Chinese Ambassador to the UK summoned to the FCDO
The FCDO Permanent Under-Secretary has summoned the Chinese Ambassador to the UK to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office..
Friday, 13 November 2020 13:15
Total coronavirus cases in prisons more than double in just one month, Labour comments
David Lammy MP, the Shadow Justice Secretary, responding to the news that the total number of prisoners who have tested positive for coronavirus more than doubled in the month of October, said...
Friday, 13 November 2020 12:41
Made in Cumbria: the nuclear storage solution set to ‘rack-up’ the savings
A Cumbrian collaboration has manufactured a world-first nuclear space saver...
Friday, 13 November 2020 12:03
Businesses & impact of Covid-19 – retail, leisure and hospitality sectors give evidence to BEIS Committee
On Tuesday 17 November, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee will be looking at the impact of coronavirus and the support measures available to businesses and workers...
Friday, 13 November 2020 11:19
Care England expresses concern at COVID-19: Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has expressed great concern at new research indicating that the mortality rate from Covid-19 for those with a learning disability was up to six times higher during the first wave of the pandemic than the general population...
Friday, 13 November 2020 11:18
DCMS committee transcript: Sport in Our Communities - Nov 10
The Committee is seeking views on sport in our communities by Monday 16 November...
Friday, 13 November 2020 10:50
Natural England finances squeezed by Government making biodiversity protection challenging
Natural England has written to the Environmental Audit Committee setting out how funding cuts has resulted in many of its workstreams protecting UK biodiversity coming to an end...
Friday, 13 November 2020 10:44
New Board members announced for the Skills Productivity Board
Today, the Department for Education has announced six new board members for our Skills and Productivity Board (SPB) on gov.uk...
Friday, 13 November 2020 10:10
NASUWT issues plan to Governments to keep schools safe during pandemic
The NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union has today submitted a ten-point plan to the Education ministers in the four nations of the United Kingdom to secure safe schools during the Coronavirus Pandemic...
Friday, 13 November 2020 10:05
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to South Sudan: Jonny Baxter
Mr Jonny Baxter has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan in succession to Mr Christopher Trott...
Friday, 13 November 2020 10:01