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HMP Bure - A safe and decent jail, but risks posed by prisoners needed better management, says inspector

HMP Bure was a safe and decent prison, but the way it managed the risks prisoners posed needed to improve, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons...

Tuesday, 15 August 2017 00:01

Britain to seek ambitious new customs arrangement with the EU

In the first of a series of future partnership papers, the Government will outline plans to secure new customs arrangements with the EU that facilitate the freest and most frictionless possible trade in goods between the UK and the EU...

Tuesday, 15 August 2017 00:01

Labour launches national State Pension tour as Tories plan to make 36.9 million people work longer - Debbie Abrahams

Debbie Abrahams MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary for Work and Pensions, will meet with pensioner groups and local residents across the UK to discuss how a future Labour government can provide dignity and security in retirement...

Tuesday, 15 August 2017 00:01

BCC: Customs clarity a top priority for trading businesses

Commenting ahead of the customs briefing paper, to be published by the Department for Exiting the EU, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said...

Tuesday, 15 August 2017 00:01

CBI responds to Future Partnership Papers - Customs Union

The CBI has responded to the Government’s publication of the future partnership papers on the Customs Union...

Tuesday, 15 August 2017 00:01

Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme authorised installers

List of authorised installers for the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme...

Monday, 14 August 2017 12:34

Greenpeace: BP’s plan to deal with blowouts and spills near the Amazon Reef is unworkable

BP’s oil spill response plan – a key part of their application to drill for oil near the Amazon Reef in the Amazon Mouth Basin in Brazil – relies on methods which are either untested or unusable in the area...

Monday, 14 August 2017 12:17

CBI launches new council to put UK manufacturing at hear of industrial strategy

With growing opportunities for the UK’s manufacturers in industrial digitisation, innovation and emerging new markets, the CBI will be establishing a new Manufacturing Council...

Monday, 14 August 2017 10:48

Government launches proposals to better protect holidaymakers

Consumer Minister Margot James launches proposals to better protect travellers booking package holidays online...

Monday, 14 August 2017 09:41

Foreign Secretary statement on Pakistan Independence Day, 14 August 2017

The United Kingdom and Pakistan enjoy a close friendship thanks to the links between our people. I wish the people of Pakistan Jashan e Azaadi Mubarak!

Monday, 14 August 2017 09:26