Government's Covid-19 charity support fund delivers hope to 6.5 million people across country
The new Minister for Civil Society Nigel Huddleston has hailed small charities as ‘the backbone of our communities’, as an impact report published today reveals...
Monday, 11 October 2021 00:01
Birbalsingh to be appointed as chair of Social Mobility Commission
With the government looking to level up every region of the UK, Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, today announced that Katharine Birbalsingh CBE is the preferred candidate...
Sunday, 10 October 2021 10:13
Lord Frost to repeat the need for “significant change” to Northern Ireland Protocol in wide-ranging speech in Lisbon
The EU should show ambition and bring forward proposals that help deliver “significant change” to the Northern Ireland Protocol, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Lord Frost, will say in a speech to the diplomatic community in Lisbon...
Sunday, 10 October 2021 00:05
Education Unions call for additional safety measures in schools
Five education unions have written to the Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi, asking him to urgently reconsider the reintroduction of additional safety measures in schools...
Sunday, 10 October 2021 00:03
New research will boost astronaut health for future space missions
New research backed by the UK Space Agency will look to solve challenges such as muscle loss and isolation stress that astronauts face during long missions...
Saturday, 9 October 2021 23:56
LGA: Funding for almost 10 million pothole repairs this year lost from council budgets
Over 9.5 million potholes could be repaired or prevented by councils with the funding lost from local road maintenance budgets this year – the equivalent of 64,000 repairs in every local council area...
Saturday, 9 October 2021 00:01
Chancellor hails global cooperation as landmark tax reforms aimed for 2023
The Chancellor has hailed global cooperation after 136 countries agreed a new system ensuring large multi-nationals pay the right tax in the right places...
Friday, 8 October 2021 22:08
UK and India agree ambitious collaboration on clean energy
UK Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng today (8 October 2021) met with India’s Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Raj Kumar Singh, for the third UK-India Energy for Growth Dialogue...
Friday, 8 October 2021 16:10
Mick Antoniw warns legal aid cuts risk a “two tier justice system”
Years of cuts to legal aid mean the UK is heading towards a two-tier justice system, Wales' Counsel General Mick Antoniw today warned...
Friday, 8 October 2021 12:46
Government refusal of North Sea natural gas field is irrational, says Global Warming Policy Forum
The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF) has criticised the government’s decision to halt further natural gas development in the North Sea...
Friday, 8 October 2021 12:36