Carrier Strike Group completes final exercise before setting sail for first operational deployment this weekend
Twenty warships, three submarines and 150 aircraft have taken part in a UK-led multinational military exercise to test the UK Carrier Strike Group’s response to a range of crisis and conflict situations...
Thursday, 20 May 2021 12:40
Everyone in the United Kingdom with symptoms now eligible for coronavirus tests
Everyone in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms can now get a test...
Thursday, 20 May 2021 12:38
Jim McMahon responds to the Transport Secretary’s speech on the Government's review of Britain's railways
Jim McMahon MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to the Transport Secretary’s speech on the Government's review of Britain's railways, said...
Thursday, 20 May 2021 11:54
Public chargepoint network grows by more than a quarter in a year – AA
Figures released today by the Department for Transport* show that the public EV charging network has grown by 27.0% over the last 12 months...
Thursday, 20 May 2021 11:06
New round of funding to support innovation in every corner of the UK
The Regulators’ Pioneer Fund will deliver initiatives that will help to keep the UK at the forefront of regulatory thinking and experimentation...
Thursday, 20 May 2021 11:05
Change of British High Commissioner to Mauritius: Charlotte Pierre
Ms Charlotte Pierre has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius in succession to Mr Keith Allan....
Thursday, 20 May 2021 11:03
Rail reforms must not dilute competition, warns CPS
Responding to the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, Robert Colvile, Director of the CPS, said...
Thursday, 20 May 2021 11:02
Labour’s plan to transform global vaccine production
Leading members of Labour’s Shadow Cabinet have today written to the Government demanding action to resolve the global shortage in vaccine production...
Thursday, 20 May 2021 10:53
Delivering for the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change at COP26: Speech by Alok Sharma
COP26 President Alok Sharma's video address at the World Humanitarian Forum, on the need to act now against the threat of climate change to ensure a sustainable, inclusive and resilient future...
Thursday, 20 May 2021 10:52
Ofsted: Nearly nine out of 10 parents say their child’s school handled COVID-19 well
A large majority of parents (87%) think that their child’s school has handled the pandemic well, according to Ofsted’s annual Parents Survey for 2021, published today...
Thursday, 20 May 2021 10:05