New plans to update road safety laws to protect cyclists and pedestrians
A new consultation, open for 12 weeks from today, will look at whether a new offence equivalent to causing death by careless or dangerous driving...
Sunday, 12 August 2018 09:14
Export success as global sales of UK food and drink reach record high
UK food and drink exports are continuing to smash records, with new figures revealing exports reached £10.6 billion in the first six months of 2018...
Saturday, 11 August 2018 16:54
Sport a pillar of youth rehabilitation: Minister publishes independent review
Justice Minister Edward Argar has today published an independent review of sport and physical education in the youth justice system...
Saturday, 11 August 2018 08:12
Renewable energy projects surged in Scotland
The number of community-owned renewable energy projects in Scotland has surged by a staggering 62% since 2011 – with over 450 local communities now benefitting from green power initiatives...
Saturday, 11 August 2018 00:01
New strategy launched to keep consumers safe and protect businesses that do the right thing
Plans to strengthen the UK’s world-leading product safety regime have been set out today by the government’s newly established Office for Product Safety and Standards...
Friday, 10 August 2018 17:07
UK exports remain at record high in the year to June 2018
In data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today, UK exports to the world rose by £26 billion – an increase of 4.4% compared to the same time last year...
Friday, 10 August 2018 17:01
Managing traffic in real time: apply for funding
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £250,000 to develop innovative new ways of using high-quality data to ease traffic congestion...
Friday, 10 August 2018 11:39
Billion-pound backing for British innovation
Britain’s world-leading researchers and entrepreneurs will benefit from an additional £780 million to create the technologies of tomorrow, the Chancellor announced today...
Friday, 10 August 2018 09:59
Vulnerable offenders steered towards treatment
Offenders increasingly ordered to use health services to address mental health, alcohol and drug issues in 5 pilot areas...
Friday, 10 August 2018 08:05
"Open and Controlled" - CBI recommendations for a new approach to immigration post-brexit
Putting migration on the table in future trade talks and ensuring EU workers are not subject to burdensome non-EU visa rules are two key recommendations in a new CBI report on how migration can work UK post-Brexit...
Friday, 10 August 2018 00:01