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MHRA approves beremagene geperpavec (Vyjuvek) for the treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosaRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 20:43, 15 May 2026
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:39, 15 May 2026By Clare Webb, Countryside Code Project Manager at Natural England.
In this blog, Countryside Code Project Manager Clare Webb reflects on the evolution of the code over the last 75 years, ...
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Publication date: 15 May 2026. Category: Anonymity.Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:36, 15 May 2026
Publication date: 15 May 2026. Category: Anonymity.Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:36, 15 May 2026
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What the Lifelong Learning Entitlement means for youRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:32, 15 May 2026
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:32, 15 May 2026Last week, 3 of our colleagues packed a fully functioning laboratory into a set of flight cases and boarded a plane to one of the most remote islands on Earth.
Saint Helena, a UK Overseas Territory...
Joint Fraud Taskforce management board minutes: 2026Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 18:31, 15 May 2026
Windrush celebrations backed with £500,000 for communitiesRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:47, 15 May 2026
Farmer fined after pollution kills a thousand fishRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:46, 15 May 2026
The UK will continue to work with partners to deliver a more peaceful and prosperous future for the Syrian people: UK statement at the UN Security CouncilRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:46, 15 May 2026
Environment Agency issues Angus Fire permit variationRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:46, 15 May 2026
Give notice about an import of live salamanders or newts (BSAL2)Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:46, 15 May 2026
Register an establishment for quarantining salamanders (BSAL1)Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:46, 15 May 2026
Guidance: The import of live amphibians of the order Caudata (salamanders and newts)Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:45, 15 May 2026
Home Office procurement card spend over £500: 2026Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:34, 15 May 2026
FOI Log - April 2026Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:32, 15 May 2026
Home Office spending over £25,000: 2026Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:31, 15 May 2026
Defra statistics release calendar, annual and monthlyRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:31, 15 May 2026
JACO business plan 2024 to 2025Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:31, 15 May 2026
JACO business plan 2025 to 2026Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:31, 15 May 2026
JACO business plan 2026 to 2027Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 16:31, 15 May 2026
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:22, 15 May 2026Today we can announce two regional hubs that will provide free online access to the 1921 Census of England and Wales from 6 January 2022.
The census will be available online via our commercial partner <...
Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to North Macedonia: Maya SivagnanamRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:17, 15 May 2026
Politics or Hollywood?Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:16, 15 May 2026
CMA conditionally clears Getty merger with ShutterstockRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:15, 15 May 2026
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister address to the FDA unionRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:14, 15 May 2026
Cardiff's biggest ever jobs fair sees thousands of young people connect with local employersRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:12, 15 May 2026
Better patient care as NHS set to introduce Single Patient RecordRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:11, 15 May 2026
Notice to improve: The Chester Catholic Academies PartnershipRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:09, 15 May 2026
Notice to improve: St Clare Catholic Multi Academy TrustRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:07, 15 May 2026
Notice to improve: SAND Academies TrustRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:04, 15 May 2026
Appointment of Mo Baines as Lead Non-Executive DirectorRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:04, 15 May 2026
Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Colombia: Louise de SousaRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 15:03, 15 May 2026
DCMS: spending over £500, March 2026Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:40, 15 May 2026
Department of Health and Social Care record of processing activity (RoPA)Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:39, 15 May 2026
Informing the mental health strategy for EnglandRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 14:38, 15 May 2026
Draft affirmative coming for Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2026. See other results for details.Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:22, 15 May 2026
Draft affirmative coming for Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. See other results for details.Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:22, 15 May 2026
Draft affirmative coming for Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026. See other results for details.Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:22, 15 May 2026
Draft affirmative coming for Electricity Capacity (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026. See other results for details.Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:22, 15 May 2026
Draft affirmative coming for Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Control of Disposals etc.) (Amendment) Order 2026. See other results for details.Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:22, 15 May 2026
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:18, 15 May 2026We have all seen the horrific events unfolding in Ukraine. Many of us are looking for different ways to help; as an institution, we are looking at practical ways to help our colleagues in Ukraine preserve...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:17, 15 May 2026Today, the first tranche of Ministry of Defence (MOD) service personnel records will go on to our catalogue and be made available for ordering. These are the first of 9.7 million records that will be ...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:17, 15 May 2026When we last updated you on Tuesday 2 August, we stated that we were waiting for the results of additional tests that we had commissioned. We have now received the results and are working through them...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:16, 15 May 2026We are all sad to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We offer our most sincere condolences to the Royal Family at this very sad time.
