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PM call with Chancellor Merz of Germany: 1 April 2026

PM call with Chancellor Merz of Germany: 1 April 2026

01 April 2026 - 18:18 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, this afternoon to discuss the conflict in the Mid...

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PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 1 April 2026

PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 1 April 2026

01 April 2026 - 18:17 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, this afternoon....

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PM call with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: 1 April 2026

PM call with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: 1 April 2026

01 April 2026 - 18:16 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to the NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, this afternoon....

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Violent man who strangled partner has sentence increased

Violent man who strangled partner has sentence increased

01 April 2026 - 16:08 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

Violent man with history of domestic abuse has his sentence increased following the Solicitor’s intervention after he st...

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Violent rapist who preyed on women has sentence increased

Violent rapist who preyed on women has sentence increased

01 April 2026 - 16:05 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

Violent rapist who targeted three women has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened....

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Waste criminals to pay over £67,000 in confiscation orders

Waste criminals to pay over £67,000 in confiscation orders

01 April 2026 - 15:35 Press Release

Environment Agency

A crooked family who ran an illegal waste site in Lincolnshire must pay a total of nearly £67,000 in confiscation orders...

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Sue Sharp has been appointed Interim Chair of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC)

Sue Sharp has been appointed Interim Chair of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC)

01 April 2026 - 15:33 Press Release

Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

DPTAC provides advice to the government on the transport needs of disabled people....

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Valuation Office joins HM Revenue and Customs

Valuation Office joins HM Revenue and Customs

01 April 2026 - 15:15 News Story

HM Revenue & Customs

The Valuation Office will deliver Council Tax and business rates valuations within HMRC. ...

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Well-loved Wiltshire Kiwi gets makeover

Well-loved Wiltshire Kiwi gets makeover

01 April 2026 - 15:04 News Story

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

DIO and partners have restored the Bulford Kiwi, a chalk monument on Salisbury Plain carved by New Zealand soldiers afte...

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UK opens door to Japan's £1.4 billion organic market

UK opens door to Japan's £1.4 billion organic market

01 April 2026 - 14:59 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Strengthened UK-Japan trade arrangement slashes red tape for British organic exporters, cutting costs and bureaucracy ...

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HMRC says UK businesses should apply now for Vaping Products Duty

HMRC says UK businesses should apply now for Vaping Products Duty

01 April 2026 - 13:52 Press Release

HM Revenue & Customs

From today, UK vaping product manufacturers, importers and warehousekeepers can apply for Vaping Products Duty and Vapin...

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West Midlands director sentenced after running two companies for more than five years while banned

West Midlands director sentenced after running two companies for more than five years while banned

01 April 2026 - 13:24 Press Release

The Insolvency Service

His wife was also sentenced for helping him breach his ban...

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DVLA contact centre opening hours: Easter 2026

DVLA contact centre opening hours: Easter 2026

01 April 2026 - 12:58 News Story

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

DVLA's contact centre opening times over Easter 2026....

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William Blake House Northants enters administration as investigation continues

William Blake House Northants enters administration as investigation continues

01 April 2026 - 12:49 Press Release

The Charity Commission

William Blake House Northants has entered administration, the Charity Commission has confirmed, while steps are taken to...

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New £62m fund for fire alarms to keep residents safe and costs down for leaseholders

New £62m fund for fire alarms to keep residents safe and costs down for leaseholders

01 April 2026 - 12:13 Press Release

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The new Interim Measures Alarm Fund will further incentivise the installation of common fire alarms in buildings waiting...

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Esteemed scientist and academic leader Sir Leszek Borysiewicz named as government’s preferred candidate for UKRI Chair

Esteemed scientist and academic leader Sir Leszek Borysiewicz named as government’s preferred candidate for UKRI Chair

01 April 2026 - 11:15 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science Secretary Liz Kendall has named Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz as her preferred candidate for Chair of UK Rese...

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New digital patents services have launched

New digital patents services have launched

01 April 2026 - 11:13 News Story

Intellectual Property Office

Today the IPO has launched a suite of new digital services to apply for, manage or renew UK patents. ...

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Extension notices to be issued for peer reviewer contracts

Extension notices to be issued for peer reviewer contracts

01 April 2026 - 11:11 News Story

Legal Aid Agency

Peer Reviewer contract holders will receive contract extension from 1 April 2025. ...

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Appointments to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Appointments to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

01 April 2026 - 11:08 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Two new board members have been appointed to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...

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Secretary of State announces the extension of NIO Lead Non-Executive Board Member

Secretary of State announces the extension of NIO Lead Non-Executive Board Member

01 April 2026 - 11:00 Press Release

Northern Ireland Office

The Secretary of State has announced an extension to the term of Mr Leslie Philpott as the Lead Non-Executive Board Memb...

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First detection of Usutu virus in Scotland

First detection of Usutu virus in Scotland

01 April 2026 - 10:35 Press Release

Animal and Plant Health Agency

Usutu virus has been detected in Scotland....

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Disqualified Manchester director jailed for multiple Covid loan frauds

Disqualified Manchester director jailed for multiple Covid loan frauds

01 April 2026 - 10:34 Press Release

The Insolvency Service

Matloob Hussain, 49, applied for three Covid Bounce Back loans he wasn’t entitled to and acted as a director while disqu...

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PM remarks: 1 April 2026

PM remarks: 1 April 2026

01 April 2026 - 10:02 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister's remarks at a press conference in Downing Street....

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Woodbois Limited in Liquidation: information for creditors and shareholders

Woodbois Limited in Liquidation: information for creditors and shareholders

01 April 2026 - 10:01 Press Release

The Insolvency Service

On 4 March 2026, a winding-up order was made against Woodbois Limited, a company incorporated in Gurnsey (company number...

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Major upgrades to restore pride in England’s run-down colleges

Major upgrades to restore pride in England’s run-down colleges

01 April 2026 - 09:54 Press Release

Department for Education

£307 million to repair and maintain colleges in all regions of England to fix leaking roofs, broken windows and worn-out...

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UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement on the Appointment of Mandate Holders

UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement on the Appointment of Mandate Holders

01 April 2026 - 09:43 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Statement on the Appointment of Mandate Holders. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders. ...

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Near miss with a track worker at Harpenden

Near miss with a track worker at Harpenden

01 April 2026 - 09:00 News Story

Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Investigation into a near miss between a passenger train and a track worker at Harpenden, Hertfordshire, 7 March 2026....

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Anniversary Statement: UAS Malloy T600XL

Anniversary Statement: UAS Malloy T600XL

01 April 2026 - 09:00 News Story

Air Accidents Investigation Branch

In-flight fire causing loss of power to motors, White Waltham Airfield, Berkshire, 1 April 2025...

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Appointments to the Consumer Council for Water Board

Appointments to the Consumer Council for Water Board

01 April 2026 - 09:00 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The new board members will serve three-year terms...

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Valuation Office –?New rateable values come into effect for 2026?to 2029

Valuation Office –?New rateable values come into effect for 2026?to 2029

01 April 2026 - 08:39 News Story

HM Revenue & Customs

View your new valuation and tell us if something is incorrect....

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