Huge increase in lorry driving tests following government action
Official statistics released today (11 August 2022) by the Department for Transport reveal that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) carried out 74% more lorry driving tests...
Thursday, 11 August 2022 12:18
Learner drivers urged to be test-ready as pass rate falls
The latest data released today (11 August 2022) by the Department for Transport reveals the car driving test pass rate for January to March 2022 was 47.1%...
Thursday, 11 August 2022 12:15
Treasury Committee publishes Bank of England response to Financial Services and Markets Bill
The Treasury Committee today publishes a letter from Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey regarding the Financial Services and Markets Bill...
Thursday, 11 August 2022 11:53
PM appoints Interim Chair of Senior Salaries Review Body
Ms Pippa Lambert has been appointed as the Interim Chair of the Senior Salaries Review Body. The SSRB provides independent advice to the Prime Minister...
Thursday, 11 August 2022 11:47
Government seeks to further improve diversity of energy supply by boosting biomass
The government has today launched a consultation on how to support the development of biomass energy generation with associated carbon captured in the UK over the next decade...
Thursday, 11 August 2022 11:33
£8 million levelling up boost for Grimsby to repair vital bridges and boost local industry
Vital bridges connecting Grimsby and Immingham will be repaired to boost the local key industries and tourism, prevent road closures and secure future jobs for the region, Levelling Up Secretary Greg Clark announced today...
Thursday, 11 August 2022 10:42
Mayor announces latest recipients of £1m fund to help address inequalities across the capital
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced the latest recipients of a funding programme for community-led organisations that are supporting Londoners...
Thursday, 11 August 2022 10:38
Retail leaders call on police to prioritise retail crime
105 of the UK’s leading retail voices have written to Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales, calling on them to commit to making retail crime a priority in local policing strategies...
Thursday, 11 August 2022 00:01
Police response to burglary, robbery and theft must improve, says HMIC
The police response to burglary, robbery and theft is not consistently good enough – and victims face a postcode lottery when it comes to how thoroughly officers might investigate crimes...
Thursday, 11 August 2022 00:01
Labour calls for government to scrap handouts to oil and gas producers as cost of living crisis escalates
The Labour Party has called on the government to use Thursday’s meeting with oil and gas giants in Downing Street to close a major tax loophole in the windfall tax...
Thursday, 11 August 2022 00:01