You can send an online message of condolence to...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:15, 15 May 2026A digital preservation project run by The National Archives and the University of Warwick has won the prestigious 2022 Decision Analysis Practice Award run jointly by the Decision Analysis Society and...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:14, 15 May 2026Have you used the 1921 Census for England and Wales to unearth some fascinating stories from life in your area 100 years ago? Then we want to hear from you.
Following on from our 20sPeople...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:14, 15 May 2026Our award-winning education service provides invaluable support for teachers and students with a full range of learning resources and taught sessions covering the span of British history from the medieval period...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:13, 15 May 2026Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union have voted in favour of industrial action on Wednesday 1 February, in which we anticipate some of our staff will participate. We will remain open to visitors...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:12, 15 May 2026On Tuesday 14 March, The National Archives will start moving Discovery, our catalogue, to a Cloud-based platform as part of ongoing work to improve the resilience, reliability and security of our public services...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:12, 15 May 2026Our visitor car parking payment system will not accept cash from Monday 27 March. Most visitors already pay for their parking by card, and this change will be in line with other local car parks and our...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:11, 15 May 2026We’re pleased to announce, along with our partners at the British Library and Jisc, that you can now register to attend this year’s DCDC conference.
DCDC brings together colleagues from across...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:11, 15 May 2026Our award-winning education service provides invaluable support for teachers and students with a full range of learning resources and taught sessions covering the span of British history, from the medieval period...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:10, 15 May 2026We’re expecting a busy summer in our reading rooms and we strongly encourage you to book your visit in advance.
This will guarantee that you have a seat to view original documents. It also...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:09, 15 May 2026The National Archives has today launched of a new web portal bringing together in one place government files which are focused on the situation in Northern Ireland from 1994 up to and including the signing...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:08, 15 May 2026Thursday 22 June is Windrush Day, marking 75 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush in the UK.
The Windrush passenger list is one of the iconic documents in our collection. It lists more than 1...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:07, 15 May 2026Would you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve our services? If you are a regular archive user then we would love to hear from you, as we are seeking new voluntary representatives ...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:07, 15 May 2026On Monday 9 October, Discovery (our online catalogue) and some related services will be closed for essential maintenance between 08:30 and 17:30 BST.
During this period, you won’t be able to:
Search...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:05, 15 May 2026A major new book on nineteenth century poverty co-authored between staff at The National Archives and Nottingham Trent University has won the North American Victorian Studies Association’s (NAVSA) prize...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:05, 15 May 2026The Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC) conference offers a unique collaboration opportunity for colleagues from across the Gallery, Library, Archive, Museum and Academic (GLAMA) sector...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:02, 15 May 2026The Northern Ireland Office, has today launched the second phase of a package of educational materials to mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement which have been developed here...
British-based firms lead the way for Apache helicopter support dronesRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 12:00, 15 May 2026
PM: "We're in a fight for the soul of this country" as more extremists blocked from coming to the UK ahead of Unite the Kingdom MarchRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:59, 15 May 2026
Accredited official statistics: Coroners statistics 2026Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:57, 15 May 2026
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:57, 15 May 2026The new President of the Family Division, Sir Stephen Cobb, was sworn in by the Lady Chief Justice, at a ceremony in the Royal Courts of Justice on Thursday 14 May.
The President of the Family Division...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:18, 15 May 2026Work to replace the windows in the 1970s part of our building continues and from June will move to the first floor. The work is due to be completed by the end of October. Our existing aluminium double...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:17, 15 May 2026Starting 29 April 2025, we are introducing new security measures to safeguard our visitors, staff and to protect our collections. Upon entering The National Archives’ building, all visitors’ bags, containers...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:17, 15 May 2026A volunteer at The National Archives has won a London Heritage Volunteer Award for her outstanding work.
