Press release: Lowest paid BIS contractors to benefit from pay rise
The lowest paid contracted staff, including cleaners, working at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) will benefit from an above inflation pay rise, Business Secretary Vince Cable...
View ArticlePress release: DPRK Human Rights Violations Condemned
On Friday 28 March, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).The resolution reflected the findings and...
View ArticlePress release: The Environment Agency are joining GOV.UK
Find the Environment Agency on GOV.UKThe Environment Agency’s new web address will be www.gov.uk/environment-agency. On 1 April you’ll be able to take a look and use the search function to find their...
View ArticlePress release: Environment Agency finishes repairs to Preston Beach sea defences
During a series of severe storms in early January and February 2014 the Preston Beach Sea Defence Scheme took a pounding and lost so much of its shingle in front of the promenade that the sea wall was...
View ArticlePress release: Appeal for information on illegally dumped waste in Bedfordshire
The amazing discovery was found by the Environment Agency’s specialist waste crime officers after they were called to the warehouse in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.Investigations have revealed that during...
View ArticleNews story: CoRWM Public Meeting, Workington, Cumbria - Save the date
CoRWM will be hosting a public meeting at St. Michael’s Church, Falcon Place, Workington, CA14 2EZ from 18:30-20:00 on Wednesday 30th April 2014. Come along for an opportunity to meet the committee and...
View ArticleNews story: National job confidence increases in line with economic recovery
According to research conducted by ICM, the main driver behind this increase in job confidence is the economic recovery, with 57% claiming they are more job confident as a result of improving business...
View ArticlePress release: Resurfacing work starts on A46 Warwick Bypass
Work will be carried out over overnight, Monday to Sunday, for two weeks and will require full closures of the A46 between its junctions with the M40 junction 15 and the A452. Work takes place from...
View ArticleNews story: Baroness Kramer visits Yorkshire to see how HS2 could benefit the...
Transport Minister Baroness Kramer was in Yorkshire today (Friday 28 March) to find out more about how HS2 will benefit the region.Baroness Kramer toured the route through the south of the county. She...
View ArticleSpeech: 64th Königswinter Conference
Good evening, Guten Abend, and thank you for that introduction. I’d like to welcome my German counterpart, Michael Roth, with whom I have today been chairing a joint meeting of our respective...
View ArticleNews story: Pre-packaged administrations: a review
Pre-packaged administrations - viable rescue tool or an abuse of the insolvency process?Teresa Graham will lead the review.OverviewA pre-packaged administration (a pre-pack) occurs where negotiations...
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News story: Farewell (for now) to 2 historic RAF squadrons
The disbandment of these squadrons on 1 April will precede RAF Lossiemouth becoming the main operating base for Typhoon aircraft.However, both squadrons will live on. 617 Squadron will reform from 2018...
View ArticleNews story: Jens Stoltenberg appointed as next NATO Secretary General
Prime Minister David Cameron said:I am delighted that Jens Stoltenberg has been appointed as the next NATO Secretary General. Jens will bring a wealth of experience to this role at the helm of the...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Secretary calls for immediate action on humanitarian...
Speaking as the UN makes its monthly report on progress of the UN Security Council Resolution 2139 on humanitarian access in Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague said:It is unacceptable that the...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Secretary welcomes announcement of NATO Secretary...
Foreign Secretary William Hague said: I welcome today’s announcement of Jens Stoltenberg as NATO’s next Secretary General.Jens will take up his new role shortly after this year’s NATO summit in Wales....
View ArticlePress release: Baroness Warsi welcomes conclusions of UN Human Rights Council
Senior Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi said:The UK welcomes the strong action which the Human Rights Council has taken on Sri Lanka, DPRK, Iran, Syria and Burma at this session. I am also...
View ArticleNews story: David Cameron on the first UK same-sex marriages
Updated: Added link to news story.Read the full article on the PinkNews website.Extracts from the article:This weekend is an important moment for our country. For the first time, the couples getting...
View ArticleNews story: Nuisance calls action plan unveiled
The Nuisance Calls Action Plan sets out the actions being taken by Government, regulators, consumer groups and industry to tackle nuisance calls.It reveals the Government will consult on lowering the...
View ArticleGovernment response: Statement in response to IPCC report on climate change
In response to the IPCC 5th Assessment Report, (Working Group 2) , Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey said:“This report represents the most comprehensive look at the impacts...
View ArticleNews story: Villiers to lay foundation stone for Glasnevin Monumental Cross...
The Secretary of State will today attend a ceremony alongside the Irish Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan TD, jointly to lay the foundation stone for a monumental Cross of...
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