New unauthorised entry offence and police collaboration needed to boost sport fan safety at home and abroad, MPs say
The creation of a new criminal offence of unauthorised entry to a football match and bolstering collaboration between UK and overseas police are among recommendations from MPs...
Friday, 29 December 2023 00:01
Scottish government announces new package of mental health support for children and young people
The Scottish Government has announced additional funding for a new project to support LGBTQI+ children and young people’s mental health...
Thursday, 28 December 2023 16:09
Better use of community sentences would help cut crime and ease pressure on prisons, says Lords committee
Prisons are at a critical point, at 99% of their capacity and many of them in extremely poor condition...
Thursday, 28 December 2023 00:01
Council tax reduction scheme help Scottish households save £3.5bn
Scottish households have saved more than £3.5 billion in council tax since the Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme was introduced a decade ago...
Thursday, 28 December 2023 00:01
Charities, community projects and customers benefit from £72million payments thanks to Ofgem enforcement action
Millions of pounds recovered from firms by Ofgem have been used to help communities across the country in 2023...
Thursday, 28 December 2023 00:01
Government reforms set to spark greater reuse and recycling of electrical goods
The Government is set to make it easier for households to recycle electrical cords, devices and white goods under new UK-wide plans announced today...
Thursday, 28 December 2023 00:01
Smokers encouraged to quit this new year for their health and to reduce likelihood of children starting smoking
In a hard-hitting campaign film released today, former England goalkeeper and ex-smoker David James joins a number of other ex-smokers to discuss the influence their parents’ smoking had on them taking up the habit themselves...
Thursday, 28 December 2023 00:01
Labour reveals new figures showing overseas fraud gangs 'feasting on Britain'
Three-quarters of Britain's fastest-growing fraud is committed exclusively from overseas, according to a previously unpublished police intelligence report obtained by the Labour Party...
Thursday, 28 December 2023 00:01
Ministerial group for the Arctic to be set up
Following Environmental Audit Committee calls, a Ministerial group for the Arctic will be established to discuss and coordinate priorities in the region...
Thursday, 28 December 2023 00:01
Government to crack down on corruption in the property sector
As part of decisive action to ensure greater transparency and tackle corruption in the property sector, it will be made clearer who owns land trusts...
Wednesday, 27 December 2023 12:49