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27 April 2017

News story: Armed Forces Minister attends EU meeting
seen at 18:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Minister of State for the Armed Forces Mike Penning has attended an EU informal meeting in Malta, alongside Defence Ministers from across the EU.

Ministers from the 28 EU countries discussed the EU’s ...

News story: National Citizen Service (NCS) Bill receives Royal Assent
seen at 18:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The National Citizen Service Bill has today received Royal Assent.

Together the Act and Royal Charter are designed to make sure NCS is delivered efficiently, effectively and transparently.

The...

Press release: Digital Economy Bill receives Royal Assent
seen at 18:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Bill introduces measures to modernise the UK for enterprise. The measures have been designed to:

empower consumers and ensure everyone has access to broadband wherever they live build a better infrastructure...
News story: Criminal Finances Bill receives Royal Assent
seen at 18:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Criminal Finances Act 2017 will give law enforcement agencies and partners, further capabilities and powers to recover the proceeds of crime, tackle money laundering, tax evasion and corruption, and combat...

Press release: Northern Ireland Act 2017 receives Royal Assent
seen at 18:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Act 2017, introduced by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland last week, has today received Royal Assent.

The Act sets a...

Speech: High Commissioner's speech at the Queen's Birthday Party
seen at 16:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The last 12 months have been an extraordinary period in modern British political history. On 24th June the British people woke up to the momentous news that they had voted to leave the European Union after over...

Press release: Formal Northern Ireland Talks to resume after General Election
seen at 16:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

At roundtable discussions today involving the UK Government, the parties capable of forming an Executive and the Irish Government, it was agreed that formal talks to establish an Executive will be paused until...

News story: Kitesurfer rescued from Bideford Bay
seen at 14:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

On Monday night (24 April) we received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting a kite surfer in difficulty in Bideford Bay.

The UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter took this great birds...

News story: CMA announces new Northern Ireland representative
seen at 14:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Robert was previously a sector regulation manager in the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) Belfast office and had particular responsibility for managing the concurrent competition arrangements with the...

Press release: Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC) disease outbreak confirmed in Warwickshire
seen at 10:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

An outbreak of the SVC disease has been confirmed at Arden Lakes, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

The site is now subject to statutory controls to prevent or limit the spread of the disease. ...

News story: Track worker near miss incident, Ascot
seen at 10:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

At around 01:30 hrs on 7 April, two track workers narrowly avoided being struck by a train at Ascot station. They climbed out of the way, onto platform 1, with little time to spare. Equipment they had placed ...

Press release: Drivers advised to plan journeys ahead of Bike4Life charity bike event
seen at 09:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Drivers are advised to plan their journeys and allow extra time as around 5,000 motorcyclists take part in the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s seventh annual Bike4Life event between Shrewsbury and RAF Cosford...

News story: Accelerator innovation network event: autonomous last mile resupply
seen at 09:30, 27 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Registration for the event on 23 May 2017 is now open.

Suppliers attending the event will be able to hear presentations about the autonomous last mile resupply themed competition which seeks...