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11 April 2017

Press release: Over £109 million of funding for driverless and low carbon projects
seen at 20:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).
£109 million of government investment into 38 cutting-edge automotive research and development (R&D) projects seven low carbon vehicle projects set to receive a share of £62 million...
Press release: £29 million boost for bioscience
seen at 20:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).
Roslin Institute to benefit from £29 million of UK government money new funding is part of £319 million investment in UK bioscience announcement comes as Greg Clark meets businesses ...
Press release: New Counter-Extremism Taskforce to help tackle extremism behind bars
seen at 18:30, 11 April in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

The specialist taskforce will analyse intelligence compiled by about 100 counter-terrorism experts working across the country to assess the threat posed by radicalisation in prisons.

It will advise prisons...

Press release: First World War heroes commemorated as Britain remembers the Battle of Arras
seen at 18:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Throughout April, 17 brave British soldiers will be remembered in special ceremonies, one hundred years to the day they were awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) – the nation’s highest military honour.

From...

News story: New Ofsted Chair announced
seen at 18:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Secretary of State for Education Justine Greening today (11 April 2017) announced the appointment of Professor Julius Weinberg as next Chair of Ofsted.

As former Vice Chancellor of Kingston University...

News story: World War 2 Royal Warwickshire 2nd Lieutenant's grave identified after almost 77 years
seen at 18:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The grave of 2nd Lieutenant Lawrence Paul Strawson was rededicated at a moving ceremony today at Calonne Communal Cemetery, Belgium. The service was arranged by the MOD’s Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre...

Speech: Nick Gibb: England’s education reforms
seen at 18:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

I am delighted to be here in Sydney. Thank you to New South Wales Education Minister Rob Stokes, Mark Scott the head of the New South Wales Education Department, and Dr Jennifer Buckingham of the Centre for Intervention...

Government response: DFID in the News
seen at 18:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: This document has been updated to include information on the threat of famine in Yemen

Threat of famine in Yemen - Tuesday 11 April

You may have seen recent coverage of the desperate humanitarian...

Press release: Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Oman
seen at 18:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Mr Hamish Cowell CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman in succession to Mr Jonathan Wilks CMG, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Cowell...

Speech: David Gauke at the Construction Products Association Spring Lunch
seen at 18:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

And I’d like to start with a couple of stats.

Ipsos Mori surveyed over a thousand people in Britain last year about infrastructure – and I think everyone hear would agree with the opinions they discovered...

Archives at Night – programme now available
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).

Culture. Revolution. Scandal.

Archives at Night returns with a splash as we invite you to take a trip back to the 1960s on Friday, 19 May.

We are delighted to announce the programme for the evening...

Latest MI5 files released
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).

Mugshot of Desmond Patrick Costello, universally known as Paddy (catalogue reference: KV 2/4331)

Today we have made available to the public 24 previously top secret files from the UK Security Service, ...

Closure over the Easter weekend
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).

The National Archives will be closed from Friday 14 April to Monday 17 April.

We will close at 17:00 on Thursday 13 April and reopen at 09:00 on Tuesday 18 April.

Find more information about our...

Milk utilisation statistics
seen at 16:30, 11 April in UK Statistics Authority (Our copy).

Letter from Ken Roy to Ed Humpherson regarding milk utilisation statistics

News story: New Ofsted Chair announced
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Secretary of State for Education Justine Greening today (11 April 2017) announced the appointment of Professor Julius Weinberg as next Chair of Ofsted.

As former Vice Chancellor of Kingston University...

Press release: Major M5 repair work to start
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The major concrete repair and waterproofing scheme affects the Oldbury viaduct, between junctions 1 and 2 of the motorway.

Highways England is undertaking the work as part of a major government investment...

News story: Ofsted welcomes new Chair
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Welcoming the appointment of the new Chair of the Ofsted Board, Amanda Spielman, HMCI said:

I am very pleased that Professor Julius Weinberg will be joining Ofsted as the Chair of our non-executive...

Speech: 9 to 1 GCSE grading webinar March 2017
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).
Chris Shadforth, Associate Director for Communications, Ofqual:

Hello, good afternoon and welcome to this webinar. It is one in a series that we have been doing to help educate people about the changes that ...

Press release: Boaters warned to register vessels or face court
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Boat owners are being urged to make sure their vessels are properly registered – or face paying thousands of pounds in penalties.

The call comes after inspectors found 4 boats moored without their registration...

Press release: River inspectors scuttle boaters’ registration evasion
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Four boaters who did not register their vessels have been landed with penalties totalling almost £4,000.

It’s after river inspectors found 6 boats without registration plates moored on the Nene...

