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New productivity institute part of £37m investment to boost UK wage growth and living standards

£32 million investment for new UK Productivity Institute in Manchester, supporting the government’s drive to build back better...

Friday, 21 August 2020 00:01

Foreign travel advice - Turks and Caicos Islands

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel to the Turks and Caicos Islands...

Thursday, 20 August 2020 20:05

NHS Test and Trace successfully reaches over 80% of close contacts since launch

Statistics from the eleventh week of operation (6 – 12 August) of NHS Test and Trace show that the service has reached more than 272,000 people...

Thursday, 20 August 2020 17:53

Driving lessons and driving tests to restart in Scotland

Driver training will restart in Scotland on Monday 24 August 2020, with driving tests restarting from Monday 14 September 2020...

Thursday, 20 August 2020 17:50

NHS nurse numbers continue rising with 13,840 more than last year

The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,840 compared to last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 9,306...

Thursday, 20 August 2020 13:59

Appointment of a new Judicial Commissioner and Vice Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission

The Lord Chancellor has appointed the Right Honourable Lady Justice Carr DBE as a Judicial Commissioner and the Vice Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission...

Thursday, 20 August 2020 12:26

Innovation call for technology to stop armed or violent offenders

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has today launched an innovation competition to develop new capabilities for police and law enforcement agencies to stop armed or violent offenders...

Thursday, 20 August 2020 12:24

Action agreed to support students into preferred universities

The Government and higher education sector have together agreed that all students who achieved the required grades will be offered a place at their first choice university...

Thursday, 20 August 2020 11:19

Innovate UK launches four-year design strategy

The UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, today publishes a strategy that seeks to encourage and support excellent design in innovation...

Thursday, 20 August 2020 10:14

Pupils celebrate results that pave the way for future success

Pupils around the country have received the GCSE results that will allow them to move on to the next stages of their lives...

Thursday, 20 August 2020 09:59