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Chancellor: “Everyone can do something for women’s equality”

Rachel Reeves leads government backing of the Invest in Women Taskforce, which aims to create one of the world’s largest investment funding pools aimed solely at female founders...

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 11:39

UK signs trade pact with Thailand to boost exports

UK Trade Minister signs trade pact designed to boost trade and investment with Thailand and open the country up to British businesses...

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 11:38

State-of-the-art armoured vehicle fleet supported under new contract

Thousands of UK military land vehicles will be maintained under a new £71 million contract, supporting the government’s growth mission by creating hundreds of jobs...

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 11:08

Lockdown generation consigned to the ‘scrapheap’ will get life-changing support into work, vows minister

The ‘lockdown generation’ who’ve been consigned to the ‘scrapheap’ will get life-changing support through major reforms to get Britain working again, the Minister for Employment has vowed in her first speech since taking office...

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 10:41

Pharmacy regulator proposes extra safeguards to prevent unsafe online supplies of medicines

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is seeking feedback on proposed changes to its guidance, to help improve patient safety for patients and the public getting medicines from online pharmacies...

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 10:40

Extract from Northern Ireland Assembly proceedings - Sep 17

Mr Carroll: I commend the recent work of pro-Palestine activists across the country who have taken action to say that we should not normalise apartheid and genocide...

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 10:07

Protection zones around abortion clinics in place by October

Safe access buffer zones will be in force around abortion clinics from 31 October to bring in stronger safeguards for women accessing services...

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 08:12

Consumer price inflation, UK: August 2024 (and reactions)

Price indices percentage changes and weights for the different measures of consumer price inflation...

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 07:17

Scottish Parliament statement on Grangemouth Industrial Cluster - Sep 17

The Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy (Gillian Martin): The Parliament will be aware that Petroineos, the owner and operator of the Grangemouth refinery, has confirmed its intention to cease refining in quarter 2 of 2025...

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 06:54

UK commits to bolstering European security as Foreign Secretary visits Norwegian military command

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will commit to strengthening UK-Norway defence and security cooperation on a visit to Norwegian Joint Headquarters with Foreign Minister Barth Eide today...

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 00:01