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Marine licencing supporting coastal restoration, defence infrastructure and offshore wind

Marine Management Organisation

Recent marine licencing decisions are supporting kelp restoration in the northeast, MOD facility maintenance at Weymouth...

Liz Kendall’s speech at Bio Industry Association

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Liz Kendall, delivered a speech at Bio Industry Association ...

New facility to boost UK space SMEs opens with £3.9 million government backing

UK Space Agency

A new facility designed to help small businesses thrive in the UK space sector has opened at Airbus Defence and Space’s ...

Applications now open for local plan inspector roles

Planning Inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate is recruiting chartered professionals from the built environment and related fields to become ...

Moving on

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

After six years as the Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Victoria Davies has announced her resignation from the role to ta...

PM meeting with President Xi Jinping of China: 29 January 2026

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister met the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. ...

Kidlington: Two further arrests for illegal waste dumping

Environment Agency

Two men arrested as part of Environment Agency investigation, supported by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit....

PM meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang: 30 January 2026

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister met the Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing today....

London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services return to public ownership

Department for Transport

From 1 February 2026, passengers who travel with London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway will benefit from...

New review of single living accommodation to transform military housing standards

Ministry of Defence

Independent review launched to fix substandard military accommodation for around 80,000 single and unaccompanied service...

Energy bill support extended for millions of families

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount has been extended so millions of families will receive the £150 energy bill discount for the rest of ...

We are pleased that this resolution maintains the mission’s existing resource on protection of women and children, who are particularly vulnerable to the extreme levels of violence in Haiti: 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...

Prime Minister secures Scotch whisky tariff cut in China worth £250 million

The Prime Minister has secured a Scotch whisky tariff cut in China worth £250 million to the UK economy....

Government action to avert summer prison disaster

Ministry of Justice

The prison system would have collapsed entirely by summer if not for the Government’s decisive action to keep the public...

Norovirus cases climb 18.3% in 2 weeks

UK Health Security Agency

Weekly UKHSA report for the 2025/26 season, monitoring respiratory viruses. ...

MHRA updates guidance for GLP-1 prescribers and patients

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Updated product information for healthcare professionals and patients regarding the small risk of severe acute pancreat...

The government's response to the MAC's Seasonal Worker review

Migration Advisory Committee

On 23 March 2023, the MAC launched a self-commissioned review into the Seasonal Worker route and this is the government'...

Ex-LCF CEO and wife admit to multiple breaches of court order

Serious Fraud Office

SFO action results in Michael and Debbie Thomson held in contempt....

Flagship accelerator unlocks 125,000 homes and takes on new sites

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Phase 2 of the New Homes Accelerator has been launched today. ...

Honouring Churchill's Promise as the 80th Anniversary Approaches

Veterans UK

The MOD remains committed to honouring Churchill's historic pledge with the Ilford Park Polish Home....

OSCE Moscow Mechanism Invocation: Georgia: January 2026

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK and 23 other countries have invoked the OSCE Moscow Mechanism to launch an expert mission on the deteriorating hu...

First Annual Report published by the Immigration Advice Authority

Immigration Advice Authority

The report demonstrates an overview of the organisation’s activities, performance, financial accounts and future priorit...

1 in 4 school-leavers unprotected by HPV vaccine

UK Health Security Agency

A quarter of school?leavers are unvaccinated against HPV, leaving young women at risk of cervical cancer and both sexes ...

New fund to tackle cancer screening inequalities and save lives

Department of Health and Social Care

£200 million for local cancer care to address gap in screening uptake and reduce screening inequalities in deprived area...

Medicines recall of all quetiapine oral suspension batches from Eaststone Limited due to incorrect amount of active ingredient

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Batches of quetiapine oral suspension from Eaststone Limited are being recalled due to the active content being twice th...

The facts show Russia’s victory in Ukraine is far from inevitable: UK statement to the OSCE

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Counsellor, Ankur Narayan, sets out the escalating human, economic and military costs of Russia’s invasion, explainin...

UK and France seek views on commercial cyber intrusion industry practices

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK and France are launching this private consultation under the Pall Mall Process, an international and multistakeho...

Holocaust Memorial Day 2026: UK statement to the OSCE

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Deputy Ambassador James Ford warns of rising antisemitism across the OSCE region, which undermines our collective securi...

Russia’s war was driven by its own deliberate choices: UK statement to the OSCE

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Holland sets out the facts demonstrating that Russia’s war resulted from Moscow’s deliberate decisions, not a...

New and upgraded grassroots sport facilities to get Wales active

Wales Office

64 community projects across Wales are benefitting in a new boost for grassroots sport facilities by the UK Government. ...