Katrina Lidbetter won the Going the Extra Mile category in the annual awards managed by London Heritage...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:15, 15 May 2026Work to replace the windows in the 1970s part of our building continues and from Monday 16 June will move to the first floor. Our existing aluminium double-glazed windows are now over 40 years old and...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:14, 15 May 2026The National Archives hosted an evening with the medieval experts who recently discovered a ‘copy’ of the Magna Carta was actually an extremely rare original.
An investigation led by Prof David Carpenter...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:14, 15 May 2026We have digitised 200 files which have been released by the Cabinet Office.
This release includes previously retained files from the Prime Minister’s Office covering Tony Blair’s administration. It also...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:13, 15 May 2026Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive services have been accredited for the first time:
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Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:11, 15 May 2026Design plans for Titanic, sketches by Raymond Briggs and gig posters by Martin F. Bedford will all be more accessible thanks to cataloguing grants.
Archives Revealed has just awarded more than £...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:10, 15 May 2026A 1642 will which caused a legal row about William Shakespeare’s property in Stratford-upon-Avon has been discovered at The National Archives.
The will made by Thomas Nash on 25 August, 1642 was found ...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:08, 15 May 2026Educators at The National Archives have won a prestigious prize for their history workshops.
The team, all trained teachers, won The Sandford Award for Heritage Learning 2025. They bring alive history ...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:07, 15 May 2026The National Archives is helping make accessible a financial survey of the Church ordered by Henry VIII after his break with Rome.
His inspectors counted 8,000 parish churches, 650 monasteries, 22 cathedrals...
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The National Archives is working with international academics to make the largest collection of first-person testimony of enslaved people from the Caribbean in existence – the Reports...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:06, 15 May 2026From 2 February 2026, The National Archives will increase fees for some services as we bring charges in line with current delivery costs. This is the first increase since 2019.
The changes affect...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:03, 15 May 2026Two hundred and fifty years after her birth on 16 December 1775, Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance to see her will in The National Archives’ Love Letters exhibition, opening on 24 January.
The novelist...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:02, 15 May 2026From today, visitors to The National Archives can request access to records from Parliament’s Archive which are now housed at Kew.
The Beaverbrook Library Collections which has historically been...
More than 600 documents have been released by the Cabinet Office today under the 20-year rule. Most are correspondence and work on government policies during Sir Tony Blair’s Labour administration 2004-2005. Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:02, 15 May 2026
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:02, 15 May 2026The National Archives and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) are pleased to announce a partnership that will ensure the accessibility and preservation of its world-class Drawings ...
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Tobi Adetimilehin
We are pleased to announce that Tobi Adetimilehin has been appointed Finance Director of The National Archives, and started her term leading the Finance and Performance...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:59, 15 May 2026Our first education service delivered locally with North East Museums will allow young people in North East England to work with our historic records without having to travel to London.
This new opportunity...
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:57, 15 May 2026News stories from The National Archives can now be found at https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/
Dstl backed robotics breakthrough transforms military manufacturingRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:54, 15 May 2026
Neale-Wade Academy (Cambridgeshire): warning noticeRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:53, 15 May 2026
Harwich and Dovercourt High School (Essex): warning noticeRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:52, 15 May 2026
UK support is huge step forward for international fishing safetyRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:52, 15 May 2026
New regulations are now in forceRead more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:50, 15 May 2026
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:48, 15 May 2026The 2026 update to the Magenta Book represents the most significant shift in government evaluation standards since 2020, moving the needle from "measuring what happened" to "learning how to improve in real...
Summary Avoidable requisition rates have reduced by 7% in the past six months. We're seeing reductions across almost all types of avoidable requisition (including fewer issues linked to name variations...Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:43, 15 May 2026
Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:41, 15 May 2026Our tests of GOV.UK Chat, the experimental AI-powered chatbot we’re developing at the Government Digital Service (GDS), have given us clear evidence that it saves people time and provides them with...