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Works complete on vital £82 million sea wall to protect coastal Dawlish rail route

Works complete on vital £82 million sea wall to protect coastal Dawlish rail route

03 July 2023 - 05:00 News Story

Department for Transport

Passengers in South West England will benefit from a new station and more reliable train journeys that will boost local ...

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Tighter limit on industrial, power and aviation emissions, as UK leads the way to net zero

Tighter limit on industrial, power and aviation emissions, as UK leads the way to net zero

03 July 2023 - 04:30 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority has announced a package of reforms to tighten limits on industrial, power and ...

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Foreign Secretary to hail renewed “close and friendly UK-EU cooperation” in first speech to EU Parliament

Foreign Secretary to hail renewed “close and friendly UK-EU cooperation” in first speech to EU Parliament

02 July 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary sets out UK priorities for future cooperation with the EU in his first speech to the EU Parliament in ...

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UK Minister promotes British expertise and steps up engagement in Central Asia

UK Minister promotes British expertise and steps up engagement in Central Asia

02 July 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Europe Minister Leo Docherty visits Tajikistan and Turkmenistan to champion UK climate and business expertise in the reg...

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Youth services set to benefit over summer through anti-social behaviour action plan

Youth services set to benefit over summer through anti-social behaviour action plan

02 July 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young people living in anti-social behaviour hotspots in England will get more access to sport, arts and opportunities t...

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Change of British High Commissioner to Cameroon: Barry Lowen

Change of British High Commissioner to Cameroon: Barry Lowen

02 July 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mr Barry Lowen has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cameroon. ...

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Mission to map the “dark Universe” sets off on space journey

Mission to map the “dark Universe” sets off on space journey

01 July 2023 - 16:34 Press Release

UK Space Agency

A European mission to explore how gravity, dark energy and dark matter has shaped the Universe has launched following £3...

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Armed Forces & Veterans on parade for Pride in London

Armed Forces & Veterans on parade for Pride in London

01 July 2023 - 14:00 News Story

Ministry of Defence

Hundreds of LGBT+ Defence personnel attended a reception to celebrate Pride in London today, to recognise the vital role...

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One month to go until Alcohol Duty system changes

One month to go until Alcohol Duty system changes

01 July 2023 - 08:00 Press Release

HM Revenue & Customs

Today marks one month until the biggest Alcohol Duty reforms in 140 years come into effect....

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'Get around for £2' this summer as bus fare cap extended until 31 October

'Get around for £2' this summer as bus fare cap extended until 31 October

30 June 2023 - 23:15 News Story

Department for Transport

The offer will be available for single bus tickets on over 5,000 routes in England (outside London), helping passengers ...

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Prepayment meter customers to pay less for energy from today

Prepayment meter customers to pay less for energy from today

30 June 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Prepayment meter households will no longer pay more on average for their energy than direct debit customers, as the gove...

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Timeframe for accepting CE marked medical devices in Great Britain extended

Timeframe for accepting CE marked medical devices in Great Britain extended

30 June 2023 - 23:00 News Story

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

CE marked medical devices will continue to be accepted on the Great Britain market beyond 30 June 2023...

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Joint international statement following recent events in Israel and the West Bank

Joint international statement following recent events in Israel and the West Bank

30 June 2023 - 20:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK, Australia and Canada have expressed deep concern at the approval of new settlement units in the West Bank and on...

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The UK regrets the decision to withdraw the UN Mission in Mali: UK statement at the Security Council

The UK regrets the decision to withdraw the UN Mission in Mali: UK statement at the Security Council

30 June 2023 - 17:09 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Mali....

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Joint Statement by the Troika on Sudan and South Sudan

Joint Statement by the Troika on Sudan and South Sudan

30 June 2023 - 16:37 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Governments of the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom have issued a statement on the ongoing confl...

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CEN Update: Information affecting chemical measurements June 2023

CEN Update: Information affecting chemical measurements June 2023

30 June 2023 - 16:35 News Story

Government Chemist

Updates by the European standardisation organisation, CEN, some of which are relevant to chemical and bio measurements i...

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Government Chemist Conference 2023 - Report

Government Chemist Conference 2023 - Report

30 June 2023 - 16:34 News Story

Government Chemist

A report on the 2023 Government Chemist conference on 20-21 June...

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Great Love campaign highlights UK as open and welcoming place to invest

Great Love campaign highlights UK as open and welcoming place to invest

30 June 2023 - 16:32 Press Release

Cabinet Office

Pride campaign supports Great’s work boosting inward investment into the UK....

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Man receives suspended sentence for waste offences near Hull

Man receives suspended sentence for waste offences near Hull

30 June 2023 - 15:58 Press Release

Environment Agency

An East Yorkshire man received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation and costs, after illeg...

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UK and Netherlands confirm future amphibious relationship

UK and Netherlands confirm future amphibious relationship

30 June 2023 - 14:22 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The UK and Netherlands agree to explore opportunities to develop a future littoral strike platform, providing future cap...

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UN HRC53: Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women

UN HRC53: Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women

30 June 2023 - 14:17 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Panel 1: Gender-based violence against women and girls in public and political life. Statement as delivered by the UK's ...

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Come and celebrate the England Coast Path this summer in Allonby

Come and celebrate the England Coast Path this summer in Allonby

30 June 2023 - 14:12 Press Release

Natural England

Weekend packed full of free events for coastal community on national trail due to stretch around the coast of England ...

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Joint Expeditionary Force completes landmark deployment from UK to Iceland

Joint Expeditionary Force completes landmark deployment from UK to Iceland

30 June 2023 - 13:37 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

It is the first time the JEF headquarters has deployed from its permanent headquarters in London to a remote location...

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Lord Anderson publishes review of Investigatory Powers Act

Lord Anderson publishes review of Investigatory Powers Act

30 June 2023 - 13:13 News Story

Home Office

Lord Anderson has published his independent review of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016....

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PM speech launching the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan: 30 June 2023

PM speech launching the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan: 30 June 2023

30 June 2023 - 12:32 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's speech launching the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. ...

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Response: publication of Independent Review into Labour Shortages

Response: publication of Independent Review into Labour Shortages

30 June 2023 - 12:27 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Farming Minister Mark Spencer responds to today's publication (30 June) of John Shropshire's Independent Review into Lab...

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JRCM Practice Note revised

JRCM Practice Note revised

30 June 2023 - 12:07 News Story

Closed organisation: Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

Changes to JRCM Practice Note will affect how Advisers will interact with the Upper Tribunal going forward....

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All state secondary schools now have a life-saving defibrillator

All state secondary schools now have a life-saving defibrillator

30 June 2023 - 11:12 Press Release

Department for Education

5,435 defibrillators have been delivered to 3,066 secondary schools in England. ...

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Birkenhead company director prosecuted for supplying illegal security

Birkenhead company director prosecuted for supplying illegal security

30 June 2023 - 10:41 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

On Thursday 22 June 2023, a Birkenhead company director and his company were sentenced at Liverpool Magistrates' Court....

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Design software deal could harm UK digital economy

Design software deal could harm UK digital economy

30 June 2023 - 10:00 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

CMA finds Adobe’s deal to acquire Figma could mean less choice for designers of digital apps, websites and other product...

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