Vince Cable: Govt must increase empty home council tax from 200% to 500%
In a keynote housing speech today the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable will call for strict action against empty homes and for reforms to make it easier for young people unable to get on the housing ladder...
Tuesday, 26 June 2018 00:01
UK aid provides Palestinian refugees, including Gazans, with vital healthcare and education
UK aid is supporting the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to educate 500,000 children and provide health services for 3 million Palestinian refugees...
Monday, 25 June 2018 19:36
Northern transport investment to help create thousands of jobs
Transport spending in the north over the next 3 years will be higher than in London and the south, new figures today reveal...
Monday, 25 June 2018 19:34
First innovation loans offered to businesses improving smart cities and transport
13 businesses working on the challenges of population growth, accelerating urbanisation and climate change offered Innovate UK’s first innovation loans...
Monday, 25 June 2018 18:45
Energy price cap architect picked to put consumers at the heart of energy watchdog
Professor Martin Cave, former Deputy Chair of the Competition Commission and Deputy Panel Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority, is the preferred candidate to be the new Chair of the energy regulator, Ofgem.
Monday, 25 June 2018 18:42
Businesses invited to apply for funding for self-driving technology
Businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to develop, demonstrate and trial technologies for connected and autonomous vehicles in real-world settings...
Monday, 25 June 2018 18:35
Government announces major changes to rebuild trust after Carillion
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, David Lidington, spoke today about outsourcing...
Monday, 25 June 2018 16:08
Chancellor in Mumbai to showcase London as the best place in the world for Indian investors to raise funding
The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has travelled to Mumbai, India for the annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)...
Monday, 25 June 2018 14:08
Universities UK responds to new data published on student suicide rates
Universities UK has responded to new data published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) looking specifically at suicide rates among university students...
Monday, 25 June 2018 12:06
How will the chemicals industry be regulated after brexit asks Lords committee.
On Wednesday 27 June 2018 the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee will host a roundtable discussion to explore what Brexit will mean for the regulation of chemicals in the UK...
Monday, 25 June 2018 12:04