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05 October

Prime Minister puts investment at the heart of first Council of the Nations and Regions
Prime Minister puts investment at the heart of first Council of the Nations and Regions
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04 October

UK charters flight to leave Lebanon on Sunday as conflict escalates
UK charters flight to leave Lebanon on Sunday as conflict escalates
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Health and Social Care Secretary speech at RCGP conference
Health and Social Care Secretary speech at RCGP conference
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UN Human Rights Council 57: UK Statement on South Sudan
UN Human Rights Council 57: UK Statement on South Sudan
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UKEF: spend over 25,000, July 2024
UKEF: spend over £25,000, July 2024
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Royal Flying Corps and Successors: World War One Gallantry Award Medal Index Cards Released

The National Archives, in partnership with Forces War Records, the leading military family history website from Ancestry, has launched a digital collection of Royal Flying Corps and successors: World...

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Sir Martyn Oliver’s speech at the NASS conference
Sir Martyn Oliver’s speech at the NASS conference
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Trial to let women use breast diagnostic clinics through NHS App
Trial to let women use breast diagnostic clinics through NHS App
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Russia should immediately cease its deliberate attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Russia should immediately cease its deliberate attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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G7 nations agree new plan to dismantle migrant smuggling gangs
G7 nations agree new plan to dismantle migrant smuggling gangs
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UK alumni seek solutions to Motagua River problem
UK alumni seek solutions to Motagua River problem
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Prisoner-facing Services: Design Principles

Extensive in-prison research leads to the first set of design principles for prisoner-facing services.

Five years' of prisoner research

In 2018, as part of the Launchpad in-cell technology programme...

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Celebrating UK Fungus Day: A tale of Taiga-tooths and fungi that bite

In celebration of UK Fungus Day, Matt Wainhouse, Fungi Senior Specialist at Natural England shares some of our work on the conservation of tooth-fungi and some remarkable discoveries.

Image: Phellodon...
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Insolvency Service Enforcement Framework
Insolvency Service Enforcement Framework
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Two Board Members reappointed to The National Lottery Community Fund board
Two Board Members reappointed to The National Lottery Community Fund board
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Civil Service Induction answered questions I had in my head
Civil Service Induction answered questions I had in my head
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Facebook group immigration adviser impersonator prosecuted
Facebook group immigration adviser impersonator prosecuted
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UN Human Rights Council 57: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Nuclear Legacy in the Marshall Islands
UN Human Rights Council 57: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Nuclear Legacy in the Marshall Islands
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British military engineers support Poland following devastating floods
British military engineers support Poland following devastating floods
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UK partnership with Indonesia Eximbank creates new business opportunities
UK partnership with Indonesia Eximbank creates new business opportunities
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Guidance: Accessibility information for Student Loans Company services
Guidance: Accessibility information for Student Loans Company services
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Transparency data: Student Loans Company commercial pipeline data: 2024 to 2025
Transparency data: Student Loans Company commercial pipeline data: 2024 to 2025
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Guidance: Information sharing measures in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
Guidance: Information sharing measures in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
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How can being winter ready help all year round?

In our last post about how farmers can get ready for winter we looked at a case study with Tom, a dairy farmer in Cornwall, who had made some major changes to his slurry storage and farm buildings. In...

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Green Libraries Week returns

This October, Green Libraries Week returns to celebrate the work going on in libraries across the UK focused on sustainability, climate change and green action within their communities.

During ...

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RPA Customer Board visit to Bleak Bank Farm

In the third of a series of blogs about Customer Director Marie Hardeman’s visits to shows, farms and projects, she tells us about her time visiting Bleak Bank Farm with members of RPA’s Customer Board. ...

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The 2024 VPAG operational review: 22 July 2024
The 2024 VPAG operational review: 22 July 2024
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CMA board meeting minutes: July 2024
CMA board meeting minutes: July 2024
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DCMS: spending over 500, August 2024
DCMS: spending over £500, August 2024
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Report of the Royal Navy non-statutory investigation into allegations of misconduct and inappropriate behaviour within the Submarine Service
Report of the Royal Navy non-statutory investigation into allegations of misconduct and inappropriate behaviour within the Submarine Service
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Independent Examiner of Complaints Annual Report 2023 to 2024
Independent Examiner of Complaints Annual Report 2023 to 2024
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UN Human Rights Council 57: UK statement for Item 9 General Debate
UN Human Rights Council 57: UK statement for Item 9 General Debate
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Financial health notice to improve: Warwickshire College Group
Financial health notice to improve: Warwickshire College Group
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Immingham Eastern Ro-Ro Terminal development consent decision announced
Immingham Eastern Ro-Ro Terminal development consent decision announced
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Inside the Oasis Restore secure school
Inside the Oasis Restore secure school
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Elective home education and children missing education data collection: grant determination
Elective home education and children missing education data collection: grant determination
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Christian education charity receives official warning over failing to act on regulator’s advice
Christian education charity receives official warning over failing to act on regulator’s advice
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A call for feedback on the indicators of species abundance in England
A Clouded Yellow butterfly. Credit: Natural England.

