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Eel travel around Somerset made easier

Eel travel around Somerset made easier

27 May 2025 - 14:08 Press Release

Natural England

Natural England teams up with Parrett Internal Drainage Board to ease eel travel around the Somerset wetlands ditch netw...

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New posters promoting button battery safety

New posters promoting button battery safety

27 May 2025 - 13:42 News Story

Office for Product Safety and Standards

New posters promoting button battery safety provide 5 top tips to keep children safe....

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Largest ever UK defence AI trial conducted across land, sea and air

Largest ever UK defence AI trial conducted across land, sea and air

27 May 2025 - 11:57 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Sailors and air crews are set to benefit from new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities following the UK's largest e...

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New Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General's Office appointed

New Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General's Office appointed

27 May 2025 - 11:48 News Story

Attorney General's Office

Douglas Wilson KC (Hon) OBE, Director General of the Attorney General's Office, is pleased to announce Michael Padfield ...

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Open Innovation Team's AI work at the Department for Education

Open Innovation Team's AI work at the Department for Education

27 May 2025 - 10:55 News Story

Open Innovation Team

Secretary of State for Education highlights Open Innovation Team in Education World Forum speech...

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UK announces new action to detect hostile state activity using AI, on visit to the Arctic

UK announces new action to detect hostile state activity using AI, on visit to the Arctic

27 May 2025 - 10:40 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK is stepping up its efforts to safeguard national security by leveraging AI to detect hostile state activity in th...

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Carer who sexually abused disabled child has sentence increased

Carer who sexually abused disabled child has sentence increased

27 May 2025 - 10:21 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

A carer who sexually abused a disabled child in his care has had his sentence more than doubled increased following an i...

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London man convicted of possession of two forged SIA licences

London man convicted of possession of two forged SIA licences

27 May 2025 - 10:15 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

A man found in possession of 2 forged SIA licences has pleaded guilty to fraud and been ordered to pay £2,600 in fines a...

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Next generation of builders and carers set to rebuild Britain

Next generation of builders and carers set to rebuild Britain

27 May 2025 - 09:59 Press Release

Department for Education

Government announces radical skills reforms giving young people opportunity to develop skills in priority areas for the ...

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Near miss with track workers at Bookham Tunnel

Near miss with track workers at Bookham Tunnel

27 May 2025 - 08:58 News Story

Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Investigation into a near miss between a passenger train and a team of track workers at Bookham Tunnel, Surrey, 29 April...

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Chad: Helena Owen

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Chad: Helena Owen

27 May 2025 - 07:48 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Helena Owen has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Chad....

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Graves of Missing World War 1 Soldiers Identified in Belgium

Graves of Missing World War 1 Soldiers Identified in Belgium

27 May 2025 - 06:52 News Story

Ministry of Defence

More than a century after their deaths, the previously unmarked graves of Second Lieutenant William Knight and Private J...

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Landmark mine water heat scheme goes live in Wales

Landmark mine water heat scheme goes live in Wales

26 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Mining Remediation Authority

Wales' first commercial mine water heat scheme goes live in Ammanford to provide low-carbon heat to a nearby industrial ...

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Fresh UK-EU collaboration on AI to unlock new avenues for innovation and research

Fresh UK-EU collaboration on AI to unlock new avenues for innovation and research

26 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Building on the UK’s new deal with the EU, plans launched to supercharge AI collaboration across Europe. ...

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UK's Trade Envoy visits Paraguay

UK's Trade Envoy visits Paraguay

26 May 2025 - 18:56 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Fabian Hamilton, United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy for Southern Cone, visited Paraguay for the first time...

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Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Non-Executive Board Member

Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Non-Executive Board Member

26 May 2025 - 09:00 News Story

Cabinet Office

New appointment to the Cabinet Office Board...

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Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Lead Non-Executive Board Member

Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Lead Non-Executive Board Member

26 May 2025 - 09:00 News Story

Cabinet Office

New appointment to the Cabinet Office Board ...

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Faster cancer treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines

Faster cancer treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines

25 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Thousands of cancer patients will see faster treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines....

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‘Get on and Build' Deputy Prime Minister urges housebuilders

‘Get on and Build' Deputy Prime Minister urges housebuilders

24 May 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Councils will get new powers to keep housebuilders on track to ensure they play their part to deliver 1.5 million homes....

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South Western Railway services transferred to public ownership

South Western Railway services transferred to public ownership

24 May 2025 - 23:00 News Story

DfT Operator Limited

South Western Railway services are now managed by DfT Operator Ltd (DFTO)....

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New dawn for rail as South Western services return to public hands

New dawn for rail as South Western services return to public hands

24 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Transport

Train operators will have to meet rigorous performance standards and earn the right to be called Great British Railways....

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Fresh funding for Exeter research hub creating new medical sensors and healthier soft drinks

Fresh funding for Exeter research hub creating new medical sensors and healthier soft drinks

23 May 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Researchers in Exeter have today (Saturday 24 May) been selected to host a state-of-the-art facility developing new mate...

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Animal welfare rules in British zoos set for major overhaul

Animal welfare rules in British zoos set for major overhaul

23 May 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

New Zoo Standards will enhance welfare and protections for animals in Great Britain’s zoos and aquariums. ...

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British firepower deployed on NATO's eastern flank in show of force

British firepower deployed on NATO's eastern flank in show of force

23 May 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

UK shores up NATO's eastern flank with deployment to Finland. ...

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We should use the conference to form measures to safeguard the Two-State Solution and uphold international law: UK statement at the UN

We should use the conference to form measures to safeguard the Two-State Solution and uphold international law: UK statement at the UN

23 May 2025 - 21:03 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Stephen Hickey, Director for Middle East and North Africa in the FCDO, at the Preparatory meeting of the Hi...

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The Arab Plan for Early Recovery, Reconstruction and Development sets out a realistic path for the reconstruction of Gaza: UK statement at the UN

The Arab Plan for Early Recovery, Reconstruction and Development sets out a realistic path for the reconstruction of Gaza: UK statement at the UN

23 May 2025 - 19:57 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Stephen Hickey, Director for Middle East and North Africa in the FCDO, at the Preparatory meeting of the Hi...

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Next phase of Hull water project brings boost to wildlife

Next phase of Hull water project brings boost to wildlife

23 May 2025 - 15:43 Press Release

Environment Agency

The next phase of Hull’s Dynamic Drains project gets underway – helping to transform the city’s urban watercourses....

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Moth X Human by Ellie Wilson inspired by Wiltshire nature reserve

Moth X Human by Ellie Wilson inspired by Wiltshire nature reserve

23 May 2025 - 15:40 Press Release

Natural England

Data from Parsonage Down National Nature Reserve is used by composer violinist Ellie Wilson for her Moth X Human perform...

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Bluetongue virus restricted zone to be extended to all of England on 1 July 2025

Bluetongue virus restricted zone to be extended to all of England on 1 July 2025

23 May 2025 - 14:47 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The bluetongue virus (BTV) restricted zone is being extended to cover the whole of England, ending movement restrictions...

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Egypt: Mark Bryson-Richardson

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Egypt: Mark Bryson-Richardson

23 May 2025 - 13:29 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mr Mark Bryson-Richardson MBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Egypt...

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