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New Head of the Joint Intelligence Organisation Appointed

New Head of the Joint Intelligence Organisation Appointed

22 May 2026 - 13:17 Press Release

Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister, has announced the appointment of Adrian Bird CB as the n...

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£1bn boost to PE and school sport to end fitness postcode lottery

£1bn boost to PE and school sport to end fitness postcode lottery

22 May 2026 - 10:47 Press Release

Department for Education

Major funding to support new PE and school sport, with targeted support to ensure all children can access equal opportun...

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UK strengthens border security with new sniffer dogs deployed in Bulgaria

UK strengthens border security with new sniffer dogs deployed in Bulgaria

22 May 2026 - 10:37 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK is providing three additional sniffer dogs to combat organised migration crime in Bulgaria and protect Europe’s b...

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UK to host Illicit Finance Summit in December

UK to host Illicit Finance Summit in December

22 May 2026 - 10:20 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Illicit Finance Summit has been rescheduled from June to December....

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Government and rail industry say ‘enough’ to sexual harassment

Government and rail industry say ‘enough’ to sexual harassment

22 May 2026 - 10:15 News Story

Home Office

Campaign will target sexual harassment on trains and at stations while train operators will be scored on how they tackle...

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Environment Agency changes landfill permit to reduce odour risk

Environment Agency changes landfill permit to reduce odour risk

22 May 2026 - 10:07 Press Release

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency has made changes to an operator’s environmental permit to reduce odour issues at Jameson Road lan...

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April 2026 Transaction Data

April 2026 Transaction Data

22 May 2026 - 10:00 News Story

HM Land Registry

This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in April 2026....

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New watchlist published to put a spotlight on waste

New watchlist published to put a spotlight on waste

22 May 2026 - 09:37 News Story

Environment Agency

New watchlist outlines 117 known waste sites across England causing concern for local communities ...

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Anniversary Statement: LS8-E glider, G-CMMG

Anniversary Statement: LS8-E glider, G-CMMG

22 May 2026 - 08:58 News Story

Air Accidents Investigation Branch

Glider struck the ground during an attempted field landing, near Milston, Wiltshire on 25 May 2025 ...

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Appointment of Court of Protection general visitors (2025)

Appointment of Court of Protection general visitors (2025)

22 May 2026 - 08:34 News Story

Office of the Public Guardian

New general visitors supporting work delivered by the Office of the Public Guardian. ...

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Report by the Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje: UK statement, May 2026

Report by the Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje: UK statement, May 2026

22 May 2026 - 08:30 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK reiterates support for the important work and mandate of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, and welcomes the Mission’s c...

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Manchester Arena: a message of remembrance from the SIA

Manchester Arena: a message of remembrance from the SIA

22 May 2026 - 00:00 News Story

Security Industry Authority

SIA Chair Mike Cunningham CBE QPM and SIA Chief Executive Michelle Russell share a message of remembrance 9 years on fro...

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On Fans' Side

On Fans' Side

21 May 2026 - 23:01 News Story

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

What the Football Governance Act means for you ...

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Passengers one step closer to booking taxi and bus-style self-driving vehicles

Passengers one step closer to booking taxi and bus-style self-driving vehicles

21 May 2026 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Transport

Applications open for operators to join the self-driving vehicles pilot scheme....

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Age checks to stop children using sunbeds under new laws

Age checks to stop children using sunbeds under new laws

21 May 2026 - 23:01 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Government to introduce age verifications for sunbeds to protect young people from harm....

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Joint statement on the Death Penalty by Members of the UN Inter-Regional Task Force on the Moratorium on the use of the Death Penalty

Joint statement on the Death Penalty by Members of the UN Inter-Regional Task Force on the Moratorium on the use of the Death Penalty

21 May 2026 - 20:03 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Joint statement by UN Member States: Albania, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia,...