I'm Clare, and I work alongside Claire in the Environmental Statistics and Reporting team at Defra, supporting the delivery of the UK and England Biodiversity...

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UK commits additional 10 million of aid to Lebanon
UK commits additional £10 million of aid to Lebanon
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Anniversary Statement: UAS CGT 50, (UAS registration n/a), 5 October 2023
Anniversary Statement: UAS CGT 50, (UAS registration n/a), 5 October 2023
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Collaboration day - developing a community of learning

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and the Met Office strengthened their long-standing relationship earlier this year by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Located only 32 miles apart in the southwest...

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Government reignites industrial heartlands 10 days out from the International Investment Summit
Government reignites industrial heartlands 10 days out from the International Investment Summit
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03 October

G7 Leaders’ Statement on recent developments in the Middle East: 3 October 2024
G7 Leaders’ Statement on recent developments in the Middle East: 3 October 2024
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Joint Communiqué following meeting between Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Foreign Secretary David Lammy
Joint Communiqué following meeting between Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Foreign Secretary David Lammy
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Cabinet Secretary Letter to UK Government Ministers
Cabinet Secretary Letter to UK Government Ministers
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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Iran: Hugo Shorter
Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Iran: Hugo Shorter
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Inspiring ‘Unpave the Way Garden’ to be moved to Whitaker Park
Inspiring ‘Unpave the Way Garden’ to be moved to Whitaker Park
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AAIB Statement: LauncherOne launch failure
AAIB Statement: LauncherOne launch failure
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We must work together to ensure a responsible and sustainable drawdown of UNSOM: UK statement at the UN Security Council
We must work together to ensure a responsible and sustainable drawdown of UNSOM: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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HMS Protector “Sea Rider” Expedition for Early-Career Researchers
HMS Protector “Sea Rider” Expedition for Early-Career Researchers
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Dame Carol Robinson – pioneering mass spectrometry in biomedical research
Dame Carol Robinson – pioneering mass spectrometry in biomedical research
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Guidance: SIA approved contractors sub-contracting outside of the ACS
Guidance: SIA approved contractors sub-contracting outside of the ACS
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Annual Statutory Homelessness statistics

This morning, we published our Annual Statutory Homelessness statistics for the financial year 2023-24.

It gives a high-level picture of homelessness in England and an analysis...

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AAIB Statement on LauncherOne launch failure
AAIB Statement on LauncherOne launch failure
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Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs in 2025, 2026 and 2027
Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs in 2025, 2026 and 2027
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Updated Legal Aid Learning Website
Updated Legal Aid Learning Website
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Environment Agency gains injunction against Himley Environmental
Environment Agency gains injunction against Himley Environmental
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UK Minister vows to work with devolved nations to deliver growth in first visit to Northern Ireland
UK Minister vows to work with devolved nations to deliver growth in first visit to Northern Ireland
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Contract awarded for runway repairs at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands
Contract awarded for runway repairs at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands
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New report released highlights the vital role of the subsurface and the challenges it faces
New report released highlights the vital role of the subsurface and the challenges it faces
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Additional support materials for GCSE exams
Additional support materials for GCSE exams
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Letter from Sir Ian Bauckham CBE to The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP
Letter from Sir Ian Bauckham CBE to The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP
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Letter to schools and colleges October 2024
Letter to schools and colleges October 2024
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Letter to higher education admissions officers 2024
Letter to higher education admissions officers 2024
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A day in the life of a Fisheries Enforcement Officer

My name is John Groves, and I am a Fisheries Enforcement Officer (FEO) for the Environment Agency in East Anglia.

Today I was out on the Norfolk Broads with a fellow Fisheries Enforcement Officer...

