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King’s Speech to deliver a brighter future for the country

New laws to set the country on the right path for the long term will be revealed in next week’s King’s Speech...

Saturday, 4 November 2023 22:30

Labour will "deliver more action on housing in six months than Conservatives have done in six years"

A Labour government can deliver more progress on housing in its first six months than in six years under the Tories, Labour says today...

Saturday, 4 November 2023 22:00

Energy Act published

Having received Royal Assent, the Energy Act has been published and can be found here...

Saturday, 4 November 2023 10:38

Nearly 200 leisure centres supported by Swimming Pool Support Fund

Swimming pools and leisure centres across England have today received a share of £20 million central Government funding to keep them afloat in response to increased operating costs...

Saturday, 4 November 2023 10:06

National Living Wage on track to rise to around £11.46 next year – the third biggest annual increase on record, says think tank

Stronger than expected wage growth means the National Living Wage (NLW) could rise to around £11.46 an hour next April – well above the £11 suggested by the Chancellor earlier this month...

Saturday, 4 November 2023 00:01

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 published

Following Royal Assent, the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 has now been published and is available here...

Friday, 3 November 2023 23:14

Foreign Secretary's call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian

Following Foreign Secretary James Cleverly's conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said...

Friday, 3 November 2023 22:30

Half a million civilians caught in northern Gaza “siege within a siege” - Oxfam

Oxfam is gravely concerned for the lives of around 500,000 Palestinians, alongside any of the more than 200 Israeli and other national hostages, currently trapped in a “siege within a siege”...

Friday, 3 November 2023 17:50

New technologies on show at Quantum Showcase as Science Minister drives forward UK’s £2.5 billion Quantum Strategy

Science Minister George Freeman has outlined the recipients of over £14 million in funding, aimed at benefiting the UK’s thriving quantum sector...

Friday, 3 November 2023 17:24

The UK urges all parties to allow for humanitarian pauses in Gaza: UK statement at the UN

Statement by Ambassador Tom Woodroffe at the OCHA Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory...

Friday, 3 November 2023 17:14