Extra funding for service charities as veterans’ support is stepped up
Today the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) and the MOD have announced that 100 UK Armed Forces charities will benefit from nearly £6-million of extra funding...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 18:03
Defence Committee takes evidence on the F-35 and Carrier Strike programme
The Defence Select Committee today held a one-off evidence session with expert commentators on the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces’ progress on the F-35 and Carrier Strike programmes...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 17:51
Current COVID policy is placing Instrumental Music Students at disadvantage, says EIS
A meeting of the EIS Instrumental Music Teachers (IMT) Network, held online today (Tuesday), has expressed serious concerns over the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of instrumental music tuition in schools across Scotland...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 16:19
CLA steps up campaign to combat hare coursing
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is stepping up its campaign to combat hare coursing by updating an action plan that outlines how farmers, landowners, the police and Government can work collaboratively to bring those involved to justice....
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 15:49
The start of the storm: new ONS labour market data shows the jobs crisis is just getting started, says Work Foundation
We are beginning to see the true impact of the COVID-19 crisis on unemployment reflected in this month’s quarterly release...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 15:40
Charity regulator appoints interim manager to Islamic Research Foundation International
The Charity Commission has appointed an interim manager to Islamic Research Foundation International...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 15:35
Pandemic exposes poor treatment of supply teachers, says NASUWT
The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union is today highlighting how the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the unfair and unjust treatment of supply teachers, many of whom are struggling to find work...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 15:32
Unite: Government must prevent Arm sale to protect vital UK tech industry
The government must prevent the £31 billion sale of UK software and semiconductor giant Arm to US multinational Nvidia in order to protect the UK’s tech sector...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 15:31
Women’s State Pension Age ruling is disappointing but not entirely unexpected, says Baroness Altmann
The Court of Appeal’s clear ruling today that the sharp increases in women’s State Pension Age did not discriminate against women affected...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 15:14
Conservative response to Sir Keir Starmer’s speech at the TUC
Responding, Amanda Milling MP, Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party, said...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 14:31