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£30 million boost for coastal communities adapting to eroding shores

Environment Agency

New Coastal Adaptation Pilots to help England's most at-risk coastal areas prepare for climate change....

Loughborough director who transferred funds to Montenegro account despite owing millions to HMRC is disqualified

The Insolvency Service

Paul?Bresnihan signed an undertaking disqualifying him from being a director for seven years – his company owes HMRC mor...

CMA proposes package of measures to improve Google search services in UK

Competition and Markets Authority

Measures are first to be consulted on under the digital markets competition regime....

RSH publishes ten regulatory judgements

Regulator of Social Housing

RSH has published regulatory judgements as part of its inspection and stability check programmes...

Printing firm boss sentenced after fraudulently obtaining second Covid loan

The Insolvency Service

Suspended sentence for Bounce Back Loan fraudster...

PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 27 January 2026

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy....

Thousands more families to get warm, secure social homes

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The government has unveiled a new social and affordable housing package today. ...

Free AI training for all, as government and industry programme expands to provide 10 million workers with key AI skills by 2030

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Every adult in the UK is eligible to take free, newly benchmarked courses to gain practical AI skills for work – as the ...

Pet owners to benefit from biggest vet sector reforms in 60 years

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Clearer pricing will help pet owners compare costs and shop around, saving families money...

Prime Minister to promise a consistent, pragmatic partnership with China to make UK better off

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Working people and UK businesses will benefit from a more strategic and consistent UK relationship with China, the Prime...

We welcome the continued commitment of this Council to the Hodeidah and Stockholm Agreements: UK Explanation of Vote at the UN Security Council

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Archie Young, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council...

Farming rules shake-up to cut pollution and support farmers

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Streamlined agriculture rules to cut duplication and make it easier for farmers to drive down water pollution...

PM call with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden: 27 January 2026

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson this afternoon....

Prisoners turn new page with launch of Reading Laureate

Ministry of Justice

Author Lee Child announced as first ever Prison Reading Laureate....

Major milestone for HS2 as tunnelling to Euston starts

Department for Transport

Taking the HS2 railway into central London is crucial to unlocking its full potential to create more jobs, more homes an...

UPR51: UK Statement on Austria

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, at Austria's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Righ...

PM: “We're capping ground rents at £250”

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

PM caps ground rents at £250 a year in game-changing shake up of leasehold system and to support families with the cost ...

Pubs and Live Music Venues Relief

HM Treasury

In 2026-27, all pubs and live music venues will benefit from a 15% business rates relief on top of the support announced...

Government announces support package that backs British pubs

HM Treasury

The Chancellor is backing British pubs with a major support package, as the government recognises the challenges facing ...

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill: late submission of impact assessment

Regulatory Policy Committee

RPC statement about the Department for Business and Trade’s late submission of an impact assessment relating to the Bill...

Jonathan Childs appointed Ofsted's new Deputy Director of Post-16 Education, Training and Skills

Ofsted

Ofsted has appointed Jonathan Childs as its new Deputy Director of Post-16 Education, Training and Skills....

Insolvency Service encouraging customers to claim debt relief order refund if they paid the fee but didn’t submit their application

The Insolvency Service

People who paid a debt relief order fee before April 2024 but did not complete their application are being offered refun...

Situation in North East Syria: joint statement, 27 January 2026

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Joint statement by France, Germany, the UK and the USA, following a meeting with the French Foreign Minister, German Min...

Up to £1.5 million available for innovations that improve conflict wound care

UK Defence Innovation

Dstl/DMS competition through UKDI offers funding to innovators that can remedy gaps in modelling and treating conflict w...

North Wales offshore wind project to bring jobs and growth

A new offshore wind project off the coast of North Wales will help deliver growth and good jobs to the region Welsh Secr...

Scotland Office Minister marks Holocaust Memorial Day

Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill visited Scotland's first Stolperstein memorial....

Courts expansion to deliver speedier justice for victims

Ministry of Justice

Former court buildings in Fleetwood, Telford, Chichester and Cirencester – used as Nightingale Courts since the pandemic...

New year, new updates: January 2026 newsletter

Immigration Advice Authority

Our newsletter will be published quarterly, and all stakeholders are welcome to sign up to receive the latest edition st...

Appointment of Bishop of Ely: 27 January 2026

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The King has approved the nomination of The Right Reverend Sarah Elizabeth Clark, for election as Bishop of Ely. ...

Top British AI expertise to help spark renewal of public services and bolster national security

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government sets out key part of its digital transformation agenda, bringing world class talent into Whitehall to moderni...