New planning rules to protect our cultural heritage
Changes to the planning system will save theatres, concert halls and live music performance venues for future generations...
Sunday, 12 July 2020 14:17
Space sector to back 50 SP-INternships this summer
The UK Space Agency-backed Space Placement in Industry Scheme (SPIN) provides unique opportunities for undergraduate students considering a career in the space sector...
Saturday, 11 July 2020 17:30
Lords motion to approve the Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020 - July 10
The Minister of State, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development (Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park) (Con) [V]: My Lords, the instrument before your Lordships, the Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020...
Saturday, 11 July 2020 08:52
Private Notice Question (Lords) on Saudi Arabia: Arms Sales - July 10
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara asked the Government whether they will reverse their decision to resume granting export licences for arms sales to Saudi Arabia...
Saturday, 11 July 2020 08:49
Extract from Lords motion to approve the Terrorism Act 2000 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2020 - July 9
Lord Caine (Con):...Between June 2019 and May 2020, 96 arrests were made under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000...
Saturday, 11 July 2020 08:47
Rayner warns against “managed decline” for Northern communities in the wake of coronavirus crisis
Labour’s Deputy Leader Angela Rayner has today (Saturday 11th July) warned against a repeat of Thatcher-era “managed decline” for Northern communities...
Friday, 10 July 2020 22:30
Liz Truss gets first look at Aston Martin DBX before the cars set sail for the US
Yesterday (10 July 2020) International Trade secretary Liz Truss visited the Port of Southampton to see Aston Martin’s first luxury SUV, the DBX, which will be shipped to the United States later this summer...
Friday, 10 July 2020 22:30
Young people risk missing out on deserved results in this year’s system for awarding grades, MPs warn
Pupils could miss out on the exam results they deserve this summer as the system for awarding and moderating grades is at risk of inaccuracy and bias against young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, MPs say...
Friday, 10 July 2020 22:00
ASCL responds to Education Committee report on calculated grades
Commenting on the report of the House of Commons Education Committee, ‘Getting the grades they’ve earned’, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Friday, 10 July 2020 22:00
£40 million to kick start next-gen nuclear technology
The UK government today announced £40 million of funding to unlock thousands of green jobs by developing the next generation of nuclear energy technology...
Friday, 10 July 2020 20:22