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Enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland round update

Enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland round update

02 February 2026 - 18:03 News Story

Department for Business and Trade

Update following round 9 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland. ...

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Pension scheme reforms to tackle gender pension gap

Pension scheme reforms to tackle gender pension gap

02 February 2026 - 17:32 Press Release

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Millions of working women will be better off with new measures being introduced to tackle historic gender pension gap. ...

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Interim Chair appointed at Office for Environmental Protection

Interim Chair appointed at Office for Environmental Protection

02 February 2026 - 15:52 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The appointment comes as Dame Glenys Stacey steps down as the inaugural Chair...

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UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses

UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses

02 February 2026 - 15:31 Press Release

UK Export Finance

UK banks agree £11 billion?lending packages to?support small business?growth, particularly for small and mid-sized enter...

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Environment Agency warns of ongoing flood risk

Environment Agency warns of ongoing flood risk

02 February 2026 - 15:14 Press Release

Environment Agency

Calls for vigilance amidst flooding risk....

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UK announces sanctions against perpetrators of human rights violations in Iran

UK announces sanctions against perpetrators of human rights violations in Iran

02 February 2026 - 15:08 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK sanctions 10 individuals and one organisation for their role in recent brutality against Iranian protestors. ...

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Joint statement on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council meetings, 2 February 2026

Joint statement on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council meetings, 2 February 2026

02 February 2026 - 15:00 Press Release

Cabinet Office

Joint statement by the UK Minister for the Cabinet Office Nick Thomas-Symonds and the European Commissioner, Maroš Šef?o...

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Appointment of Victoria Buhler as the Prime Minister’s Deputy Adviser on Business, Investment, and Trade and Hannah Bronwin as the Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Energy and NetZero
Deadline for challenging your business rates valuation

Deadline for challenging your business rates valuation

02 February 2026 - 13:34 News Story

Valuation Office Agency

Request changes to your current valuation for business rates by 31 March. But make sure you leave enough time....

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Paul Bate to step down as UK Space Agency CEO

Paul Bate to step down as UK Space Agency CEO

02 February 2026 - 13:00 Press Release

UK Space Agency

Dr Paul Bate will be stepping down as Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency at the end of March 2026. ...

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Statement: Foreign Office summons Russian Ambassador - 2 February 2026

Statement: Foreign Office summons Russian Ambassador - 2 February 2026

02 February 2026 - 12:48 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Russian Ambassador was summoned for a meeting to revoke the accreditation of a Russian diplomat....

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Mila to Millions: A New Era of Individualized Medicines
Regulator investigates York-based charity over concerns about its financial controls

Regulator investigates York-based charity over concerns about its financial controls

02 February 2026 - 11:34 Press Release

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into The Micklegate Ecclesiastical Trust. ...

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Advice accepted on extending the RSV vaccination programme

Advice accepted on extending the RSV vaccination programme

02 February 2026 - 11:25 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

The government had accepted advice on eligibility from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation for the RSV v...

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Parents prioritising primary schools with free breakfast clubs

Parents prioritising primary schools with free breakfast clubs

02 February 2026 - 11:07 Press Release

Department for Education

Over 300,000 children are set to benefit from Best Start free breakfast clubs in April, as the government prioritises su...

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Foreign Secretary sets out new cooperation on illegal migration from Horn of Africa on visit to Ethiopia

Foreign Secretary sets out new cooperation on illegal migration from Horn of Africa on visit to Ethiopia

02 February 2026 - 10:58 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary sets out how she is strengthening FCDO action to tackle illegal migration on her first visit to Africa...

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New powers for Defence personnel to defeat drones following doubling of incidents near bases

New powers for Defence personnel to defeat drones following doubling of incidents near bases

02 February 2026 - 10:25 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The security of key military sites will be strengthened as Defence personnel will be given stronger powers to defeat dro...

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Regulator of Social Housing publishes the Rent Standard 2026

Regulator of Social Housing publishes the Rent Standard 2026

02 February 2026 - 09:30 Press Release

Regulator of Social Housing

The new Rent Standard sets out rent policy from 1 April 2026 onwards....

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Ofsted launches children's social care survey

Ofsted launches children's social care survey

02 February 2026 - 09:30 News Story

Ofsted

Ofsted has sent surveys to social care providers to find out about the experiences of the children, parents, staff and p...

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Bluetongue: latest situation

Bluetongue: latest situation

01 February 2026 - 16:34 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Overview of current bluetongue cases, risk level, vaccinations and restrictions....

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Update on 'Do’s and Don’ts' of incorporating a CIC online

Update on 'Do’s and Don’ts' of incorporating a CIC online

01 February 2026 - 06:44 News Story

Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies

We’ve identified the most common mistakes for each document you need to submit and compiled a list of Hints and Tips to ...

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West Midlands Trains services transferred

West Midlands Trains services transferred

01 February 2026 - 02:00 News Story

DfT Operator Limited

West Midlands Trains services are now managed by DfT Operator Ltd (DFTO)....

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Foreign Secretary statement on the fifth anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar

Foreign Secretary statement on the fifth anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar

01 February 2026 - 00:01 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary statement on the fifth anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar...

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High streets to receive £150 million to restore community pride

High streets to receive £150 million to restore community pride

31 January 2026 - 22:31 Press Release

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multi-million-pound package to turn the tide on ailing high streets, targeted in places most in need of support...

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PM press statement alongside Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: 31 January 2026

PM press statement alongside Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: 31 January 2026

31 January 2026 - 14:38 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's press statement in Tokyo alongside Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi....

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Greater access to breakthrough trials for rare cancer patients

Greater access to breakthrough trials for rare cancer patients

31 January 2026 - 10:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Better chance of survival for people with rare cancers thanks to a new government approach to clinical trials and access...

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Prime Minister celebrates Great British theatre in Shanghai

Prime Minister celebrates Great British theatre in Shanghai

31 January 2026 - 08:20 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister has today visited the Design Innovation Institute in Shanghai to mark the growing impact of British t...

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From precision-bred hemp to Sunshine Tomatoes: £21.5m to drive farm innovation in England

From precision-bred hemp to Sunshine Tomatoes: £21.5m to drive farm innovation in England

31 January 2026 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

£21.5m is backing 15 England-wide projects to turn new crops and low-emission farm tech into ready-to-use tools that boo...

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Billions in exports and investment deals secured as PM concludes visit to China

Billions in exports and investment deals secured as PM concludes visit to China

30 January 2026 - 22:30 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Billions of pounds worth of?export?and?investment?deals for the UK have been secured, as the Prime Minister wraps up his...

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Youth Guarantee gets blockbuster backing to drive support for TV and film jobs

Youth Guarantee gets blockbuster backing to drive support for TV and film jobs

30 January 2026 - 18:32 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

Young people are set to benefit from TV and film industry support for the Government’s Youth Guarantee....

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