Press release: Businesses to benefit from better enforcement of fire safety...
The government today welcomed a commitment from the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) to work with businesses to improve how fire safety regulations are enforced.Responding to the government’s...
View ArticlePress release: Workers say “We’re in” to workplace pensions
Over 90% of people who have been placed into a workplace pension by their employer are staying in. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research published today (8 August 2013) gives the first...
View ArticlePress release: Charities benefiting from expert reoffending analysis
The Justice Data Lab pilot is a new statistical service open to all organisations who work with offenders, with particular focus for supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), which was...
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News story: RAF personnel and veterans receive medals
Fifteen serving airmen and airwomen received honours, including the Operational Service Medal Afghanistan, from the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal Edward Stringer. A dozen Bomber...
View ArticlePress release: Press briefing: morning 5 August 2013
GibraltarAsked about the situation in Gibraltar, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said that the Prime Minister (PM) had serious concerns about the events on the border. The Spanish had not...
View ArticleNews story: Deputy Director of Nursing Appointed at Public Health England
Joanne brings knowledge and experience from a range of roles in public health, nursing and health visiting and from her work with the Royal College of Nursing, Queens Nursing Institute and both City...
View ArticlePress release: Morpeth Northern Bypass application accepted for examination
The application is for construction of a single carriageway 3.8km long extending from Whorral Bank on the A197, to the north east of Morpeth, westward to the A1 trunk road to include separate...
View ArticleNews story: Prime Minister’s Q&A at Global Radio in Manchester
David Cameron spent more than an hour answering questions from listeners and staff on subjects including cyber-bullying, apprenticeships, the spare room subsidy and childcare costs.After the Q&A,...
View ArticleNews story: SME spend for 2012 to 2013 shows government on track to meet 2015...
The figures, published today, show the government is on track to deliver its aspiration of awarding 25% of central government business to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by 2015, directly and...
View ArticlePress release: Reappointment of Chief Executive for the Arts and Humanities...
David Willetts today announced the reappointment of Professor Rick Rylance, as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Announcing the reappointment David...
View ArticlePress release: Homeless FA is latest winner of Prime Minister's Big Society...
On the eve of the Homeless World Cup, the Prime Minister has commended a London-based charity for transforming the lives of homeless people all over the country.Homeless FA, England’s national homeless...
View ArticlePress release: Statement on the Tyrone Commemoration Committee parade in...
Commenting after her meeting, Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP said:There is no doubt that this deeply insensitive parade is causing great hurt and distress to many victims of terrorism in the west Tyrone...
View ArticleNews story: Kielder becomes ark site for threatened arctic char
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News story: Army Reserve cadets graduate from new Sandhurst course
Updated: Shortened standfirst to fit parameters. Clarified 8-week course rationale.One month on from the Reserves White Paper, this pilot course demonstrates the new focus on growing the Army Reserve....
View ArticlePress release: Alistair Burt expresses concern over execution in Vietnam
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said:I am deeply concerned that Vietnam has resumed the use of the death penalty having carried out an execution on Tuesday 6 August, the first since 2011.The UK...
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News story: Royal Navy set for Cougar 13
The long-planned Cougar 13 will see elements of the UK’s Response Force Task Group (RFTG) hone their world class maritime skills thousands of miles from home through exercises with a number of key...
View ArticleNews story: Councils can quickly stop illegal encampments
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has today told councils how they should clamp down quickly on illegal encampments and unauthorised traveller sites.A new guide will give more power and a...
View ArticlePress release: Wales Office Minister: Summer sunshine a boost for Brecon...
From its impressive rolling landscapes, to hosting stellar names from the world of jazz at its annual eclectic festival, Wales Office Minister Baroness Jenny Randerson will today (9 August) see how...
View ArticleNews story: HMRC’s most wanted: gallery of tax fugitives published as another...
HMRC has today published a gallery of its 2013 most wanted, and announced the capture of one of the most wanted tax criminal fugitives. One year on since the first list was published the 2013 list...
View ArticleNews story: DFID Research: Humanitarian Evidence Synthesis and Communication...
As part of the Humanitarian Innovation and Evidence Strategy the UK Department for International Development (DFID) wishes to engage a Service Provider to manage the Humanitarian Evidence Synthesis and...
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