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BVA hails positive animal welfare mandate for Scottish abattoirs

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed legislation that will make CCTVs compulsory in abattoirs in Scotland, following a long and sustained campaign by the veterinary profession...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 12:49

Chartered Trading Standards Institute - Black Friday: UK-based online retailers safer option with EU Exit looming

With COVID-19 restrictions closing much of the high street, this year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday, on Friday 27 and Monday 30 December respectively, are likely to see another surge in online sales...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 12:04

Mayor of London statement on London being placed in Tier 2

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “Londoners have done exactly what has been asked of them since the start of this pandemic...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 12:03

South East Wales Transport Commission recommends major improvements for transport in the region

The South East Wales Transport Commission has today (26 November) published its final recommendations...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 12:00

Covid-19 Update

Matt Hancock (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care): On 23 November, the Prime Minister set out our COVID-19 Winter Plan in Parliament...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 11:47

Full list of local restriction tiers by area

This page sets out the full list of local restriction tiers by area from Wednesday 2 December 2020....

Thursday, 26 November 2020 11:46

Treasury Committee Evidence Sessions: Spending Review 2020: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)

The Treasury Committee will be holding evidence sessions on the spending review 2020...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 11:26

Pandemic leads to 115% rise in people being hit by the benefit cap – Crisis response

Today, the Department for Work and Pensions has released the latest experimental statistics on how many households have had their benefits capped between April 2013 and August 2020...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 10:54

Caroline Rookes appointed permanent Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Caroline Rookes as the new permanent Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO)...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 10:31

CFI Vice-Chairman Andrew Percy MP expresses concern over Amazon Alexa responses which “lend credibility to antisemitic views”

Conservative Friends of Israel Vice-Chairman Andrew Percy MP has urged Home Secretary Priti Patel to “immediately investigate” how cloud-based voice services “select their material and sources”, after learning that responses given by the Amazon Alexa device “lend credibility to antisemitic views”

Thursday, 26 November 2020 10:00