Environmental principles duty comes into force
A new environmental principles duty - a measure to ensure the environment is at the heart of governmental policy-making - comes into force today...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 12:30
Improved funding for land managers and farmers to grow more trees
Significant funding improvements to the biggest land management schemes for forestry - the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) and Countryside Stewardship (CS) - have been announced by Defra and the Forestry Commission today...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 12:28
Countries agree to safe and responsible development of frontier AI in landmark Bletchley Declaration
Leading AI nations, convened for the first time by the UK and including the United States and China, along with the European Union, have today reached a world-first agreement at Bletchley Park...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 12:26
Sir Ian Bauckham named as interim Ofqual Chief Regulator
Sir Ian Bauckham CBE has been selected by the Secretary of State for Education as interim Chief Regulator of Qualifications for England, replacing Dr Jo Saxton...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 12:23
Israel-Palestine crisis: UN welcomes first medical evacuations from Gaza
UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed Egypt’s decision on Wednesday to accept some of the most critically sick and injured from the stricken Gaza Strip for treatment...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 12:00
Advance notice: APPG meeting on Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
The APPG on Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System will hold a meeting on Wednesday, 29th November, from 6pm - 7pm in Committee Room G in the House of Lords...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 11:53
OfS confirms £8.1 million boost for postgraduate AI conversion courses as evaluation finds promising signs of increase in diversity of graduates
The Office for Students (OfS) has confirmed a further £8.1 million will be made available for postgraduate conversion course scholarships in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 11:47
Independent report: The Family Court and domestic abuse: achieving cultural change
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner's second report on the Family Court and domestic abuse...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 11:44
UK Minister for the Middle East visits Israel and the West Bank
Minister for the Middle East, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, is travelling to Israel and the West Bank as a part of the UK’s diplomatic efforts to get aid into Gaza...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 11:41
Homelessness charity investigated by regulator
The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into Noble Tree Foundation Limited, a charity whose main activity is the provision of social housing...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 11:39