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Plan launched to bring smart energy technology into homes and businesses

A plan to give homes and businesses more control over their energy use and support innovative new technologies, as part of the Industrial Strategy...

Monday, 24 July 2017 13:06

Business Secretary to establish UK as world leader in battery technology as part of modern Industrial Strategy

Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark will today announce in a keynote speech on the Industrial Strategy the launch of the first phase of a £246 million government investment...

Monday, 24 July 2017 10:48

Guterres 'strongly condemns' stabbing attack that left three Israelis dead in West Bank

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned yesterday evening's stabbing attack by a Palestinian perpetrator...

Sunday, 23 July 2017 15:12

Minister Burt statement on recent violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank

Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, calls on all parties to restore calm..

Sunday, 23 July 2017 15:09

UN chief concerned about unfolding violence in Jerusalem's Old City

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today expressed concern about the situation in the Old City of Jerusalem, which has been the scene of escalating violence in recent days...

Saturday, 22 July 2017 12:55

UK Government renews its commitment to return Nazi-looted art to rightful owners

The UK Government will call for stronger efforts to return Nazi-looted art to its original owners at the first European conference dedicated to the issue in five years...

Friday, 21 July 2017 17:05

Ofsted publishes guidance on prisons judged inadequate or requiring improvement

Ofsted has published details of how it supports and challenges prisons judged inadequate or requiring improvement in their learning and skills and work activities...

Friday, 21 July 2017 15:30

Government to ban the use of microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products

The Government is to go ahead with a ban on “rinse-off” plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products following a public consultation, it has announced...

Friday, 21 July 2017 15:17

DEFRA publishes research on the carrier bag charge

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published a summary of the data on single-use plastic carrier bags in England...

Friday, 21 July 2017 14:51

Lord Committee launches new inquiry into life sciences and the industrial strategy

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee today invites contributions to its new inquiry - Life Sciences and the Industrial Strategy...

Friday, 21 July 2017 12:57