Dstl scientist Peter Briggs OBE Peter Briggs, Senior Principal Engineer in Positioning, Navigation and Timing at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list 2025. He has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). The prestigious honour acknowledges Peter’s significant contributions to … Read more
MOD Copyright The following individuals from Strategic Command have been recognised: Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) British Army Major General Z Stenning OBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Royal Air Force Air Commodore I Sharrocks OBE British Army Colonel I Gibbs KHS British Army Colonel G Sefton Officer … Read more
Delivered on: 12 June 2025 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) I’m really pleased to be with you today, hot on the heels of the Spending Review and just weeks away from the launch of the 10 Year Plan for Health. Normally when I do a speech like this, there’s a pressure … Read more
Government scraps 200-year-old law making rough sleeping a criminal offence in England and Wales. The outdated Vagrancy Act 1824 will be axed for good, reflecting modern attitudes, increased financial support for the homeless and the government’s mission to get to its root causes. New legislation will target real crimes instead such as organised begging by … Read more
£86 billion to fund everything from new drug treatments and longer lasting batteries to new AI breakthroughs to generate billions for the UK economy and drive our Plan for Change includes up to £500 million for regions across the UK, with local leaders part of decision making announcement comes ahead of next week’s Spending Review, … Read more
Decommissioned submarine ‘Swiftsure’ has its fin cut and removed. MOD Crown Copyright. Defence Nuclear Enterprise successfully cuts and removes fin from decommissioned submarine, ‘Swiftsure’, at Babcock’s Rosyth facilities. Over 500 tonnes of conventional waste already removed and recycled from Swiftsure, with 90% of her total weight expected to be recycled. The Defence Nuclear Enterprise’s (DNE) … Read more
British companies front of the queue to deliver infrastructure for the 2030 FIFA World Cup – injecting money into the UK economy game-changing deals with ministries of water, health, and trade, unlocking contracts in a market where public procurement opportunities are estimated at around £33bn over the next three years, including a £1.2bn Casablanca Airport project, … Read more
Discarded single-use vape in a field Single-use vapes will be banned from the shelves of all shops from tomorrow (Sunday 1 June) thanks to a government blitz on sale and supply. The new crackdown makes it illegal to sell single-use vapes at corner shops and supermarkets, putting an end to their alarming rise in school … Read more
Peter Unwin CB has been appointed as Deputy Chair of Natural England (NE). Peter’s term will run from 1 April 2025 until 31 December 2025. He became a Natural England Board Member on 1 June 2020 and was reappointed in 2023 for a second term of three years from 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2026. Natural England is … Read more
Isle of Man Treasury Minister Dr Alex Allinson MHK held a virtual meeting with the UK Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury James Murray MP earlier today (27 May). Following the meeting they issued this joint statement: The UK and the Isle of Man have a long-standing history of collaboration in the fight against tax avoidance … Read more
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