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Scottish Government: Children have their say

Kindness, community, fun and fairness are the priorities children in Scotland have identified for a future funded school-age childcare offer, according to the new Children’s Charter launched today...

Wednesday, 4 October 2023 12:35

UK science leadership at home and abroad on show as Science and Tech Secretary visits Daresbury Laboratory

A new strategy for getting a bigger return on the UK’s membership of CERN launched as the Science and Tech Secretary visits the North West to open a next-generation quantum computing centre...

Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:23

Stephen Welton named new chair of British Business Bank

The Department for Business and Trade announces the appointment of new British Business Bank Chair...

Wednesday, 4 October 2023 09:16

Hitachi Rail to sell part of mainline signalling business allowing merger to proceed

Hitachi Rail’s offer to sell part of its mainline signalling business addresses the CMA’s competition concerns regarding the merger between two leading signalling suppliers....

Wednesday, 4 October 2023 08:01

Extracts from Scottish Parliament debate on Scottish Parliament Powers - Oct 3

The Minister for Independence (Jamie Hepburn):...Thirdly, the 2020 act, like the levelling-up agenda, gives UK ministers a tool to dictate policy in devolved areas to this Parliament...

Wednesday, 4 October 2023 07:22

RAC: Price of a litre of diesel shoots up by another 8p in September while petrol increases unjustifiably by another 4.5p

The average price of diesel rocketed by more than 8p a litre in September and petrol by 4.5p on the back of global oil production cuts...

Wednesday, 4 October 2023 00:01

Campaign for Better Transport: Seven transport policies for seven bins

Campaign for Better Transport is today (04 October) urging the Prime Minister to bin seven really rubbish transport policies set to damage the country...

Wednesday, 4 October 2023 00:01

Bowel screening age lowered to 51 in Wales

People aged 51-54 in Wales will now automatically receive at-home bowel screening tests and early detection can save lives...

Tuesday, 3 October 2023 23:00

New £60 million Regional Innovation Fund among measures to boost research and development

A £60 million Regional Innovation Fund (RIF) that will boost support for universities in areas with lower levels of research and development investment is among new measures to support the research sector...

Tuesday, 3 October 2023 22:04

Prime Minister call with leaders of the G7, Nato, Poland and Romania

A No10 spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister spoke to the leaders of the G7, NATO, Poland and Romania today about Russia’s ongoing illegal invasion of Ukraine...

Tuesday, 3 October 2023 16:52