Largest testing programme for coronavirus shows virus continued to decline in June
The second report from the country’s largest study on coronavirus rates of infection has been published, showing further decline in COVID-19 in late June and early July...
Thursday, 6 August 2020 00:09
Membership of the Planning Taskforce announced
Planning For The Future, published today, sets out how we will reform the planning system to realise that vision and make it more efficient...
Thursday, 6 August 2020 00:06
Call for a new approach on the affordability, regulation and cost of student accommodation
The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a new report on the burgeoning student accommodation sector...
Thursday, 6 August 2020 00:01
Lack of Hydrogen Strategy holding back sector from capitalising on potential role in delivering Net-Zero Britain, says committee chairman
Philip Dunne MP, Chairman of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), has written to Business Secretary Alok Sharma...
Thursday, 6 August 2020 00:01
Planning for the future: Landmark reforms to speed up and modernise the planning system
An overhaul of the country’s outdated planning system that will deliver the high-quality, sustainable homes communities need will be at the heart of the most significant reforms...
Wednesday, 5 August 2020 22:30
Independent rights experts call on India to remedy ‘alarming’ situation in Jammu and Kashmir
UN-appointed independent human rights experts have called for urgent action in India’s Jammu and Kashmir, amid concerns of ongoing abuses against civilians there...
Wednesday, 5 August 2020 19:53
Land use changes may increase disease outbreak risks, says UCL study
Global changes in land use are disrupting the balance of wild animal communities in our environment, and species that carry diseases known to infect humans...
Wednesday, 5 August 2020 16:00
Innovative nuclear competition launch – are you ready for the challenge?
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority – including Sellafield Ltd and Magnox Ltd - has teamed up with Innovate UK to call on companies to come up with new ideas...
Wednesday, 5 August 2020 12:23
Competition concerns in retail investment software merger
Following an in-depth investigation, the CMA has provisionally blocked the merger of FNZ and GBST...
Wednesday, 5 August 2020 11:51
Announcement of preferred candidate for HM Chief Inspector of Prisons
The Lord Chancellor, Rt Hon. Robert Buckland QC, confirmed today that his preferred candidate to be the next Chief Inspector of Prisons is Charlie Taylor...
Wednesday, 5 August 2020 11:05