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Israel must take urgent steps to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Israel must take urgent steps to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council

21 May 2026 - 16:28 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Palestine....

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Repeat polluter pays out over slurry offences

Repeat polluter pays out over slurry offences

21 May 2026 - 16:10 News Story

Environment Agency

Family farm business charged over two pollution incidents in Devon and Somerset with nearly £20,000 paid out in total . ...

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New pension rules to boost retirement investments

New pension rules to boost retirement investments

21 May 2026 - 15:58 News Story

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Regulations laid today will overhaul the way investments are managed in the Local Government Pension Scheme, a major dev...

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Joint statement on the Multinational Military Mission for the Strait of Hormuz: 12 May 2026

Joint statement on the Multinational Military Mission for the Strait of Hormuz: 12 May 2026

21 May 2026 - 15:42 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Joint statement from the United Kingdom, France, Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech...

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Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister rewards “the doers not the talkers” with the introduction of performance-related pay for senior civil servants

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister rewards “the doers not the talkers” with the introduction of performance-related pay for senior civil servants

21 May 2026 - 15:40 Press Release

Cabinet Office

The Government has today, 21 May, published its response to the recommendations of the independent Senior Salaries Revie...

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Organisations receive clear, accessible guidance on how to implement equality law in updated draft Code of Practice

Organisations receive clear, accessible guidance on how to implement equality law in updated draft Code of Practice

21 May 2026 - 15:32 Press Release

Office for Equality and Opportunity

Government lays the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) draft updated Code of Practice in Parliament....

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Assessing the Impact of Energy Bill Support in 2022–23 on Bank Rate and Mortgage Rates

Assessing the Impact of Energy Bill Support in 2022–23 on Bank Rate and Mortgage Rates

21 May 2026 - 15:30 News Story

HM Treasury

This note sets out how HMT assessed the estimated effect of the 2022–23 Energy Bill Support measures on Bank Rate and, i...

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Neighbourhood Guarantee to improve villages, towns and cities

Neighbourhood Guarantee to improve villages, towns and cities

21 May 2026 - 14:32 Press Release

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Communities’ ambitions will be backed by a new Neighbourhood Guarantee, meaning cleaner streets, filled potholes and oth...

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Investment firm CEO imprisoned for contempt of court

Investment firm CEO imprisoned for contempt of court

21 May 2026 - 14:24 Press Release

Serious Fraud Office

Michael Thomson jailed after restrained asset breaches....

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Russia’s treatment of POWs and lack of accountability highlight systemic non-compliance of the OSCE Code of Conduct: UK Statement to the OSCE

Russia’s treatment of POWs and lack of accountability highlight systemic non-compliance of the OSCE Code of Conduct: UK Statement to the OSCE

21 May 2026 - 14:04 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Senior Military Advisor, Colonel Joby Rimmer, warns that evidence from international bodies indicates the consistent ...

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Dame Helen Ghosh appointed as Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection

Dame Helen Ghosh appointed as Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection

21 May 2026 - 14:04 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The formal appointment of Dame Helen comes as Julie Hill steps down as interim Chair...

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UK condemns Russia’s destabilising nuclear rhetoric and RS-28 Sarmat missile signalling: UK Statement to the OSCE

UK condemns Russia’s destabilising nuclear rhetoric and RS-28 Sarmat missile signalling: UK Statement to the OSCE

21 May 2026 - 14:01 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Senior Military Advisor, Colonel Joby Rimmer condemns Russia’s sustained use of nuclear rhetoric and recent Sarmat mi...

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Political prisoners in Belarus: Joint Statement to the OSCE Permanent Council, May 2026

Political prisoners in Belarus: Joint Statement to the OSCE Permanent Council, May 2026

21 May 2026 - 13:52 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK and 37 other countries mark the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, calling for ...

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Neighbourhood Guarantee Speech

Neighbourhood Guarantee Speech

21 May 2026 - 13:35 Speech

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Communities Secretary Steve Reed speech about a new Neighbourhood Guarantee. ...

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