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28 May

Israel must immediately let aid into Gaza and enable the UN to operate: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Israel must immediately let aid into Gaza and enable the UN to operate: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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District Judge – Death in Service

The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, and the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, were saddened to learn of the death...

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UK reaffirms its support for Ukraine’s self-defence, while President Putin rejects ceasefire as war deepens Russia’s economic and global isolation: UK Statement to the OSCE
UK reaffirms its support for Ukraine’s self-defence, while President Putin rejects ceasefire as war deepens Russia’s economic and global isolation: UK Statement to the OSCE
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Russia’s continued contravention of OSCE principles: UK Statement to the OSCE
Russia’s continued contravention of OSCE principles: UK Statement to the OSCE
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River Gade returns to its natural course through Gadebridge Park
River Gade returns to its natural course through Gadebridge Park
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Monitoring noise and vibration on the HS2 Phase One route (March 2025)
Monitoring noise and vibration on the HS2 Phase One route (March 2025)
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Monitoring air quality and dust on the HS2 Phase One route (March 2025)
Monitoring air quality and dust on the HS2 Phase One route (March 2025)
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Warning on oak processionary moth issued ahead of hatching season
Warning on oak processionary moth issued ahead of hatching season
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30 girls win opportunity to become Ambassadors For A Day
30 girls win opportunity to become Ambassadors For A Day
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Attorney General celebrates UK-Irish relations during visit
Attorney General celebrates UK-Irish relations during visit
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‘Highly deceptive’ fraudster secured Covid loan funds under his wife’s name and claimed innocent member of the public was his boss
‘Highly deceptive’ fraudster secured Covid loan funds under his wife’s name and claimed innocent member of the public was his boss
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DfE Update: 28 May 2025
DfE Update: 28 May 2025
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SFO charges global aircraft parts supplier with fraud offence
SFO charges global aircraft parts supplier with fraud offence
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Transparency data: SLC Supplier Spend February 2025
Transparency data: SLC Supplier Spend February 2025
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Transparency data: SLC Supplier Spend March 2025
Transparency data: SLC Supplier Spend March 2025
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ADHD and autism diagnosis improved thanks to community feedback
Adults in York will find it easier to seek an ADHD or autism diagnosis, thanks to local residents speaking up.
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Find out more about Marine Licensing

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Marine Licensing team answer some of the frequently asked questions they receive about the marine licensing process.

What is a marine licence?

A marine licence...

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SME builders backed to get Britain building

Today we announced new measures to streamline complex planning rules, ease onerous regulatory burdens, and provide financial firepower to smaller housebuilders. These new reforms across land, regulation ...

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Qualifications added to the free courses for jobs list for construction expansion
Qualifications added to the free courses for jobs list for construction expansion
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SIA licensing status of a specific company and staff member
SIA licensing status of a specific company and staff member
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Freedom of Information release: Filming
Freedom of Information release: Filming
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Freedom of Information release: Spend on Supplies and Products
Freedom of Information release: Spend on Supplies and Products
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Freedom of Information release: Use of agencies for recruitment
Freedom of Information release: Use of agencies for recruitment
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Freedom of Information release on Subject Access Requests
Freedom of Information release on Subject Access Requests
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Freedom of Information release: In-house legal services
Freedom of Information release: In-house legal services
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Freedom of Information request: Digital and Technology
Freedom of Information request: Digital and Technology
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Industrial Strategy Advisory Council meeting minutes, 24 April 2025
Industrial Strategy Advisory Council meeting minutes, 24 April 2025
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Trade and Sustainable Development Domestic Advisory Group (TSD DAG): minutes, 4 April 2025
Trade and Sustainable Development Domestic Advisory Group (TSD DAG): minutes, 4 April 2025
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Freedom of Information release: Communications staff headcount
Freedom of Information release: Communications staff headcount
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Freedom of Information release: Meetings
Freedom of Information release: Meetings
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FOI release: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity
FOI release: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity
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Freedom of Information release: Suspended Employees
Freedom of Information release: Suspended Employees
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Amends to legislation on vehicle removal, storage and disposal
Amends to legislation on vehicle removal, storage and disposal
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Biodiversity net gain for nationally significant infrastructure projects
Biodiversity net gain for nationally significant infrastructure projects
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Improving the implementation of biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development
Improving the implementation of biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development
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Improving car driving test booking rules
Improving car driving test booking rules
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Public urged to report suspected waste crime as new heatmaps published
Public urged to report suspected waste crime as new heatmaps published
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Higher Level Stewardship: increased payment rates now available

Credit: CSF

Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) payment rates have stayed the same for more than 10 years. In that time, they’ve fallen behind the rates offered through other schemes including...

