Future of social housing protected through Right to Buy reforms
Overdue reforms to Right to Buy to ensure the scheme is fairer and more sustainable...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 14:55
Site work to enable free hospital car parking in Northern Ireland in 2026
Work is commencing at hospital sites across Northern Ireland in preparation for the removal of car parking charges in May 2026...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 12:57
Justice Minister launches consultation on decriminalisation of rough sleeping and begging in Northern Ireland
The public is being asked for its views on proposals to decriminalise rough sleeping and begging. Justice Minister Naomi Long has published a consultation on the repeal of section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824 and section 3 of the Vagrancy (Ireland) Act 1847...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 12:56
Shocking report lays bare knife violence epidemic
Speaking following a report issued by Ofsted on youth violence, NASUWT General Secretary Dr Patrick Roach said...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 12:50
School leaders call for a streamlined curriculum
As the school leaders' union, NAHT, submit their response to the Department for Education's independent Curriculum and Assessment Review call for evidence, Paul Whiteman, general secretary at school leaders’ union NAHT, commented...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 12:11
Global Combat Air Programme Joint Statement
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, Japanese Defense Minister NAKATANI Gen and UK Defence Minister John Healey have welcomed recent progress made on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 12:08
Change of His Majesty’s Consul-General to Jerusalem: Helen Winterton
Ms Helen Winterton has been appointed His Majesty’s Consul-General to Jerusalem in succession to Ms Diane Corner OBE. Ms Winterton will take up her appointment during December 2024...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 11:53
Writers in West Yorkshire get chance to ‘get in and get on’ in the screen industry
Mayor Tracy Brabin and Screen Yorkshire have teamed up to catapult the careers of talented writers in West Yorkshire with the launch of a free training initiative...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 11:51
Supporting children's literacy in Scotland
First Minister John Swinney visited Wardie Primary School in Edinburgh to mark Book Week Scotland...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 11:51
Alliance responds to latest Ofsted statistics showing a continued drop in early years providers
Commenting, Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance, said...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 11:50