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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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New measures coming in to ease cost of living pressure: 1 April 2026

New measures coming in to ease cost of living pressure: 1 April 2026

31 March 2026 - 21:30 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

A raft of new measures – coming into force today (1 April 2026) – will see wages go up, bills come down, and more suppor...

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Israel’s decision to expand its ground operations further into Lebanon undermines work to disarm Hizballah and threatens Lebanon’s sovereignty: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Gulf air defences boosted further, as Defence Secretary visits Middle East

Gulf air defences boosted further, as Defence Secretary visits Middle East

31 March 2026 - 15:39 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Further vital air defence support for Gulf partners has been confirmed by Defence Secretary John Healey MP as he visits ...

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UK and Belgium sign multi-million pound Mission Data partnership

UK and Belgium sign multi-million pound Mission Data partnership

31 March 2026 - 14:19 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The UK and Belgium have signed an MOU that will see Belgium invest over five years in UK expertise to develop world-clas...

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TRA makes final decisions in steel quota reviews

TRA makes final decisions in steel quota reviews

31 March 2026 - 13:05 News Story

Trade Remedies Authority

The TRA has published its decisions in three tariff rate quota (TRQ) reviews on the UK’s steel safeguard measure. ...

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PM meeting with President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria: 31 March 2026

PM meeting with President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria: 31 March 2026

31 March 2026 - 12:51 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister met the President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Downing Street this morning....

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Homes England marks National Housing Bank launch as part of a once-in-a-generation investment offer to accelerate delivery of new homes and mixed-use schemes

Homes England marks National Housing Bank launch as part of a once-in-a-generation investment offer to accelerate delivery of new homes and mixed-use schemes

31 March 2026 - 12:07 Press Release

National Housing Bank

First bank-backed investment in partnership with Aviva to deliver thousands of homes from an initial £100 million commit...

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National Housing Bank and Aviva to invest £100 million to build thousands of high-quality family homes in UK towns and cities

National Housing Bank and Aviva to invest £100 million to build thousands of high-quality family homes in UK towns and cities

31 March 2026 - 12:00 News Story

National Housing Bank

The first sites in Liverpool and Manchester will see 300 aspirational homes built on brownfield sites in well?connected ...

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UN Human Rights Council 61: EoV for Item 7

UN Human Rights Council 61: EoV for Item 7

31 March 2026 - 11:56 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Explanation of Vote for Item 7. Delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders....

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Regulator?freezes?Christian charity’s assets?after accounting concerns?

Regulator?freezes?Christian charity’s assets?after accounting concerns?

31 March 2026 - 11:24 Press Release

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into the?Gorgias Charitable Trust (registered charity number 11780...

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CMA announces package of actions on business software and cloud services

CMA announces package of actions on business software and cloud services

31 March 2026 - 11:03 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

CMA aims to create greater choice for UK businesses and public sector at pivotal time of advances in AI....

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Successful DWP campaign leads to closure of historical benefits

Successful DWP campaign leads to closure of historical benefits

31 March 2026 - 10:39 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

Two benefits designed decades ago will officially close today following the successful delivery of the Move to Universal...

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UN Human Rights Council 61:  UK General Comment  on Myanmar

UN Human Rights Council 61: UK General Comment  on Myanmar

31 March 2026 - 10:33 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK General Comment on Myanmar. Delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders....

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Temporary queen scallops closure

Temporary queen scallops closure

31 March 2026 - 10:14 News Story

Marine Management Organisation

Queen scallop fishing in ICES sub areas 6a and 7a will be closed from 1 April to 30 June 2026 to protect spawning stocks...

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Track worker struck by a train between Radlett Junction and Elstree & Borehamwood

Track worker struck by a train between Radlett Junction and Elstree & Borehamwood

31 March 2026 - 10:00 News Story

Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Investigation into a trackworker struck by a train between Radlett Junction and Elstree & Borehamwood station, Hertfords...

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Major updates to product safety laws to ensure they’re fit for the modern age

Major updates to product safety laws to ensure they’re fit for the modern age

31 March 2026 - 10:00 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Consumers to benefit from better protections from unsafe products as a result of major new reforms. ...

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Millions of families in line for Child Benefit rate increase

Millions of families in line for Child Benefit rate increase

31 March 2026 - 09:45 Press Release

HM Revenue & Customs

Families claiming Child Benefit will see an increase in payments from next week....

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Be ready in 15 minutes for new Personal Locator Beacon registration requirements

Be ready in 15 minutes for new Personal Locator Beacon registration requirements

31 March 2026 - 09:30 Press Release

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Online process is free, quick and could make a difference between life or death....

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Holtec’s SMR-300 completes Generic Design Assessment

Holtec’s SMR-300 completes Generic Design Assessment

31 March 2026 - 09:06 Press Release

Environment Agency

GDA process enables regulators to assess new nuclear power station designs at an early stage of the regulatory process ...

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£64 million for Port Talbot offshore wind hub in the Celtic Sea

£64 million for Port Talbot offshore wind hub in the Celtic Sea

31 March 2026 - 08:43 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Up to £64 million to back Port Talbot’s development as the first port in the Celtic Sea specifically developed to suppor...

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