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Government announces further funding to support construction at Sizewell C after Development Consent Order was triggered in January money comes ahead of a final investment decision expected later this year Sizewell C will support thousands of jobs and provide enough power for up to 6 million homes The government has made an additional £1.3 billion … Read more

Contents: Latest situation All bird flu cases and disease zones Bird flu guidance Bird gatherings Vaccines Latest GOV.UK news stories Risk levels and outbreak assessments Wild birds Wild mammals Bird flu webinars Defra policies and contingency plans Bird flu legislation Latest situation Take action to prevent bird flu and stop it spreading and be vigilant … Read more

Shocking photos captured by officers show the woman wedged inside a tiny, custom-built hideaway behind the Vauxhall Vectra’s glovebox. At Canterbury Crown Court today, Slovakian national Jozef Balog was sentenced to two and a half years for assisting unlawful immigration. In June 2022, the British registered vehicle was intercepted by Border Force at the UK Control … Read more

In a recent statement at the UN Security Council, UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward strongly condemned the Houthi militants’ illegal and unjustified attacks in the Red Sea. The Ambassador highlighted a series of aggressive actions by the Houthis, including an attack on UK and US naval vessels on January 9. Houthi attacks on vessels in the … Read more

Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party secured an unprecedented third consecutive presidential term on Saturday, with the party’s candidate, current Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, winning 40% of the ballot. He defeated Hou You-ih, a presidential candidate for the China-friendly opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) and a former police chief, as well as Ko Wen-je, the presidential … Read more

legislation to be introduced within weeks overturning wrongful convictions of hundreds of postmasters exoneration will ensure innocent people can receive swifter compensation compensation payments expedited for trailblazers who took first legal action against the Post Office The blanket exoneration will overturn hundreds of convictions, brought about thanks to erroneous Horizon evidence, clearing the names of … Read more

The following individuals from Strategic Command have been recognised: Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) Royal Navy Rear Admiral A Betton OBE Royal Air Force Air Marshal I D Gale MBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) British Army Colonel T Woolley British Army Colonel N G C Yardley British … Read more

The Department for Education (DfE) has today confirmed a change to the maximum Plan 2, Plan 5 and PG loan interest rate which will be 7.6% in January 2024. The applicable rate of RPI to student loans from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 is 13.5%. This means that the maximum interest rate applicable … Read more

Welsh Secretary David TC Davies The UK Government has never been more active in its delivery for Wales than in 2023, Welsh Secretary David TC Davies has said. In a New Year message, Mr Davies said that huge progress was being made in growing the economy and delivering major projects to spread jobs, prosperity and investment right across the country. … Read more