Press release: Hunt is on for global graduates to launch world's brightest...
The Sirius Programme is a 12-month start-up support and acceleration package open to students and recent graduates with an early-stage business idea or business plan. Successful applicants will receive...
View ArticlePress release: Women entrepreneurs secure £2 million investment with...
Playmob Ltd and Wool and The Gang Ltd are together receiving over £400,000 from the Aspire Fund, backed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and designed to provide equity...
View ArticleNews story: G8 Public-Private Sector Dialogue on Anti-Money Laundering and...
As part of the UK’s G8 Presidency, HM Treasury and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are launching the inaugural Sub-Saharan Africa Public-Private Sector Dialogue (PPSD) to help support the...
View ArticleNews story: Records reveal water vole presence down 22% in 2 years
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View ArticleNews story: Major review of police response to domestic violence
The Home Secretary has commissioned Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to carry out an inspection into how police forces are responding to domestic violence.The review has been launched...
View ArticlePress release: Postal Affairs Minister visits Scottish Post Office to mark...
Jo Swinson today visits Uddingston Post Office near Glasgow to mark the milestone of 1,000 branch modernisations in the Network Transformation schemePost Office transforming thousands of branches as...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Domestic violence and abuse: thematic review of the...
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May): Tackling domestic violence and abuse is one of my key priorities. I am determined to see continued reductions in domestic violence and...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
The Minister of State for Immigration (Mark Harper): I am today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules as set out below.I will expand the process of genuineness assessments...
View ArticlePress release: Specialist planning court proposed to boost UK business
The new “planning chamber” is one of a package of proposals designed to speed up the judicial review process and drive out meritless cases which clog up courts and slow the progress of legitimate...
View ArticleNews story: Last chance to nominate Millies heroes
The Millies are a chance for the British public to pay tribute to the men and women of our Armed Forces and highlight specific brave deeds.Nominations are open for the following categories:Support to...
View ArticlePress release: PM: World must not fail a generation of Syrians
The world risks failing a generation of Syrians if aid agencies don’t get safe access to reach people in desperate need inside the country, Prime Minister David Cameron warned today.Speaking from the...
View ArticleSpeech: Security Minister’s speech for the Far Right Special Interest Group...
Thank you for the opportunity to address this conference.It’s a privilege to speak to the people at the front line in reducing extremism in our communities.Clearly we are here today to discuss our...
View ArticlePress release: New generation of academy sponsors driving school-to-school...
Education Secretary Michael Gove said the growth of academy chains - including new lead sponsors - meant the best heads and teachers were collaborating more than ever before, benefiting thousands more...
View ArticlePress release: Measles cases continue to drop; schoolchildren reminded to get...
Cases of measles in England continue to fall, with 73 confirmed cases in July. This is the third successive fall in monthly measles totals (from 116 and 194 cases in June and May) and brings the total...
View ArticlePress release: British Gas Pools 4 Schools wins PM’s Big Society Award
British Gas Pools 4 Schools, a programme that takes temporary swimming pools to schools and communities across England, to teach swimming, has been recognised by Prime Minister David Cameron with a Big...
View ArticleNews story: Reserve soldiers train in Croatia
The British Army last set foot in the Balkans region 20 years ago as part of the NATO Stabilisation Force when they helped bring calm to the region.The 140 Army Reserves have spent 2 weeks on the...
View ArticleNews story: Ukraine vs England
Date: Tuesday 10th September 2013Venue: Olimpiyskiy Stadium, KyivKick off time: 21:45 (local time)Passports and VisasYou don’t need a visa to enter Ukraine for less than 3 months but you should ensure...
View ArticleNews story: Syria crisis: Latest updates on UK aid
Updated: Factsheet updated on 6 SeptThe crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. Hundreds of people are being killed or wounded every day and millions have been forced to flee.The UK has committed £400...
View ArticlePress release: UK training for Syrian activists to save lives
In the last few months, participants in a UK-funded search and rescue ‘civil defence’ course in Istanbul have included an English literature student, a fruit wholesaler, an engineer and a dentist. The...
View ArticleSpeech: G20 Summit: Prime Minister news conference
IntroductionAt this summit we have confronted 2 of the biggest challenges of our time - the future of the global economy and the crisis in Syria.Let me take each in turn.Global economyFirst, on the...
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