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Putting innovation at the heart of unlocking small sites

In a significant move to accelerate housing delivery across England, the Deputy Prime Minister has today announced key changes to the planning system, alongside a comprehensive package of measures...

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Review of CQC Regulation 9A: visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices
Review of CQC Regulation 9A: visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices
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Husband-and-wife directors banned after taking payments for singing waiters when company was insolvent
Husband-and-wife directors banned after taking payments for singing waiters when company was insolvent
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£30M Boost for Farmers Leading the Way in Nature Restoration
£30M Boost for Farmers Leading the Way in Nature Restoration
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UK-South America partnership to help prevent cocaine smuggling
UK-South America partnership to help prevent cocaine smuggling
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Police to crush vehicles used antisocially in 48 hours
Police to crush vehicles used antisocially in 48 hours
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Ministers appoint Nigel Railton as permanent Post Office Chair
Ministers appoint Nigel Railton as permanent Post Office Chair
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ADHD and autism diagnosis improved thanks to community feedback
Adults in York will find it easier to seek an ADHD or autism diagnosis, thanks to local residents speaking up.
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UK NSC is reviewing the latest evidence for additional screening based on breast density  

This summer, the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) plans to share its evidence review work on whether women with dense breasts should be offered additional breast screening imaging tests.

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UK Space Agency Accelerator – Impact Report
UK Space Agency Accelerator – Impact Report
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Measuring instruments display requirements for ESAs
Measuring instruments display requirements for ESAs
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Success for Sellafield Ltd project management apprentice
Success for Sellafield Ltd project management apprentice
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Brent Council fails to meet RSH’s consumer standards
Brent Council fails to meet RSH’s consumer standards
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Spotlight on: Third-party delays
Spotlight on: Third-party delays
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Government backs SME builders to get Britain building
Government backs SME builders to get Britain building
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Scotland's Rural Regions Get Major Mobile Connectivity Boost
Scotland's Rural Regions Get Major Mobile Connectivity Boost
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Huge mobile signal boost across UK countryside now covering area larger than 66,000 football pitches
Huge mobile signal boost across UK countryside now covering area larger than 66,000 football pitches
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ADHD diagnosis life-changing but long waits on the NHS need urgent action
New poll of 2,579 adults in England highlights that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis can change people’s lives. Yet long waits for assessments put people with suspected ADHD off seeking ...
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Planning Reform Working Paper: Reforming Site Thresholds
Planning Reform Working Paper: Reforming Site Thresholds
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Reform of planning committees: technical consultation
Reform of planning committees: technical consultation
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27 May

IMF concludes annual Mission to assess UK economy – upgrading UK growth and endorsing fiscal strategy.
IMF concludes annual Mission to assess UK economy – upgrading UK growth and endorsing fiscal strategy.
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Liverpool parade incident
Liverpool parade incident
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Eel travel around Somerset made easier
Eel travel around Somerset made easier
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Controlling boyfriend’s suspended sentence overturned
Controlling boyfriend’s suspended sentence overturned
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British Ambassador opens the residence for Luxembourg Urban Garden
British Ambassador opens the residence for Luxembourg Urban Garden
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UK and Isle of Man discuss measures against tax avoidance and evasion
UK and Isle of Man discuss measures against tax avoidance and evasion
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DfE monthly workforce management information: 2025 to 2026
DfE monthly workforce management information: 2025 to 2026
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Skills Bootcamps funding allocations
Skills Bootcamps funding allocations
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​​MHCLG’s annual statement on research integrity, 2024-25
​​MHCLG’s annual statement on research integrity, 2024-25
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Allocation Round 7: potential eligibility changes for fixed-bottom offshore wind
Allocation Round 7: potential eligibility changes for fixed-bottom offshore wind
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Open Innovation Team's AI work at the Department for Education
Open Innovation Team's AI work at the Department for Education
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New Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General's Office appointed
New Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General's Office appointed
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Landmark mine water heat scheme goes live in Wales
Landmark mine water heat scheme goes live in Wales
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NHS Pay: everything you need to know about the 2025 pay award 

The Health and Social Care Secretary has accepted the recommendations of the independent pay review bodies to confirm pay awards for 2025-26 for doctors, nurses, dentists, and other NHS staff.  

