Taskforce set up to deliver urgent action on maternity

Tuesday, 17 March 2026 Department of Health and Social Care

Members confirmed for new Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce chaired by the Health and Social Care Secretary to deliver improvements on maternity....

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UK’s "Quantum leap" ?to?help beat disease,?deliver high paid jobs, and strengthen national security, as first country in the world to roll out Quantum computers at scale?

Tuesday, 17 March 2026 - 00:01 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Press Release

UK unveils new package of measures to become the first country in the world to roll out Quantum computers at scale....

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Delay Repay changes will make rail travel easier under Great British Railways

Tuesday, 17 March 2026 - 00:01 Department for Transport Press Release

These changes allow passengers to claim Delay Repay compensation faster and the rail industry to invest in improvements across the UK....

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Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation

Tuesday, 17 March 2026 - 00:01 Department for Culture, Media and Sport Press Release

First local media strategy in a generation guarantees up to £12m funding for local media’s digital innovation, for community radio and to fill ‘news deserts’ ...

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Pubs, restaurants and hotels slash bills with energy saving tool

Tuesday, 17 March 2026 - 00:01 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Press Release

Pubs, restaurants and hotels slash energy bills with free energy saving and carbon reduction tool....

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£1.4bn flood investment unleashed to protect homes and businesses

Tuesday, 17 March 2026 - 00:01 Environment Agency Press Release

£830m in funding for flood schemes for 2026/27 to improve protection for tens of thousands of homes and businesses – part of record investment of at least £10.5 billion between 2024-2036...

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Prime Minister hosts reception to celebrate grassroots sport and announce further facilities investments

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 22:00 Department for Culture, Media and Sport Press Release

Sir Andrew Strauss was among the attendees at Downing Street celebration of grassroots sport ...

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Joint statement on the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah: 16 March 2026

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 20:31 Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street News Story

Statement by the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom on the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah....

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Resolution 1540 remains as important to international security today as when it was negotiated over twenty years ago: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 18:27 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Statement by Jennifer MacNaughtan, UK Minister Counsellor, at the Security Council meeting on the 1540 Committee....

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Government Property Agency appoints new Chief Investment Officer

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 17:30 Government Property Agency Press Release

John Duckworth has been appointed as the new Chief Investment Officer at the Government Property Agency....

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Welfare state to working state

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 17:15 Department for Work and Pensions Speech

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP speech announcing a further £1 billion investment in youth employment support and reforms to apprenticeships....

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UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement for the Item 4 General Debate

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 16:39 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

UK Statement for the Item 4 General Debate. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders....

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves meeting with Tánaiste Simon Harris

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 16:30 HM Treasury Press Release

Readout of a meeting between UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Irish Minister for Finance & Tánaiste Simon Harris who met in London today. ...

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Long term defence commitment in Scotland helps secure jobs and billions in export deals

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 16:27 Ministry of Defence Press Release

Increased defence investment and dedication to Scottish defence industry directly supported £1.1bn in inward investment with defence firm Thales, securing and sustaining over 500 jobs. ...

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UK and Germany meet to advance deep precision strike missile programme to boost national security

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 16:15 Ministry of Defence Press Release

Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, met his German counterpart in Berlin to discuss progress on jointly developing Deep Precision Strike missiles....

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Army announces three senior leadership appointments

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 16:15 Ministry of Defence Press Release

The Army announces three senior leadership appointments to drive modernisation and improve the Army’s offer to NATO. ...

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The UK is steadfast in its support of UNAMA’s work in Afghanistan: UK Explanation of Vote at the UN Security Council

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 16:07 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Archie Young, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan....

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Financial Ombudsman Service reform to deliver fast and impartial complaint resolution

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 15:31 HM Treasury Press Release

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will undergo the most significant package of reforms since its inception....

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Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers’ Meeting 2026

Monday, 16 March 2026 - 15:22 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office News Story

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper attended the 26th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers' Meeting at the Commonwealth Secretariat headquarters in London....

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