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Ukraine Defence Partnership set to boost global production and national security

Ukraine Defence Partnership set to boost global production and national security

17 March 2026 - 07:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The UK and Ukraine are set to agree a new world-leading partnership to boost global defensive capability against the the...

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Taskforce set up to deliver urgent action on maternity

Taskforce set up to deliver urgent action on maternity

17 March 2026 - 06:00 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Members confirmed for new Maternity and Neonatal taskforce chaired by the Health and Social Care Secretary to deliver im...

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Delay Repay changes will make rail travel easier under Great British Railways

Delay Repay changes will make rail travel easier under Great British Railways

17 March 2026 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Transport

These changes allow passengers to claim Delay Repay compensation faster and the rail industry to invest in improvements ...

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£1.4bn flood investment unleashed to protect homes and businesses

£1.4bn flood investment unleashed to protect homes and businesses

17 March 2026 - 00:01 Press Release

Environment Agency

£830m in funding for flood schemes for 2026/27 to improve protection for tens of thousands of homes and businesses – par...

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Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation

Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation

17 March 2026 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

First local media strategy in a generation guarantees up to £12m funding for local media’s digital innovation, for commu...

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Pubs, restaurants and hotels slash bills with energy saving tool

Pubs, restaurants and hotels slash bills with energy saving tool

17 March 2026 - 00:01 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Pubs, restaurants and hotels slash energy bills with free energy saving and carbon reduction tool....

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Prime Minister hosts reception to celebrate grassroots sport and announce further facilities investments

Prime Minister hosts reception to celebrate grassroots sport and announce further facilities investments

16 March 2026 - 22:00 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sir Andrew Strauss was among the attendees at Downing Street celebration of grassroots sport ...

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Joint statement on the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah: 16 March 2026

Joint statement on the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah: 16 March 2026

16 March 2026 - 20:31 News Story

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Statement by the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom on the escalating conflict between Isr...

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Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent

Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent

16 March 2026 - 19:14 News Story

UK Health Security Agency

Club Chemistry contacts asked to come forward for antibiotics if they visited club between 5 and 7 March 2026....

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Resolution 1540 remains as important to international security today as when it was negotiated over twenty years ago: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Resolution 1540 remains as important to international security today as when it was negotiated over twenty years ago: UK statement at the UN Security Council

16 March 2026 - 18:27 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Jennifer MacNaughtan, UK Minister Counsellor, at the Security Council meeting on the 1540 Committee....

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Government Property Agency appoints new Chief Investment Officer

Government Property Agency appoints new Chief Investment Officer

16 March 2026 - 17:30 Press Release

Government Property Agency

John Duckworth has been appointed as the new Chief Investment Officer at the Government Property Agency....

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Welfare state to working state

Welfare state to working state

16 March 2026 - 17:15 Speech

Department for Work and Pensions

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP speech announcing a further £1 billion investment in you...

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UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement for the Item 4 General Debate

UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement for the Item 4 General Debate

16 March 2026 - 16:39 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Statement for the Item 4 General Debate. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders....

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves meeting with Tánaiste Simon Harris

Chancellor Rachel Reeves meeting with Tánaiste Simon Harris

16 March 2026 - 16:30 Press Release

HM Treasury

Readout of a meeting between UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Irish Minister for Finance & Tánaiste Simon Harris who met ...

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Long-term defence commitment in Scotland helps secure jobs and billions in export deals

Long-term defence commitment in Scotland helps secure jobs and billions in export deals

16 March 2026 - 16:27 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Increased defence investment and dedication to Scottish defence industry directly supported £1.1bn in inward investment ...

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UK and Germany meet to advance deep precision strike missile programme to boost national security

UK and Germany meet to advance deep precision strike missile programme to boost national security

16 March 2026 - 16:15 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, met his German counterpart in Berlin to discuss progress on j...

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Army announces three senior leadership appointments

Army announces three senior leadership appointments

16 March 2026 - 16:15 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The Army announces three senior leadership appointments to drive modernisation and improve the Army’s offer to NATO. ...

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The UK is steadfast in its support of UNAMA’s work in Afghanistan: UK Explanation of Vote at the UN Security Council

The UK is steadfast in its support of UNAMA’s work in Afghanistan: UK Explanation of Vote at the UN Security Council

16 March 2026 - 16:07 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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

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Financial Ombudsman Service reform to deliver fast and impartial complaint resolution

Financial Ombudsman Service reform to deliver fast and impartial complaint resolution

16 March 2026 - 15:31 Press Release

HM Treasury

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will undergo the most significant package of reforms since its inception....

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Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers’ Meeting 2026

Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers’ Meeting 2026

16 March 2026 - 15:22 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper attended the 26th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers' Meeting at the Commonwealth Se...

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Britain to lead fusion energy race to deliver energy security

Britain to lead fusion energy race to deliver energy security

16 March 2026 - 15:14 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Government sets out its vision for developing a commercial fusion industry in the UK that will deliver skilled jobs, inv...

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5 Trustees Appointed to the National Portrait Gallery Board

5 Trustees Appointed to the National Portrait Gallery Board

16 March 2026 - 15:00 News Story

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Prime Minister has appointed 5 new Trustees to the National Portrait Gallery Board for terms of 4 years. ...

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ILIOS appointment speeds delivery of STEP Fusion at West Burton

ILIOS appointment speeds delivery of STEP Fusion at West Burton

16 March 2026 - 14:52 News Story

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions

The partnership with ILIOS will help ensure that West Burton becomes a leading centre of fusion energy innovation....

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Global Fraud Summit keynote speech

Global Fraud Summit keynote speech

16 March 2026 - 13:53 Speech

Home Office

Lord Hanson delivered the keynote speech at the Global Fraud Summit in Vienna. ...

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UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement for the Joint Interactive Dialogue on Iran

UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement for the Joint Interactive Dialogue on Iran

16 March 2026 - 13:23 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Statement for the Joint Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Fact...

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New Search and Rescue base for HM Coastguard’s rescue helicopter

New Search and Rescue base for HM Coastguard’s rescue helicopter

16 March 2026 - 13:07 Press Release

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

HM Coastguard has opened a new seasonal base in west Scotland as part of its ongoing UK Second-Generation Search and Res...

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PM meeting with Prime Minister Carney of Canada: 16 March 2026

PM meeting with Prime Minister Carney of Canada: 16 March 2026

16 March 2026 - 13:04 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister welcomed the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, to Downing Street this morning....

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PM remarks: 16 March 2026

PM remarks: 16 March 2026

16 March 2026 - 12:52 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister's remarks at a press conference in Downing Street....

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UKAEA-Eni Tritium Loop Facility expands international partnership

UKAEA-Eni Tritium Loop Facility expands international partnership

16 March 2026 - 12:19 Press Release

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Canada's Kinectrics announced as the design and fabrication partner for the UKAEA-Eni H3AT Tritium Loop Facility, a worl...

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