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Anonymity: National Public Order Intelligence Unit - Undercover Policing Inquiry
Publication date: 27 May 2025. Category: Anonymity. Originator: Inquiry.
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Defra: workforce management information April 2025
Defra: workforce management information April 2025
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Update on Zimbabwe: Lifting sanctions on 4 individuals and 1 entity
Update on Zimbabwe: Lifting sanctions on 4 individuals and 1 entity
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CMA response to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme’s consultation on proposed changes to its requirements for financial protection
CMA response to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme’s consultation on proposed changes to its requirements for financial protection
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Carer who sexually abused disabled child has sentence increased
Carer who sexually abused disabled child has sentence increased
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Increasing automated detection capabilities at the UK border 
Increasing automated detection capabilities at the UK border 
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Working lean and fast: the Coefficient ACE supplier story  
Working lean and fast: the Coefficient ACE supplier story  
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UK announces new action to detect hostile state activity using AI, on visit to the Arctic
UK announces new action to detect hostile state activity using AI, on visit to the Arctic
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Is it possible to build responsible AI tools in human resources?

In an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly assisting people in the workplace, it is essential that any new technology is introduced in an ethical and responsible manner. This includes being...

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Working on matrix working: looking back after 4 years
Jason Kitcat

In DBT’s Digital, Data and Technology teams, we have been matrix working for 4 years now. In this post, I’m going to reflect on how we changed our structure and ways of working, and how...

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We're better together - the Bollin to Mersey Nature Recovery Partnership

What is the Bollin to Mersey Nature Recovery Partnership?

It seems at first glance that the contrast between the Southern part of Greater Manchester and the Northern part of its neighbouring county...

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London man convicted of possession of two forged SIA licences
London man convicted of possession of two forged SIA licences
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CNPA Board minutes - September 2021
CNPA Board minutes - September 2021
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Section 75 Equality Screening Form for NIO Consultation: Proposed amendments to the Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
Section 75 Equality Screening Form for NIO Consultation: Proposed amendments to the Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
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CNPA Board minutes - December 2021
CNPA Board minutes - December 2021
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Northern Ireland Office launches consultation on proposed amendments to the Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
Northern Ireland Office launches consultation on proposed amendments to the Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
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Near miss with track workers at Bookham Tunnel
Near miss with track workers at Bookham Tunnel
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UK-Funded Livelihoods Strategy and Action Plan project celebrates milestones in Belize
UK-Funded Livelihoods Strategy and Action Plan project celebrates milestones in Belize
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Graves of Missing World War 1 Soldiers Identified in Belgium
Graves of Missing World War 1 Soldiers Identified in Belgium
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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Chad: Helena Owen
Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Chad: Helena Owen
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Fuelling UK Space Entrepreneurship: New Accelerator Cohorts Announced After Record Results

The UK Space Agency Accelerator provides expert support to early-stage businesses to help catalyse more investment into the UK space sector and generate economic growth.

Building on the success...

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Valuation Office Agency: April 2025 transparency data
Valuation Office Agency: April 2025 transparency data
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Fresh UK-EU collaboration on AI to unlock new avenues for innovation and research
Fresh UK-EU collaboration on AI to unlock new avenues for innovation and research
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Next generation of builders and carers set to rebuild Britain
Next generation of builders and carers set to rebuild Britain
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26 May

UK's Trade Envoy visits Paraguay
UK's Trade Envoy visits Paraguay
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DCMS workforce management information: April 2025
DCMS workforce management information: April 2025
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Faster cancer treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines
Faster cancer treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines
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Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Non-Executive Board Member
Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Non-Executive Board Member
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