Press release: £6.8m Lincshore scheme starts soon to reduce coastal flood risk
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Environment Agency’s flagship Lincshore scheme involves dredging sand from the seabed and pumping it onto the beach, replacing levels lost to the sea during the winter.

This reduces the risk of waves...

Press release: Aberdeen oil consultancy director banned after leaving taxpayers £55,000 short
seen at 16:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Rogerson was sole director of GKTD Limited, an oil consultancy based in Aberdeen which was placed into compulsory liquidation at the request of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in July 2015, has been disqualified...

News story: Update: air strikes against Daesh
seen at 14:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: update

Summary

Wednesday 5 April – Typhoons supported Syrian Democratic Forces west of Raqqa, while Tornados assisted Iraqi troops both in Mosul and the western deserts of Iraq.

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News story: Accounts filing options for small companies
seen at 14:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).
Small companies

If you’re a small company you now have the following 3 options for filing your accounts:

Micro-entity accounts

You must meet at least 2 of the following

turnover is no more than...
Press release: Families to benefit from £55 million boost to childcare schemes
seen at 14:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Thousands of new childcare places for working parents around the country are being created thanks to a multi-million grant scheme, the Early Years Minister Caroline Dinenage has announced today.

The &...

News story: Royal Marines to be restructured in line with growing Royal Navy
seen at 14:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

With billions being invested into a growing Royal Navy, the Royal Marines have decided to restructure to better balance skills across the force.

The move comes as part of the Navy’s regular review of ...

News story: DPRTE 2017: the best and busiest yet for DIT DSO
seen at 14:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The 2017 Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability (DPRTE) conference and exhibition, took place at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff on 28 March.

Department for International Trade Defence...

Press release: Over £109 million of funding for driverless and low carbon projects
seen at 14:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).
&pound;109 million of government investment into cutting-edge automotive research and development (R&D) projects seven low carbon vehicle projects set to receive a share of &pound;62 million funding...
Press release: £29 million boost for bioscience
seen at 14:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).
Roslin Institute to benefit from &pound;29 million of UK Government money New funding is part of &pound;319 million investment in UK bioscience Announcement comes as Greg Clark meets businesses ...
News story: Aviva deal boosts investment for UK breathalyser diagnosis firm
seen at 14:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

An award-winning Cambridge company that is developing a breathalyser as a tool to diagnose cancer and infectious and inflammatory diseases has secured investment from the venture capital arm of Aviva plc.

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News story: Philip Rycroft takes up role as Second Permanent Secretary
seen at 14:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Philip Rycroft has taken up his role as Second Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union.

He joins DExEU to take responsibility for managing the department’s overall policy ...

News story: Safety Recommendation documents updated
seen at 14:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).
Beech B200 Super King Air, G-BYCP. Descent into terrain following departure from Stapleford Aerodrome, Essex, 3 October 2015. Hawker Hunter T7, G-BXFI. Crashed onto public road during air display...
Press release: £50 million for satellite solutions to help developing countries
seen at 11:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Agency’s International Partnerships Programme (IPP) is a five-year, &pound;152 million programme, designed to partner UK space expertise with overseas governments and organisations. It is part of the ...

Press release: UK House Price Index (HPI) for February 2017
seen at 10:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The February data shows an annual price increase of 5.8% which takes the average property value in the UK to &pound;217,502. Monthly house prices have risen by 0.6% since January 2017. The monthly index...

News story: Baroness Anelay comments on Amnesty's Death Penalty report
seen at 10:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Baroness Anelay said:

It is encouraging that there was a reported decrease in the number of executions in 2016. I welcome the fact that compared with the previous year, fewer countries imposed death...

PRI Shops Easter Closures
seen at 09:30, 11 April in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

Paderborn and Bielefeld

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News story: CMA accepts Mastercard/VocaLink undertakings
seen at 09:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

On 18 January 2017, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it would look in detail at whether the undertakings offered by Mastercard UK Holdco Limited, an affiliate of MasterCard International...

News story: New market-leading bond launches today
seen at 09:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

This new product gives people access to a market-leading rate of 2.2% for between &pound;100 and &pound;3000 of their savings.

In a move to support savers who have been affected by low interest...

News story: Essential maintenance to our online services
seen at 09:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added note that Follow won't be available during the maintenance.

The essential system maintenance to our online services will affect:

WebFiling XML gateway WebCHeck Companies House...
Press release: Families to benefit from £55 million boost to childcare schemes
seen at 02:30, 11 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Thousands of new childcare places for working parents around the country are being created thanks to a multi-million grant scheme, the Early Years Minister Caroline Dinenage has announced today.

The &...