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Louise Haigh launches plan to revitalise Britain’s railways and drastically improve services Shadow Great British Railways to be established to deliver higher performing railway built on reliability, efficiency, and safety it comes as the Public Ownership Bill progresses through Parliament today, putting the railways back in the hands of passengers Transport Secretary Louise Haigh today … Read more

Following several confirmed cases of Bluetongue virus BTV3 at premises across Norfolk and Suffolk, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer has declared a bluetongue restricted zone across the region to mitigate the risk of further cases of disease occurring. The total number of cases of Bluetongue virus BTV- 3 stands at five infected premises.   The new … Read more

Using AI tools to help reduce teacher’s workload. Teaching standards, guidelines and lesson plans will form a new optimised content store which will train generative AI to make it more reliable for teachers in England new project will bring teachers and tech companies together to develop and use trustworthy AI tools that can help mark … Read more

Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Lesley Francois and Daniel Shears have been reappointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 September 2024.   On behalf of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, we are pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Lesley Francois and Daniel Shears to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council for … Read more

As the popular dance show grew into an international juggernaut some of the group’s young performers paid a steep price. By Nicole Hong and Michael Rothfeld The reporters interviewed more than 80 people, examined hundreds of pages of records and reviewed secret recordings made from inside the group’s guarded headquarters in upstate New York. Aug. 15, 2024 They … Read more

Aircraft inside current anti-jamming facility. Credit: Qinetiq The facility will provide a key capability to develop UK assets that can perform in the harshest electromagnetic environments on operations.  Under the new £20 million contract, QinetiQ will build a radio frequency, anti-jamming test facility at the Ministry of Defence’s Boscombe Down site in Wiltshire.   The ‘silent hangar’ will be … Read more

The UK Government is releasing millions in Port Talbot/Tata Steel Transition Board funding. The UK Government is announcing the immediate release of £13.5 million in funding to support supply chain businesses and workers affected by Tata Steel’s decision to transition to greener steelmaking.  Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens will make the announcement today (15 August) at … Read more

We, the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, welcome the tireless work of our partners in Qatar, Egypt and the United States towards an agreement on a ceasefire and the release of hostages. We endorse the joint statement of HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, President Sisi and President Biden calling for … Read more

Letter to local authority Chief Executives Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Lord Chancellor redirects £100 million over next 5 years to improve HMP Wandsworth  Violence, self-harm and drug-taking reach unacceptable levels  80 per cent of prisoners in overcrowded conditions His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) issued an Urgent Notification in May after finding that HMP Wandsworth had alarmingly high rates of self-harm, dangerous levels of violence … Read more