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MCA launches Extended Dry-Docking scheme

MCA launches Extended Dry-Docking scheme

03 September 2025 - 08:00 Press Release

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has launched an Extended Dry-Docking (EDD) scheme for qualifying UK vessels, followin...

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Homes England signs Strategic Place Partnership with York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority to accelerate placemaking in the region

Homes England signs Strategic Place Partnership with York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority to accelerate placemaking in the region

02 September 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Homes England

New partnership seeks to scale up existing collaborative working to unlock significant housing and regeneration plans fo...

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Heroic British Captain receives prestigious Merchant Navy Medal for saving 89 lives at sea

Heroic British Captain receives prestigious Merchant Navy Medal for saving 89 lives at sea

02 September 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Transport

Recipients of the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service 2025 have been announced....

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Fish, Trace, Ship – Act now! and get on board for seafood export changes

Fish, Trace, Ship – Act now! and get on board for seafood export changes

02 September 2025 - 23:00 News Story

Marine Management Organisation

The UK’s Fisheries Administrations have today (3 Sept) launched the Fish Trace Ship campaign to support the UK’s seafood...

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£1 billion of military support for Ukraine paid for using immobilised Russian assets as Defence Secretary visits Kyiv

£1 billion of military support for Ukraine paid for using immobilised Russian assets as Defence Secretary visits Kyiv

02 September 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Loan to Ukraine has enabled UK to deliver hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition, hundreds of air defen...

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UK sanctions actors forcibly deporting, indoctrinating and militarising Ukrainian children

UK sanctions actors forcibly deporting, indoctrinating and militarising Ukrainian children

02 September 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

New sanctions target those supporting Putin’s attempts to forcibly deport and indoctrinate Ukraine’s children and erase ...

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UK-Saudi investment creates 100 new British jobs

UK-Saudi investment creates 100 new British jobs

02 September 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

180 new jobs are set to be created in the UK and Saudi Arabia from more than £360 million of new joint investment, Busin...

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New Horizon campaign to push UK as partner of choice to world’s top researchers

New Horizon campaign to push UK as partner of choice to world’s top researchers

02 September 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK to launch campaign in Spain and Germany to showcase the benefits of working with UK researchers and businesses throug...

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Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton takes over as Chief of Defence Staff

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton takes over as Chief of Defence Staff

02 September 2025 - 15:56 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton takes over from Admiral Sir Tony Radakin...

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Tens of thousands more to be tagged under biggest ever expansion

Tens of thousands more to be tagged under biggest ever expansion

02 September 2025 - 14:03 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

More people will be tagged and monitored as part of the Government's Plan for Change as the Sentencing Bill is publishe...

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Vaughan Lindsay, Sarah Massey and Tom Gribbin appointed as Board Members to Sport England.

Vaughan Lindsay, Sarah Massey and Tom Gribbin appointed as Board Members to Sport England.

02 September 2025 - 11:00 News Story

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Secretary of State has appointed Vaughan Lindsay, Sarah Massey and Tom Gribbin as Non-Executive Board Members to S...

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£5 million of government funding for 26 innovative rail projects to boost passenger experience

£5 million of government funding for 26 innovative rail projects to boost passenger experience

02 September 2025 - 10:43 Press Release

Department for Transport

Winning projects focus on improving safety on rail platforms and enhancing passenger safety across the UK. ...

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Secretary of State announces the appointment of new Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland

Secretary of State announces the appointment of new Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland

02 September 2025 - 10:20 Press Release

Northern Ireland Office

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has announced the appointment of Mr David MacAnulty and Mr Donald Leeson as ...

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New Army accommodation completed at Kendrew Barracks

New Army accommodation completed at Kendrew Barracks

02 September 2025 - 09:44 News Story

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Soldiers and officers at Kendrew Barracks will benefit from new accommodation. ...

