The white-tailed eagle is Britain’s largest bird of prey, with a wingspan of up to 2.5 metres (Copyright Brian Fairbrother)

The white-tailed eagle or sea eagle is Britain’s largest bird of prey, and was...

Addressing West Africa and the Sahel’s security challenges and dire humanitarian situation requires tackling the root causes of conflict

Free PPE to health and social care sectors extended

Statement from the British Embassy Beirut

Sunday 15 January is the deadline for primary school applications.

Parents with children due to start school in September 2023 need to go through their local authority to apply for places at their...

Sir John Armitt reappointed as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission

Government introduces laws to mitigate the disruption of strikes on the public

Prestigious military honours for Dstl staff

DWP Digital, and our supplier partners Opencast, are developing an online service to help employers better support disabled employees and those with health conditions in the workplace. 

An early...

The Florence Nightingale Leadership Programme allows care colleagues, like St Monica Trust's Emily Pimm, to apply their experience and knowledge to improve practice in their fields of work.

An opportunity...

A sample of passengers travelling from China into London’s Heathrow Airport will be invited to take a PCR test for COVID-19 on arrival. These tests will help us to better understand any variants that may be present...

Draft affirmative coming for Authority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2023. See other results for details.

Draft affirmative coming for Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023. See other results for details.

Ofqual seeks views on rules for level 2 and below qualifications

Ambassador For A Day competition in Lebanon

Jobs and investment boost for Liverpool and East Anglia as Freeports given green light

Charity Commission launches inquiry into grant-making body following regulatory concerns

UKHSA begins testing arrivals from China to enhance detection of new variants

Leading the world in lighting efficiency lightens the load on energy bills

Wireless 2030 report published

RPA’s strong performance helps farmers and rural businesses across the country

Seneca Valley Virus confirmed in pigs in England

eAlert: 5 January 2023

The new year is a moment to think ahead – and there’s particular importance for the CCC this year.

We plan our work over five years. The Sixth Carbon Budget Advice and the Third Climate Change...

Dr Jo Jolly, Deputy Director and Head of Project Futures at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) discusses the importance of delivering the best outcomes for our environment and economy.

Nick...

The Probation Service can really benefit from welcoming staff with varied life and work experiences. We talk to Jim who, after a long career outside of the Probation Service, joined us as a case administrator...

Ambassador For A Day competition in Lebanon

New approach to sustainable drainage set to reduce flood risk and clean up rivers 

Appointment of Bishop of Blackburn: 10 January 2023

Ofqual seeks views on rules for level 2 and below qualifications

New cutting edge bag scanners to halt illegal items at prison gates

Press release: New cutting edge bag scanners to halt illegal items at prison gates

There has been extensive coverage in The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Independent, Daily Star and Yorkshire Post, Eastern Daily Press, Press and Journal, Farming Online, Forestry Journal and Horticulture...

Appointment of Bishop of Blackburn: 10 January 2023

US Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Finance Ministers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom

Ambassador For A Day competition in Lebanon

CMA secures ESS’s offer for eligible schools to switch contracts

In this blog post, Dan Baker, Schools Commercial Team Category Lead, gives an overview of the DfE support available to help you buy energy and energy efficiency goods and services for your school. 

My Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for Women and Equalities (Kemi Badenoch MP) has today made the following statement:

I would like to notify the House of the progress we are making in implementing our 2020...

I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Michelle Donelan MP:

The Government has taken action, under powers within the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984, to limit the risk of COVID-19 infections from travellers originating from China. The Government has announced...

I have been asked by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, to make this Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement concerns the application made under the Planning Act 2008 for the proposed development...

The UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the power of Government collaborating with industry to accelerate life sciences innovation. We want to take this innovative approach to tackling the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of having the ability to develop and deploy vaccines rapidly to respond to a health emergency, as well as to mitigate the potential economic and health costs such...

The sixth round of UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations began on 12 December and concluded on 16 December. As with previous rounds, this was conducted in a hybrid fashion - UK officials travelled ...

I would like to inform the House that, on 22 December 2022, I appointed Sir Laurie Magnus CBE to the role of Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests. The office of Independent Adviser has existed since 2006...

We are undertaking the most significant reform of agricultural policy and spending in England in decades as we take England out of the Common Agricultural Policy. We are phasing out unfair and environmentally...

The late night levy (the ‘levy’) is a discretionary power enabling licensing authorities in England and Wales to collect a financial contribution from premises that profit from the sale of alcohol...

I would like to notify the House of the progress we are making in implementing our 2020 response to the Gender Recognition Act (2004) consultation. In particular, the House will wish to be aware that I will be...

Following a review of the Energy Bills Relief Scheme (EBRS), the Government today announces a new energy support scheme for businesses, charities, and the public sector. The new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (...

Channel 4 is a great British success story. It is an integral part of our public service broadcasting system - contributing to the UK’s creative economy, providing greater choice for audiences, and supporting...

The UK and the SEC Thailand sign new MoU on financial services

Historical unrecorded mine workings stabilised to keep Scottish community safe

RSH publishes 2022 Global accounts

Building digital skills and reducing health inequalities for the Nepalese community News sarah.osment Tue, 01/10/2023 - 00:07 Digital and remote methods are playing an increasingly...

GOV.UK’s Moving to the UK for Work team ran a design sprint to help sketch out and develop new ideas on how to improve the work visa user journey. The multidisciplinary team needed to work closely with...

Earlier this year I updated you on our progress on what we are doing to tackle businesses who are buying large amounts of tests and selling them for a profit.  

The purpose of ‘book and ...