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RPC Gifts and Hospitality Register, September 2024
RPC Gifts and Hospitality Register, September 2024
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RPC Register of Interests, September 2024
RPC Register of Interests, September 2024
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Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024: Quashed convictions management information
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024: Quashed convictions management information
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Defra: spending over 500, August 2024
Defra: spending over £500, August 2024
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Defra: spending over 500, July 2024
Defra: spending over £500, July 2024
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Defra: spending over 25,000, July 2024
Defra: spending over £25,000, July 2024
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Defra: spending over 25,000, August 2024
Defra: spending over £25,000, August 2024
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UK-Mauritius deal to protect national security – safeguarding the operation of strategic military base
UK-Mauritius deal to protect national security – safeguarding the operation of strategic military base
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AI signs for citizen science to be used at South West beaches
AI signs for citizen science to be used at South West beaches
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PM call with Prime Minister Jugnauth of the Republic of Mauritius: 3 October 2024
PM call with Prime Minister Jugnauth of the Republic of Mauritius: 3 October 2024
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Rapid Flood Guidance service trial for England and Wales ends
Rapid Flood Guidance service trial for England and Wales ends
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DfT: spend control data for January to March 2024
DfT: spend control data for January to March 2024
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DfT: spend control data for April to June 2024
DfT: spend control data for April to June 2024
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Scottish Income Tax outturn reconciliation for 2022-23
Scottish Income Tax outturn reconciliation for 2022-23
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Welsh Rates of Income Tax outturn reconciliation for 2022-23
Welsh Rates of Income Tax outturn reconciliation for 2022-23
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The evidence of Russia's violations of international humanitarian law is substantial and growing: UK statement to the OSCE
The evidence of Russia's violations of international humanitarian law is substantial and growing: UK statement to the OSCE
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Joint Statement between UK and Mauritius: 3 October 2024
Joint Statement between UK and Mauritius: 3 October 2024
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Collision between pair trawlers Guiding Light and Guiding Star resulting in Guiding Star flooding and sinking
Collision between pair trawlers Guiding Light and Guiding Star resulting in Guiding Star flooding and sinking
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AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-BVNS
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-BVNS
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Defence: sustainability as a competitive advantage
Defence: sustainability as a competitive advantage
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UK charters more flights to help British nationals to leave Lebanon
UK charters more flights to help British nationals to leave Lebanon
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Modern slavery and human trafficking: UK statement to OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, 2024
Modern slavery and human trafficking: UK statement to OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, 2024
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New Chair appointed to drive forward major rail reform
New Chair appointed to drive forward major rail reform
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Using new guidance powers to help parties navigate pricing vital defence contracts
Using new guidance powers to help parties navigate pricing vital defence contracts
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Appointment of Dean of Guildford: 3 October 2024
Appointment of Dean of Guildford: 3 October 2024
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AAIB Report: Piper PA-28-181, G-BVNS, on 23 April 2024
AAIB Report: Piper PA-28-181, G-BVNS, on 23 April 2024
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Guiding Light and Guiding Star report and flyer published
Guiding Light and Guiding Star report and flyer published
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Official Statistics: Tribunals statistics quarterly: April to June 2024
Official Statistics: Tribunals statistics quarterly: April to June 2024
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Civil Service Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference

Angela MacDonald, HMRC Deputy CEO and Second Permanent Secretary, talks about how the 6th annual Civil Service Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference, plays a vital role in raising awareness and making a meaningful...

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Into the woods: fungi season in Streatham Common

For UK Fungus Day on 5 October 2024, Forestry Commission Content Officer Emily Robinson delves into the world of fungi and urban woodland ecology at Streatham Common.

An impulsive move

I still ...

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Mitigating sample bias in children's social care

Every piece of user research we do seeks to understand something about the people who use a DfE service or are impacted by a policy. We call that group a ‘population’. When we conduct user research, we need...

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Update to the RAAC list

*Updated on 3 October 2024*

This fact sheet sets out our position on the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in the NHS. RAAC is a lightweight form of precast concrete, frequently...

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Fish, Camera, Action: Early adoption of Remote Electronic Monitoring on UK fishing vessels

Authors: Ross Robertson (Defra), Martin Arris (MMO), Rebecca Skirrow (Cefas) and Thomas Catchpole (Cefas)

What is REM and what are our plans?  

Remote Electronic Monitoring, or ...

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ARB launches major overhaul for registration of international architects

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has today launched a public consultation on a new approach to UK registration for internationally qualified architects.

ARB is the professional regulator responsible...

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The Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024
The Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024
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