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DSIT cyber security newsletter - December 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:39, 18 December 2025
Joint Summary of the third UK-Cyprus Strategic DialogueRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:37, 18 December 2025
Adult social care priorities for local authoritiesRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:34, 18 December 2025
The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020: post implementation reviewRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:32, 18 December 2025
Feed the food caddy, fuel the magic.Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:30, 18 December 2025‘Recycle, the possibilities are endless’ as the old adverts used to tell us. By sending your used metal cans, ...
Nature Restoration Fund to accelerate housebuilding and improve natureRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:59, 18 December 2025
​​​Local government reorganisation: letter to council leaders with elections in May 2026Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:56, 18 December 2025
Business partners who exploited banking system by channelling £13.9 million in unauthorised overdrafts through companies banned for combined 23 yearsRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:54, 18 December 2025
Anti-dumping measure on aluminium foil maintainedRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:53, 18 December 2025
Government taskforce meets in Hull to boost flood preparednessRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:51, 18 December 2025
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:43, 18 December 2025By Marian Spain, Chief Executive, Natural England
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill received Royal Assent today. The new Act is central to the government's Plan for Change, representing...
NIO: Workforce management information, November 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:36, 18 December 2025
DWP non-consolidated performance-related pay April 2023 to March 2024Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:36, 18 December 2025
DWP non-consolidated performance-related pay April 2024 to March 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:36, 18 December 2025
DWP senior officials' business expenses and hospitality and meetings, July to September 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:36, 18 December 2025
Civil Superannuation annual account 2024 to 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:33, 18 December 2025
Evaluating the impact of British International Investment’s infrastructure portfolio: final synthesis reportRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:30, 18 December 2025
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:00, 18 December 2025A set of accounts from James I’s Master of the Revels which record one of the first performances of Shakespeare’s Othello in the run-up to Christmas 1604 will be on show at The National Archives from 12 January...
VAWG strategy to better protect children from misogyny and abuseRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:56, 18 December 2025
Vehicle type approvalRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:54, 18 December 2025
Civil Contingency Measures for Legal Aid ApplicationsRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:51, 18 December 2025
Long duration electricity storage: open letter to industryRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:50, 18 December 2025
Mental Health Bill receives Royal Assent, revolutionising careRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:48, 18 December 2025
New UK-France Nuclear Steering Group Meets to Advance Cooperation Under Northwood DeclarationRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:46, 18 December 2025
Rain helps West Country recover from prolonged dry weatherRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:43, 18 December 2025
Stronger protections for homeowners on 'fleecehold' estatesRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:41, 18 December 2025
Chief Executive represents DBS at a major milestone for safer recruitmentRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:39, 18 December 2025
Protecting young people online at the heart of new VAWG strategyRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:37, 18 December 2025
Councils offered flexibility to complete reorganisationRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:35, 18 December 2025
Success for Environment Agency with illegal waste site probeRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:33, 18 December 2025
SFO to secure over £900,000 from fraudster David KennedyRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:32, 18 December 2025
Deploying the full power of the state to tackle VAWGRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:28, 18 December 2025
Spotlight on: Probate - How to be reasonableRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:16, 18 December 2025
Catherine Bark From probation to family workRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:07, 18 December 2025After sixteen years working in probation, I discovered For Baby’s Sake and was drawn to the idea of working holistically with both parents, rather than just...
UK COVID-19 Inquiry response costs for Quarter 2 25/26Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:03, 18 December 2025
National Infrastructure Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:00, 18 December 2025
Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2022Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:58, 18 December 2025
Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2023Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:56, 18 December 2025
Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2024Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:54, 18 December 2025
Sir John Soane's Museum Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:52, 18 December 2025
Continuing the Warm Home Discount scheme – CFP responseRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:50, 18 December 2025
Dual marking vehicles under the GB type-approval schemeRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:47, 18 December 2025
Licensing of contractors who carry out security services and in-house CCTV operatorsRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:45, 18 December 2025
Nature Restoration Fund: Implementation planRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:43, 18 December 2025
Independent Commission for Aid Impact's review of UK aid to Sudan: UK government responseRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:41, 18 December 2025
Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategyRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:37, 18 December 2025
Roadside marigolds. Credit: Getty Images.Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:34, 18 December 2025The Planning and Infrastructure Act is a key part of the government’s plan to secure sustained economic growth and get Britain building again...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:30, 18 December 2025South Atlantic Islands December 2025.
Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands, Brigadier Charlie Harmer and Lieutenant Commander Hannah Murdoch aboard HMS Forth. Photographer: HMS Forth Supplied...
Nottingham fraudster jailed after securing £50,000 Covid loan for chicken shop he sold the previous yearRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:47, 18 December 2025
Non-human primates used in service licences: holding responseRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:45, 18 December 2025
Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes lawRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:43, 18 December 2025
Businesses, unions and civil society leaders welcome Royal Assent of Employment Rights ActRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:41, 18 December 2025
Russia’s escalation of attacks deepen the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCERead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:39, 18 December 2025
Open letters between HM Treasury and Bank of England, December 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:37, 18 December 2025
On the Russian Federation’s hybrid activities in the OSCE region: UK statement to the OSCERead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:36, 18 December 2025
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:32, 18 December 2025A complaints system under strain The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) exists to provide consumers with timely redress when things go wrong in legal services. Yet today, the service is struggling under the weight of demand...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:29, 18 December 2025In my previous blog, I reflected on the importance of transparency in legal services and the promise of the Regulatory Information Service (RIS). RIS was conceived as a flagship project to give consumers clear...
