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Baroness Thornton appointed to independent Advisory Committee

Baroness (Glenys) Thornton has been appointed as the Labour member of the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 13:28

Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, General Debate: UK statement

This statement outlines the UK’s ongoing support for the Non Proliferation Treaty across the 3 pillars of disarmament, non-proliferation, and peaceful uses...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 13:21

Minister for International Development visits Ethiopia

Minister for International Development and Women & Equalities, Anneliese Dodds, visited Ethiopia yesterday, where she met Foreign Minister, Taye Atske-Selassie...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 11:24

4G programme brings benefits to thousands of rural homes and businesses in Scotland

A Scottish Government programme to install 55 4G mobile phone masts in rural and island communities has improved home life, work life and business performance, according to new analysis...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 11:00

Headteachers call for scrapping of GCSE resit policy

Responding to this morning's exam results for GCSEs and vocational technical qualifications (VTQs) in England, Paul Whiteman, general secretary at school leaders’ union NAHT, said...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 10:53

NHS England statement on Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab

In response to the MHRA and NICE decisions on lecanemab, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS National Medical Director, said...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 10:49

Consultation outcome - Standard adult ready-to-drink oral nutritional supplements: ACBS policy

The consultation proposed a change to adult oral nutritional supplement volume size, and most people agreed it would improve prescribing and reduce errors...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 09:59

£2.5 million for satellite data pilots to benefit citizens and businesses

Ten projects have been awarded £2.5 million as part of the UK Space Agency’s Unlocking Space for Business programme...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 09:57

Deal could result in higher costs for ventilation systems, CMA provisionally finds

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been carrying out an in-depth Phase 2 inquiry into Lindab International AB’s (Lindab) purchase of HAS-Vent Holdings Limited...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 08:20

New government adviser to maximise benefits of AUKUS partnership

Sir Stephen Lovegrove has been appointed as the Government’s AUKUS Adviser, to help the UK maximise the benefits of AUKUS and unlock further opportunities within the historic partnership...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 08:16