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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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Cracking down on sex-based harassment in public

Cracking down on sex-based harassment in public

01 April 2026 - 08:15 News Story

Home Office

New law will target those who harass women and girls in public because of their sex....

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Two years on, UK reiterates call for accountability for the World Central Kitchen strike in Gaza

Two years on, UK reiterates call for accountability for the World Central Kitchen strike in Gaza

01 April 2026 - 08:04 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Minister for the Middle East statement marking two years since seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed in an...

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Simpler, faster planning appeals are coming 

Simpler, faster planning appeals are coming 

01 April 2026 - 08:00 News Story

Planning Inspectorate

From 1 April most planning applications made to local planning authorities will follow a new route if they are appealed ...

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Lebanon: foreign ministers' joint statement, 31 March 2026

Lebanon: foreign ministers' joint statement, 31 March 2026

01 April 2026 - 07:58 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement on Lebanon by the foreign ministers of Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands...

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Certification Officer: Announcements

Certification Officer: Announcements

01 April 2026 - 07:53 News Story

Certification Officer

General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer...

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Hunterston B nuclear power station has transferred to the NDA

Hunterston B nuclear power station has transferred to the NDA

01 April 2026 - 07:26 News Story

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Hunterston B nuclear power station in North Ayrshire has transferred ownership from EDF to the Nuclear Decommissioning A...

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Appointment of new private sector partner

Appointment of new private sector partner

01 April 2026 - 07:00 News Story

Accelerated Capability Environment

The Home Office has appointed PA Consulting and Plexal as the new delivery partners for the Accelerated Capability Envir...

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Changes to the training you need for an SIA licence

Changes to the training you need for an SIA licence

31 March 2026 - 23:30 News Story

Security Industry Authority

What the changes are, when they will happen, and how they affect SIA licence applicants and licence holders....

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National Living Wage increases to £12.71 per hour

National Living Wage increases to £12.71 per hour

31 March 2026 - 23:05 Press Release

Low Pay Commission

New minimum wage rates come into force from 1 April, following Low Pay Commission recommendations....

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1 April 2026: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

1 April 2026: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

31 March 2026 - 23:01 News Story

Intellectual Property Office

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 April 2026...

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