Yasmin Dwiputri & Data Hazards Project / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:22, 18 December 2025The use of data and artificial intelligence (AI) is helping government improve proThe...
From Christmas trees to construction materials: ORNA and circular innovationRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:18, 18 December 2025
Credit: A_PeachRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:13, 18 December 2025Livestock worrying can happen when a dog attacks, chases or is loose among livestock. Dogs don't need to make contact for harm to occur. Fear and stress alone can harm livestock...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:07, 18 December 2025Design is having real-world impact on the UK’s public services. A recent re-design of Further Education teacher recruitment services has saved the public purse over £1million and enabled thousands...
MCA annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:59, 18 December 2025
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:56, 18 December 2025
Interministerial Group for Trade communiqué: 2 June 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:54, 18 December 2025
Reducing the prevalence of private estate management arrangementsRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:52, 18 December 2025
Enhanced protections for homeowners on freehold estatesRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:32, 18 December 2025
UK Education Ministers Council communiqué: 13 November 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:30, 18 December 2025
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:28, 18 December 2025My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Lucy Rigby) has today made the followng Written Ministerial Statement.
I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that National...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:26, 18 December 2025Today, my Hon Friend the Minister of State for School Standards (Georgia Gould), has laid the following statement:
Today the Department for Education has published local authorities’ allocations through...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:24, 18 December 2025I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:
I wish to update...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:22, 18 December 2025It is a shameful truth that some of the most alarming health inequalities are those faced by victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence. They can find it harder to get help from NHS services ...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:19, 18 December 2025I would like to inform the House that I have accepted the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to add the quadruple screening test to the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme pathway for Edwards...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:18, 18 December 2025Introduction
Today, the government has published the first multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement (‘the Settlement’) in a decade, through which we will deliver the long overdue Fair ...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:15, 18 December 2025The Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 was a national tragedy that highlighted profound failures across systems, safeguards and oversight and led to the avoidable deaths of 72 innocent people.
Eight years on, ...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:13, 18 December 2025I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is retrospectively informing Parliament about two new contingent liabilities not previously disclosed, due to...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:12, 18 December 2025Today, at my direction, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a licence permitting the transfer of over £2.5 billion from the sale of Chelsea Football Club to a new charitable foundation...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:09, 18 December 2025I am making this statement to bring to the House’s attention the following Machinery of Government change.
I am today announcing that overarching policy and response responsibilities for Severe Space...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:08, 18 December 2025Today, I am updating the House on the UK Government’s response to the recent storms in South Asia and Southeast Asia. These storms have caused devastating floods and landslides, killing thousands of people...
Today the Department for Education has published local authorities’ allocations through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for schools, high needs, central schools services and early years for 2026-27. Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:06, 18 December 2025
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:04, 18 December 2025I would like to make a statement to the House regarding the Supreme Court judgment today in the Thompson case.
The Government welcomes the unanimous judgment handed down by the Supreme Court. This is a ...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:02, 18 December 2025I wish to update the House on the sale of the Telegraph Media Group. As I noted in my statement on 24 November, under the terms of the Order made in January 2024, transfer of the ownership of the Telegraph...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:59, 18 December 2025I would like to inform the House that this government intends to take action to mitigate the impact of the 2023 Supreme Court judgment in PACCAR and implement proportionate regulation of third-party litigation...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:57, 18 December 2025I am pleased to confirm that the Marine Recovery Fund (MRF), one of the major reforms in the Clean Power Action Plan, has launched today.
This underlines the Government‘s clear commitment to making...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:55, 18 December 2025The Government has agreed a landmark partnership with INEOS to secure the strategically important ethylene cracker in Grangemouth, Scotland. This agreement ensures that the future of this vital site is protected...
Inaugural report pioneered by AI Security Institute gives clearest picture yet of capabilities of most advanced AIRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:48, 18 December 2025
Credit: AndrewRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:38, 18 December 2025The Farming Profitability Review 2025, an independent review led by Baroness Minette Batters, has been published.
The six-month review examined farm profitability...
Celebrating the First Anniversary of UK's Accession to CPTPPRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:37, 18 December 2025
Reynolds: Farmers central to Britain’s food security, rural economy and countrysideRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:36, 18 December 2025
Science advice driving innovation: UK financial technologyRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:35, 18 December 2025
Recruitment for a Pharmaceutical Quality AssessorRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:34, 18 December 2025
ORR: workforce management information, November 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:33, 18 December 2025
MOD non-consolidated performance related pay 2023 to 2024Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:33, 18 December 2025
Integrated Settlement funds for 2026 to 2030Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:32, 18 December 2025
Reforming planning rules to accelerate deployment of digital infrastructureRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:32, 18 December 2025
Recruitment for a Service Desk OperatorRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:31, 18 December 2025
MHRA seeks input on AI regulation at ‘pivotal moment’ for healthcareRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:31, 18 December 2025
RSH publishes latest fire remediation surveyRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:31, 18 December 2025
Reforms to welfare system set to save £1.9 billion by the end of 2030/31Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:31, 18 December 2025
The Timms Review: Co-Chair Update, December 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:31, 18 December 2025
Climate adaptation strategy for transportRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:30, 18 December 2025