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Expert teams to scruitinise public service inefficiencies and waste

Expert teams to scruitinise public service inefficiencies and waste

19 January 2026 - 17:09 Press Release

HM Treasury

Wasteful duplication in government to be rooted out through new sweeping reviews....

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£6 million repaid to workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff

£6 million repaid to workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff

19 January 2026 - 16:49 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Nearly 500 employers fined over £10 million for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage ...

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The Sudanese people deserve justice, and we welcome the ongoing role of the ICC in achieving that goal: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The Sudanese people deserve justice, and we welcome the ongoing role of the ICC in achieving that goal: UK statement at the UN Security Council

19 January 2026 - 16:32 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Legal Adviser Colin McIntyre at the UN Security Council meeting on the ICC’s work in Sudan....

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Fish kill incident costs Worcestershire firm over £1 million

Fish kill incident costs Worcestershire firm over £1 million

19 January 2026 - 16:14 Press Release

Environment Agency

A company has made a financial contribution of over £1 million to come into compliance and to deal with the effects of a...

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Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited, Prax Storage Lindsey Limited, Prax Terminals Killingholme Limited, Prax Terminals Jarrow Limited and Prax Downstream UK Limited in Liquidation: information for customers, suppliers, creditors and sub-contractors
Convicted Covid fraudster who ran mobile phone shops ordered to repay almost £200,000

Convicted Covid fraudster who ran mobile phone shops ordered to repay almost £200,000

19 January 2026 - 13:53 Press Release

The Insolvency Service

He was handed a suspended sentence last year...

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Asia House Outlook 2026 Keynote Speech

Asia House Outlook 2026 Keynote Speech

19 January 2026 - 13:27 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Seema Malhotra, Minister for the Indo-Pacific - Asia House Outlook 2026 Keynote Speech ...

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We’re hiring – looking for scientific experts for high-profile roles

We’re hiring – looking for scientific experts for high-profile roles

19 January 2026 - 12:08 News Story

Government Office for Science

Opportunities for scientific experts to join the government and put science advice at the heart of decision making....

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New Trustee appointed to Historic Royal Palaces Board

New Trustee appointed to Historic Royal Palaces Board

19 January 2026 - 12:00 News Story

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Secretary of State has appointed Caroline Hope as a Trustee on the Historic Royal Palaces Board for a three year ter...

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Wylfa reactors breathing naturally

Wylfa reactors breathing naturally

19 January 2026 - 11:25 Press Release

Nuclear Restoration Services

Powered systems that controlled airflow and ventilation through the two reactors at Wylfa nuclear power station, Anglese...

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Britain's fighter jet fleet strengthened in £205 million boost for British jobs

Britain's fighter jet fleet strengthened in £205 million boost for British jobs

19 January 2026 - 11:03 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The UK has signed a £205 million contract extension with QinetiQ to strengthen the RAF's Typhoon fleet with technical an...

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CMA regulatory review aims to ease the burden on businesses

CMA regulatory review aims to ease the burden on businesses

19 January 2026 - 10:31 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

Consultation launched on whether to remove market remedies, which could benefit more than 10,000 businesses....

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GLD appoints a new Non-Executive and an Independent Member

GLD appoints a new Non-Executive and an Independent Member

19 January 2026 - 10:14 News Story

Government Legal Department

Nicola Sawford joins as a Non-Executive Member and chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC), Rachel Sexton...

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New UK Military Representative to NATO and the European Union

New UK Military Representative to NATO and the European Union

19 January 2026 - 10:09 News Story

Ministry of Defence

Lieutenant General Eldon Millar CVO MBE has been appointed UK Military Representative to NATO and the European Union....

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MHRA scientists contribute to international study on novel oral polio vaccine stability 

MHRA scientists contribute to international study on novel oral polio vaccine stability 

19 January 2026 - 10:05 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Study confirms vaccine being used in global efforts to achieve and sustain polio eradication is successfully interruptin...

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Education Secretary speech at UK AI for Education Summit

Education Secretary speech at UK AI for Education Summit

19 January 2026 - 00:00 Speech

Department for Education

In her speech, the Education Secretary, announced stronger safety measures to be introduced around AI in education....

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Get that electric feeling: new campaign launched to show savings and benefits of going electric

Get that electric feeling: new campaign launched to show savings and benefits of going electric

19 January 2026 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Transport

Over 50,000 UK drivers have made savings of up to £3,750 on a new electric vehicle and £1,400 a year on running costs. ...

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Zoë Ware

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Zoë Ware

19 January 2026 - 00:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ms Zoë Ware MVO has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and non-resident Amb...

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Westcott Space Hub opens to boost UK space innovation and create hundreds of jobs

Westcott Space Hub opens to boost UK space innovation and create hundreds of jobs

19 January 2026 - 00:00 Press Release

UK Space Agency

A new £20 million space innovation hub has officially opened in Buckinghamshire, supported by UK Space Agency funding, p...

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PM statement on international affairs and cost of living issues: 19 January 2026

PM statement on international affairs and cost of living issues: 19 January 2026

19 January 2026 - 00:00 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's remarks at the press conference in 9 Downing Street this morning (Monday 19 January). ...

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PM calls with international leaders: 18 January 2026

PM calls with international leaders: 18 January 2026

18 January 2026 - 18:56 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke with Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen; President of the European Commission Ursula ...

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PM meeting with United Nations Secretary General António Guterres: 16 January 2026

PM meeting with United Nations Secretary General António Guterres: 16 January 2026

17 January 2026 - 10:30 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister met António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General in Downing Street....

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MHRA statement on new review of paracetamol safety during pregnancy

MHRA statement on new review of paracetamol safety during pregnancy

17 January 2026 - 10:07 News Story

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Paracetamol should be taken as directed in the patient information leaflet....

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Life-saving Jess’s Rule to be advertised in every GP surgery

Life-saving Jess’s Rule to be advertised in every GP surgery

17 January 2026 - 00:01 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Government rolling out Jess's Rule posters to all GP surgeries in England to act as reminder of a life-saving patient sa...

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Government customer services to be modernised with help of industry experts

Government customer services to be modernised with help of industry experts

17 January 2026 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The government is launching CustomerFirst, a new unit within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, to m...

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Speech for UN-Association 80th anniversary of United Nations General Assembly meeting

Speech for UN-Association 80th anniversary of United Nations General Assembly meeting

17 January 2026 - 00:00 Speech

Attorney General's Office

The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC delivered a speech at the meeting marking the UN-Association's 80th anniversary of t...

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The Deputy Prime Minister's speech to 100 Year Partnership event

The Deputy Prime Minister's speech to 100 Year Partnership event

16 January 2026 - 15:34 Speech

Ministry of Justice

The UK is stepping up its support for Ukraine as both countries mark the first anniversary of the landmark 100 Year Part...

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SFO secures three convictions for £70 million investment fraud

SFO secures three convictions for £70 million investment fraud

16 January 2026 - 14:34 Press Release

Serious Fraud Office

Three former directors of Ethical Forestry Limited plead guilty following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation int...

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Baroque masterpiece worth £9,000,000 at risk of leaving the UK

Baroque masterpiece worth £9,000,000 at risk of leaving the UK

16 January 2026 - 14:00 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

A temporary export bar has been placed on Claude Lorrain’s Landscape with Rural Dance...

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Galw Trefi Cymru:?Could a Welsh town be crowned the first UK Town of Culture??

Galw Trefi Cymru:?Could a Welsh town be crowned the first UK Town of Culture??

16 January 2026 - 12:50 Press Release

Wales Office

The UK’s inaugural Town of Culture competition delivers community renewal for towns in Wales.? ...

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