published

List of education settings with confirmed RAAC published

06 September 2023 - 12:27 News Story

Department for Education

As of today, fewer than 1% of all education settings have confirmed cases of RAAC. ...

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Seminar on Lobbying, improving transparency and ethical standards

Seminar on Lobbying, improving transparency and ethical standards

06 September 2023 - 12:24 News Story

Closed organisation: Committee on Standards in Public Life

The Committee on Standards in Public Life will be holding a short evidence gathering seminar on lobbying on 21 September...

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The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023 - Impact Assessment statement from the RPC

The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023 - Impact Assessment statement from the RPC

06 September 2023 - 12:00 News Story

Regulatory Policy Committee

Regulatory Policy Committee statement about the impact assessment relating to The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Sch...

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Charity Commission CEO to conclude term of office in 2024

Charity Commission CEO to conclude term of office in 2024

06 September 2023 - 11:08 Press Release

The Charity Commission

Dr Helen Stephenson, the Charity Commission's longest serving Chief Executive, has announced her decision to step down f...

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Three Board Members reappointed to the British Library

Three Board Members reappointed to the British Library

06 September 2023 - 11:00 News Story

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has reappointed Dr Jeremy Silver, Laela Pakpour Tabrizi and Dr Wei Y...

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Solicitor General's Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime speech

Solicitor General's Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime speech

06 September 2023 - 10:51 Speech

Attorney General's Office

The Solicitor General Michael Tomlinson KC MP delivers an opening address at the Cambridge International Symposium on Ec...

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Joint Statement of the Japan-UK Strategic Economic Policy and Trade Dialogue

Joint Statement of the Japan-UK Strategic Economic Policy and Trade Dialogue

06 September 2023 - 10:31 News Story

Department for Business and Trade

Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade held the first Japa...

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DBS supports the education sector to safeguard children

DBS supports the education sector to safeguard children

06 September 2023 - 10:00 Press Release

Disclosure and Barring Service

The Disclosure and Barring Service is playing a vital role in helping ensure the highest standards of safeguarding acros...

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Russian Wagner Group declared terrorists

Russian Wagner Group declared terrorists

06 September 2023 - 09:49 News Story

Home Office

A draft proscription order is being laid in Parliament today, making it illegal to support Wagner Group and punishable b...

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Temple Footbridge to remain closed

Temple Footbridge to remain closed

06 September 2023 - 08:46 News Story

Environment Agency

Temple Footbridge crosses the River Thames west of Temple Lock near Marlow. Bridge specialists have advised that immedia...

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RSH publishes regulatory judgement for Octavia Housing

RSH publishes regulatory judgement for Octavia Housing

06 September 2023 - 08:30 Press Release

Regulator of Social Housing

Octavia Housing has breached the economic standards and, as a result, it has been downgraded to V3 / G3 status....

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UK science facility that kickstarted Covid drug development granted £500 million upgrade fund

UK science facility that kickstarted Covid drug development granted £500 million upgrade fund

05 September 2023 - 23:15 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science and Technology Secretary announces that the Diamond Light Source science facility in Oxfordshire will be upgrade...

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AAIB Formal Report: Leonardo AW169 (G-VSKP), fatal accident at King Power Stadium, Leicester, on 27 October 2018

AAIB Formal Report: Leonardo AW169 (G-VSKP), fatal accident at King Power Stadium, Leicester, on 27 October 2018

05 September 2023 - 23:05 News Story

Air Accidents Investigation Branch

A Leonardo AW169 helicopter was climbing out of King Power Stadium, Leicester, when it departed from controlled flight a...

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National expansion of blue plaques schemes

National expansion of blue plaques schemes

05 September 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The official London blue plaque scheme which commemorates the residencies of notable figures will be expanded across Eng...

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya: Martin Longden

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya: Martin Longden

05 September 2023 - 23:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Dr Martin Longden CMG OBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya ...

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Foreign Secretary welcomes next British Council Chair

Foreign Secretary welcomes next British Council Chair

05 September 2023 - 16:45 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly's statement, welcoming Dr Paul Thompson as the next Chair of the British Council....

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£880k available for proposals to help reduce cyber risk across defence

£880k available for proposals to help reduce cyber risk across defence

05 September 2023 - 15:58 News Story

Defence and Security Accelerator

DASA has launched a new Themed Competition to help quantify and reduce cyber risk across defence and enhance digital res...

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Russia has increasingly used this Council as a platform for propaganda and disinformation: UK statement at the Security Council

Russia has increasingly used this Council as a platform for propaganda and disinformation: UK statement at the Security Council

05 September 2023 - 15:54 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Working Methods of the Security Council....

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UK strengthens defence export ties with Poland

UK strengthens defence export ties with Poland

05 September 2023 - 15:42 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The UK and Poland have strengthened their defence ties today as Defence Minister James Cartlidge visited MSPO in Kielce,...

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Local areas supported to progress onshore windfarms

Local areas supported to progress onshore windfarms

05 September 2023 - 13:59 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

New changes that come into effect today will help supportive communities take forward onshore wind projects. ...

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MHRA approves Pfizer/BioNTech’s adapted COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) that targets Omicron XBB.1.5

MHRA approves Pfizer/BioNTech’s adapted COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) that targets Omicron XBB.1.5

05 September 2023 - 13:07 News Story

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The vaccine was approved after it was found to meet the UK regulator's standards of safety, quality and effectiveness...

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