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UK and Australia commit to modernising and deepening defence relationship

UK and Australia commit to modernising and deepening defence relationship

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps signed a new Defence and Security Cooperation Agreement during a visit to Canberra...

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86% of parents rank NHS staff most trusted on vaccine information

86% of parents rank NHS staff most trusted on vaccine information

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

UK Health Security Agency

UKHSA publishes its annual survey of parents to understand attitudes towards the childhood immunisation programme....

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Husband of the late Dame Barbara Windsor, Scott Mitchell, named People’s Champion for national Dementia Mission named in memory of beloved star

Husband of the late Dame Barbara Windsor, Scott Mitchell, named People’s Champion for national Dementia Mission named in memory of beloved star

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Scott Mitchell appointed People’s Champion of the national mission to beat dementia, founded in his wife Dame Barbara Wi...

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UK businesses continue to adapt to changes in UK internal market

UK businesses continue to adapt to changes in UK internal market

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Office for the Internal Market

OIM report suggests trade between UK nations is not a challenge for most, while policy design can minimise disruption. ...

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Graves of two World War One soldiers identified in France

Graves of two World War One soldiers identified in France

20 March 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Ministry of Defence

The graves of two World War One soldiers, one whose gun jammed while being attacked in freezing conditions and another w...

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UK House Price Index for January 2024

UK House Price Index for January 2024

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

HM Land Registry

The UK HPI shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland....

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Largest UK aid delivery enters Gaza to feed 275,000 people

Largest UK aid delivery enters Gaza to feed 275,000 people

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK funding to World Food Programme supports major aid delivery in Gaza via Jordanian land corridor....

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UK takes major step towards joining Indo-Pacific trade bloc

UK takes major step towards joining Indo-Pacific trade bloc

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Act receives Royal Assent....

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Smokefree generation one step closer as bill introduced

Smokefree generation one step closer as bill introduced

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will deliver on the Prime Minister's commitment to create a smokefree generation, saving thou...

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Foreign Secretary pushes for closer cooperation with Thailand

Foreign Secretary pushes for closer cooperation with Thailand

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

David Cameron heads to Thailand, one of the biggest economies in South East Asia, for his first visit as Foreign Secreta...

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Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Statement from the RPC

Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Statement from the RPC

20 March 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Regulatory Policy Committee

RPC statement about the impact assessment relating to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill...

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Geospatial Commission joins UK Centre for Seabed Mapping

Geospatial Commission joins UK Centre for Seabed Mapping

20 March 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Geospatial Commission joins initiative to increase coverage, quality and accessibility of seabed mapping data...

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100th asylum hotel set to close next week

100th asylum hotel set to close next week

20 March 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Home Office

Home Secretary delivers on plan to reduce use of asylum hotels with 100 asylum hotels returned to communities by next we...

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Prosperity and stability top of the agenda as Foreign and Defence Secretaries travel to Australia

Prosperity and stability top of the agenda as Foreign and Defence Secretaries travel to Australia

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary head to Australia for annual AUKMIN ministerial meeting. ...

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Drop in sessions to be held on proposed Essex flood scheme

Drop in sessions to be held on proposed Essex flood scheme

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Environment Agency

People living in 3 Essex villages will have the chance to find out more about a proposed new Environment Agency flood sc...

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HMRC helpline changes halted

HMRC helpline changes halted

20 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

HM Revenue & Customs

Changes to HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) helpline services are being halted while it considers how best to help taxpaye...

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Women cannot realise their potential in business, in politics, in life, if they do not have control over their own bodies: UK statement at the UN General Assembly

Women cannot realise their potential in business, in politics, in life, if they do not have control over their own bodies: UK statement at the UN General Assembly

19 March 2024 - 18:10 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador Archie Young at the UN General Assembly for the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of ...

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UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on Myanmar

UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on Myanmar

19 March 2024 - 16:10 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement for the Special Rapporteur report on Myanmar, as delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French. ...

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UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on human rights in Venezuela

UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on human rights in Venezuela

19 March 2024 - 14:54 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Interactive Dialogue with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Venezuela. Statement delivered by the ...

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The UK repeats the Council’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The UK repeats the Council’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan: UK statement at the UN Security Council

19 March 2024 - 14:30 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Deputy Political Coordinator Thomas Phipps at the UN Security Council meeting on Sudan....

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Cleaner, greener and more affordable homes for Salford

Cleaner, greener and more affordable homes for Salford

19 March 2024 - 11:41 News Story

Homes England

Largest Passivhaus affordable housing scheme in the North West completed by ECF...

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UN Human Rights Council 55: Statement on the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine

UN Human Rights Council 55: Statement on the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine

19 March 2024 - 11:36 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Rep...

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New measures to help protect poultry industry from bird flu

New measures to help protect poultry industry from bird flu

19 March 2024 - 10:53 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

New registration requirements for bird keepers in Great Britain - all bird keepers must register their birds and update ...

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UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement for Commission of Inquiry on Syria

UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement for Commission of Inquiry on Syria

19 March 2024 - 09:29 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Delivered by UK Permanent Represen...

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UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on human rights in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on human rights in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

19 March 2024 - 09:22 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of...

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£38 million boost for safer roads across England

£38 million boost for safer roads across England

19 March 2024 - 00:01 News Story

Department for Transport

Extra support for local councils aims to deliver life-saving improvements on high risk roads in England....

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UK Export Finance signs cooperation agreement with U.S. Department of Energy LPO

UK Export Finance signs cooperation agreement with U.S. Department of Energy LPO

19 March 2024 - 00:00 News Story

UK Export Finance

Memorandum of understanding signed at CERAWeek energy conference signals closer cooperation on joint financing for clean...

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Germany: Andrew Mitchell

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Germany: Andrew Mitchell

19 March 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Andrew Mitchell CMG has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, in succession to Jil...

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UK to host European Political Community meeting in July 2024 at Blenheim Palace

UK to host European Political Community meeting in July 2024 at Blenheim Palace

19 March 2024 - 00:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister will host the European Political Community meeting (EPC) on 18 July 2024, bringing together around 50...

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Government backing for AI businesses to deliver net zero with innovative technologies

Government backing for AI businesses to deliver net zero with innovative technologies

19 March 2024 - 00:00 News Story

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Government backing for UK innovators to develop AI tech to help cut emissions, accelerate renewables and boost energy ef...

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