International Trade Minister holds UK-Vietnam trade talks
International Trade Minister, Greg Hands, co-chaired trade talks with Vice-Minister Vuong Hoang Quoc, his counterpart at the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade...
Monday, 11 June 2018 11:16
More hiring freedom can reduce teacher shortages in disadvantaged areas, says OECD
Schools with more freedom in hiring tend to see fewer teacher shortages in disadvantaged areas, according to a new OECD PISA report...
Monday, 11 June 2018 11:15
Drink drivers face swifter justice with new roadside breathalysers
New roadside breathalyser technology and a new approach to road casualty investigation...
Monday, 11 June 2018 10:24
Government to launch national detective training programme
The Police Now training programme will deliver accelerated training in 12 weeks...
Monday, 11 June 2018 07:58
Sadiq Khan challenges Home Secretary to honour pledge to secure police funding now – before it’s too late
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has challenged the new Home Secretary to back up his public pledge to the police service by securing extra funding now...
Monday, 11 June 2018 06:00
Government and the NHS must improve how they communicate NHS reforms to the public, say MPs
The Government and the NHS must improve how they communicate NHS reforms to the public, say MPs. That is the conclusion of a report from the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee today (Monday 11 June) on integrated care...
Monday, 11 June 2018 00:01
Britain could end homelessness within 10 years, new Crisis report shows
Britain could end homelessness within 10 years with the right measures in place, says a landmark report by the charity Crisis, backed by high-profile figures such as the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Louise Casey, and international homelessness experts...
Monday, 11 June 2018 00:01
Train companies persist in skirting the law on consequential loss, says Which?
Train companies are continuing to provide misleading advice to passengers about their rights to claim for consequential loss, despite the change to the industry terms and conditions, a Which? investigation has revealed...
Monday, 11 June 2018 00:01
UK's biggest firms will have to justify pay gap between bosses and their workers
Big firms will have to justify their chief executives’ salaries and reveal the gap to their average UK worker, under new laws to be laid in Parliament tomorrow...
Sunday, 10 June 2018 19:49
Government steps up the fight against waste criminals
The fight to tackle the scourge of waste crime takes another step forward today as Michael Gove announces a comprehensive review to beef up the government’s approach...
Sunday, 10 June 2018 00:01