Sellafield nuclear site not yet achieving value for money - NAO
Ongoing concerns over project management, the pace of delivery and staffing at Sellafield - the UK’s most complex and challenging nuclear site – mean it is not yet achieving value for money, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report says...
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 00:01
Cutting-edge transport projects receive £1.4 million to encourage innovation and deliver growth
Winners of a £1.4 million competition to transform the transport sector, grow the economy and inspire innovation have been announced by the Department for Transport today...
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 00:01
Government needs to provide greater direction to the skills system, says Lords committee
Our inquiry has raised fundamental concerns that apprenticeships and training programmes are not meeting the UK’s future skills needs...
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 00:01
UK Minister for Development to push for gender equality at World Bank Annual Meetings
The UK’s Development Minister Anneliese Dodds will arrive at the World Bank Group and IMF Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. today [23 October] for a series of engagements focused on advancing gender equality...
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 00:01
Governments launch largest review of sector since privatisation
An Independent Commission into the water sector and its regulation will be launched by the government tomorrow (Wednesday 23 October), in what is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation...
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 22:45
Prime Minister warns Russian threat to global stability is accelerating as Putin ramps up attacks on Black Sea
Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure in the Black Sea, delaying vital aid from reaching Palestinians, and stopping crucial grain supplies from being delivered to the global south.
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 22:42
Landmark UK-Germany defence agreement to strengthen our security and prosperity
The signing of the Trinity House Agreement marks a fundamental shift in the UK’s relations with Germany and for European security. This agreement between Europe’s two biggest defence spenders...
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 22:39
TaxPayers' Alliance: More than 10,000 university staff now receiving six-figure pay packets
There are now more than 10,000 university staff receiving over £100,000 in remuneration, new research by the TaxPayers’ Alliance has revealed...
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 22:30
NHS Providers responds to new analysis showing over one million 12-hour A&E waits this year
Responding to analysis from the Liberal Democrats showing more than one million 12-hour A&E waits this year, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery said...
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 22:30
Governments launch Independent Water Commission in largest review of the sector since privatisation
An Independent Commission into the water sector and its regulation has been launched by the government today (Wednesday 23 October), in what is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation...
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 22:00