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Third business rates agent suspended

Third business rates agent suspended

28 January 2025 - 09:17 News Story

Valuation Office Agency

VOA continues its investigation into potential breaches of its standards....

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Final permit consultation for Lower Hare Farm landfill, Devon

Final permit consultation for Lower Hare Farm landfill, Devon

28 January 2025 - 09:07 Press Release

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency has launched its final consultation today on a permit application to open a landfill site at Lowe...

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Minister visits Sri Lanka strengthening UK partnership and boosting growth

Minister visits Sri Lanka strengthening UK partnership and boosting growth

28 January 2025 - 08:59 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West visits Sri Lanka with a focus on boosting exports and economic growth....

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Stricter age-verification checks for all knife retailers

Stricter age-verification checks for all knife retailers

28 January 2025 - 08:25 News Story

Home Office

Stricter age verification checks and a ban on doorstep drops will be introduced to greater protect young people from kni...

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Pension reforms to go further to unlock billions to drive growth and boost working peoples’ pension pots

Pension reforms to go further to unlock billions to drive growth and boost working peoples’ pension pots

28 January 2025 - 00:05 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Working people and businesses are set to benefit from new rules that will give more flexibility over how occupational de...

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Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over 2025 to 2026 funding contract

Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over 2025 to 2026 funding contract

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

The consultation will set the future direction for the community pharmacy sector....

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Section 106 affordable housing: call for next level support to new clearing service as registrations near 300 in first 50 days

Section 106 affordable housing: call for next level support to new clearing service as registrations near 300 in first 50 days

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Homes England

Home builders and providers looking to sell or buy homes, built as part of Section 106 planning agreements, urged to max...

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Report 02/2025: Derailment of a passenger train at Grange-over-Sands

Report 02/2025: Derailment of a passenger train at Grange-over-Sands

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Rail Accident Investigation Branch

RAIB has today released its report into a derailment of a passenger train at Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, 22 March 2024....

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AI sensors on fridges and kettles helping vulnerable people to live independently

AI sensors on fridges and kettles helping vulnerable people to live independently

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Councils are leveraging AI and technology to enhance public services, save money, and improve living standards, aligning...

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The UK urges Israel to ensure that UNRWA can continue its lifesaving operations: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The UK urges Israel to ensure that UNRWA can continue its lifesaving operations: UK statement at the UN Security Council

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting ...

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New humanitarian support for Gaza as ceasefire allows operations to scale up

New humanitarian support for Gaza as ceasefire allows operations to scale up

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Minister for Development announces new £17 million package to support thousands of civilians across the Occupied Pal...

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New 'global growth team' appointed by Trade Secretary

New 'global growth team' appointed by Trade Secretary

28 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

A new ‘global growth team’ of UK Trade Envoys has today been appointed by the Trade Secretary to drive UK exports and in...

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The ICC has a key role in ensuring perpetrators are held accountable for crimes committed in Darfur: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The ICC has a key role in ensuring perpetrators are held accountable for crimes committed in Darfur: UK statement at the UN Security Council

27 January 2025 - 21:35 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting ...

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PM speech at Holocaust Memorial Day UK National Ceremony: 27 January 2025

PM speech at Holocaust Memorial Day UK National Ceremony: 27 January 2025

27 January 2025 - 18:00 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech at the Holocaust Memorial Day UK National Ceremony today. ...

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Woodland restoration boost after Teesside company civil sanction

Woodland restoration boost after Teesside company civil sanction

27 January 2025 - 17:06 Press Release

Environment Agency

A woodland restoration project has received a boost after a Teesside company paid £290,000 to Tees Valley Wildlife Trust...

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Veterans and personnel uncover Iron Age treasures at RAF airfield

Veterans and personnel uncover Iron Age treasures at RAF airfield

27 January 2025 - 15:30 News Story

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Artefacts from a Celtic chariot found at RAF Valley have been officially declared treasure....

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Belarus Presidential Election: Joint Statement, January 2025

Belarus Presidential Election: Joint Statement, January 2025

27 January 2025 - 15:28 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Australia, Canada, the EU, New Zealand and the UK have released a joint statement following Belarus’ sham presidential e...

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UK applies fresh sanctions following sham election in Belarus

UK applies fresh sanctions following sham election in Belarus

27 January 2025 - 15:22 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK has sanctioned 9 individuals and defence sector entities in Belarus in coordination with Canada....

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PM call with Taoiseach Martin of Ireland: 27 January 2025

PM call with Taoiseach Martin of Ireland: 27 January 2025

27 January 2025 - 14:42 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin this morning....

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UK Government in Scotland marks Holocaust Memorial Day

UK Government in Scotland marks Holocaust Memorial Day

27 January 2025 - 13:22 Press Release

Scotland Office

Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill marked Holocaust Memorial Day by urging Scots to "unite in the stand against hat...

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UK drives green growth by connecting millions to electricity across Africa

UK drives green growth by connecting millions to electricity across Africa

27 January 2025 - 13:15 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Minister for Africa Lord Collins announces support to extend electricity access to millions across Africa....

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Attorney General’s Civil Panel Counsel, London applications open

Attorney General’s Civil Panel Counsel, London applications open

27 January 2025 - 12:39 News Story

Government Legal Department

The competition to refresh the London A, B and C panels is open until Wednesday 5 March ...

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A catalogue of errors

A catalogue of errors

27 January 2025 - 10:58 Press Release

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

The case of K & B Haulage Limited, recently heard by the Traffic Commissioner for the West of England, Kevin Rooney, has...

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Government to clean up communities with deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and cans

Government to clean up communities with deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and cans

27 January 2025 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Introduction of deposit return scheme will be a step forward in ending the throwaway society and cleaning up Britain ...

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Digital job opportunities at Dstl

Digital job opportunities at Dstl

27 January 2025 - 00:01 News Story

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Help maintain and improve the digital services and infrastructure that enable Dstl's vital science and technology work f...

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Foreign Secretary speech on Holocaust Memorial Day: January 2025

Foreign Secretary speech on Holocaust Memorial Day: January 2025

27 January 2025 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign Secretary David Lammy gave a speech at the annual Holocaust Memorial Day reception co-hosted with the Israel...

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Readout: Foreign Secretary meeting with US Secretary of State

Readout: Foreign Secretary meeting with US Secretary of State

27 January 2025 - 00:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: 27 January 2025 ...

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Human case of avian flu detected in England

Human case of avian flu detected in England

27 January 2025 - 00:00 News Story

UK Health Security Agency

UKHSA confirms rare case of bird flu A(H5N1) in the West Midlands region....

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New Guidance for Evaluating the Impact of AI Tools

New Guidance for Evaluating the Impact of AI Tools

27 January 2025 - 00:00 News Story

Evaluation Task Force

The Evaluation Task Force have recently published a new annex to the Magenta Book which covers best practice for impact ...

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Foreign Secretary marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation on Holocaust Memorial Day

Foreign Secretary marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation on Holocaust Memorial Day

27 January 2025 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will co-host the FCDO's annual Holocaust Memorial Day reception with the Israeli Embassy t...

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