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HM Land Registry training programme recognised at industry awards

HM Land Registry training programme recognised at industry awards

02 September 2025 - 09:31 News Story

HM Land Registry

The Land Registration Academy programme has achieved a Princess Royal Training Award for its meaningful impact for colle...

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UKAEA funds fusion training with Edinburgh and York universities

UKAEA funds fusion training with Edinburgh and York universities

02 September 2025 - 08:30 Press Release

UK Atomic Energy Authority

£7.8 million investment in master’s degree training will create new opportunities at the University of York and the Univ...

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Justice Secretary introduces democratic lock over Sentencing Council

Justice Secretary introduces democratic lock over Sentencing Council

01 September 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

The Sentencing Council will be unable to issue new guidelines without the approval of the Justice Secretary....

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£104 million government investment to deliver faster, more reliable travel for millions

£104 million government investment to deliver faster, more reliable travel for millions

01 September 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Transport

Investment will help councils improve transport for local people, from cleaner buses to safer cycling routes for communi...

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Faster support for child exploitation victims in expanded pilot

Faster support for child exploitation victims in expanded pilot

01 September 2025 - 23:00 News Story

Home Office

Eight new areas join pilot scheme reducing child trafficking victim decision times from 471 to 101 days, helping childre...

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North Sea energy: speech by Michael Shanks at the Offshore Europe Conference 2025

North Sea energy: speech by Michael Shanks at the Offshore Europe Conference 2025

01 September 2025 - 23:00 Speech

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Minister Michael Shanks delivered a speech at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Offshore Europe Conference...

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UK provides emergency aid to Afghanistan earthquake victims

UK provides emergency aid to Afghanistan earthquake victims

01 September 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK has announced emergency funding to support families affected by the devastating earthquake which hit Afghanistan....

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Ban on selling high-caffeine energy drinks to boost kids’ health

Ban on selling high-caffeine energy drinks to boost kids’ health

01 September 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

The government will consult on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s due to negative impacts on c...

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Supermarket staff receive industry leading pay rise as Minister celebrates businesses going above and beyond to support their workers

Supermarket staff receive industry leading pay rise as Minister celebrates businesses going above and beyond to support their workers

01 September 2025 - 13:09 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Employment Rights Minister visits an Aldi supermarket in Watford following the retailer's decision to make its staff the...

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£12m ‘Dragons Den’ farming innovation boost

£12m ‘Dragons Den’ farming innovation boost

01 September 2025 - 11:46 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The government is investing £12.6m to boost UK agri-tech, building on clever innovations to cut costs, drive growth, and...

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Preferred candidate for the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists

Preferred candidate for the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists

01 September 2025 - 11:30 News Story

Cabinet Office

Claire Bassett has been confirmed as the preferred candidate for the appointment of the new Registrar of Consultant Lobb...

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MP visits Littleborough Flood Scheme as construction continues

MP visits Littleborough Flood Scheme as construction continues

01 September 2025 - 10:15 Press Release

Environment Agency

MP for Rochdale, Paul Waugh, has viewed progress of the scheme during a site visit. Once complete, the scheme will bette...

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CNC partners with Crimestoppers to strengthen anonymous reporting

CNC partners with Crimestoppers to strengthen anonymous reporting

01 September 2025 - 09:50 News Story

Civil Nuclear Constabulary

CNC has partnered with Crimestoppers to provide a 24/7, fully anonymous way to report misconduct, with a clear focus on ...

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Anniversary Statement: G-CMGB, SportStar SLM

Anniversary Statement: G-CMGB, SportStar SLM

01 September 2025 - 09:46 News Story

Air Accidents Investigation Branch

Investigation of SportStar SLM fatal accident, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire on 1 September 2024...

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New Chair appointment of Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

New Chair appointment of Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

01 September 2025 - 09:46 News Story

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Dr David Prout CB has been confirmed as the new Chair of Ebbsfleet Development Corporation....

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Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques

Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques

01 September 2025 - 09:28 Press Release

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission has announced the next 10 charities entering a class inquiry it opened in May 2025....

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