General News (Archive)

MoD:  Joint statement: India-UK Defence Partnership – (MoD:  UK personnel depart for NATO Kosovo role ~ MoD:  Autonomy on the front line: supplying Armed Forces on the battlefield ~ MoD:  £22.7m awarded to support older veterans ~ MoD:  HMS Enterprise returns home after 3 years on Navy operations ~ MoD:  Autonomous supply to military front line: apply for contracts ~ MoD:  £1.4bn deal for Royal Navy’s new attack submarine ~ Defence Secretary meets UK troops on NATO deployment ~ MoD:  Scottish shipyards begin building Royal Navy's latest patrol ship ~ Defence Secretary announces £539m investment in new missiles systems ~ MoD:  Grave of Northumberland born World War 2 prisoner of war finally rededicated ~ MoD:  UK maritime forces visit Vietnam with French naval task group ~ MoD:  Proposed cessation of the quarterly Afghanistan UK patient treatment Official Statistic bulletin ~ Armed Forces Minister attends EU meeting)

PC&PE:  MoD has little flexibility to deal with changing military priorities

PC&PE:  Protect Northern Ireland veterans with Statute of Limitations

National Archives:  ‘Somme Tales’ wins international media award

DfE:  Money saving deal for schools' printers

DfT:  Encouraging cycling & walking - apply for business funding

LGA responds to education announcement on selective schools – (LGA:  Chewing gum: councils highlight clear-up costs ~ LGA:  Councils respond to number of children securing first choice primary school places ~ LGA responds to Fawcett Society report on gender equality in local government)

ScotGov:  Forensic examination services

WAG:  Ken Skates keen to explore further A55 improvements

HMRC:  Videos & webinars about tax credits

HEFCE:  Collaborating to commercialise: Funding for universities to deliver the Industrial Strategy

EA:  Waste scam now sees Boston targeted – (EA:  More than 400 rod licences checked in Easter crackdown ~ EA:  Doncaster teens take lead on environmental improvements ~ EA:  Arrests made following dawn raids)

Electoral Commission:  Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth fined for breaking campaigning rules – (Electoral Commission statement on the UK Parliamentary General Election scheduled for 8 June ~ Electoral Commission statement on investigation into Leave.EU)

Boundary Commission for England:  Statement on the General Election

Children’s Commissioner shines a light on children in care ‘pinging’ between schools, homes & social workers – (Children’s Commissioner:  New research shows victims of child sexual abuse within families face differential access to support with many failing to receive the help they need)

EHRC:  Premier League clubs' progress on disabled access revealed – (EHRC:  Human rights must be protected during period of change)

ESRC:  New Brexit research announced – (Two new ESRC centres to help world's poorest & vulnerable ~ ESRC:  £8.6m UK research programme on greenhouse gas removal ~ ESRC:  Innovative new network will 'revolutionise' how we study the economy ~ Shortlist for prestigious ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2017 announced ~ ESRC:  5 new informal science learning projects ~ ESRC:  Europe-India Joint funded Initiative to be announced at Brussels event to help researchers work together to address global societal challenges)

STFC:  £8.6m funding for UK research into greenhouse gas removal

Ofcom:  Service quality of telecoms providers revealed

UK Space Agency:  Cassini spacecraft poised for ‘Grand Finale’

TfL confirms changes to bus routes in central London – (TfL:  New roads targeted in updated Safer Junctions programme ~ TfL:  Proposed changes to private hire operator licence fees ~ TfL:  Cancer Research UK celebrates inspirational Race for Life moments ~ TfL:  Bus changes are coming to central London soon ~ TfL: 
Make the most of spring with TfL’s free guided walks
~ TfL:  Spreading the word for Race for Life ~ TfL drives forward £18m electric vehicle scheme)

New TUC guide will help H&S reps keep both men & women safe at work – (TUC: Green Investment Bank sale is missed opportunity for green economy ~ TUC: Government should scrap tribunal fees so workers can challenge sexist dress codes ~ TUC: Over a quarter of a million more in insecure work by end of next Parliament ~ TUC: All party leaders must pledge to keep up with EU progress on workers’ rights ~ TUC: Women put at risk by ill-fitting safety gear)

CIPD:  Logged on but can’t turn off?  A third of UK employees say remote access to work means they can’t switch off

CEFAS - Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC) disease outbreak confirmed in Warwickshire

WWF:  Government warned against an 'environmental race to the bottom' during Brexit negotiations – (WWF responds to the Energy UK report on energy efficiency in homes ~ WWF responds to the sale of the Green Investment Bank)

Statement by Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, on reported child killings in Syria – (Unicef:  Systematic failures led vulnerable children to the burnt out camp of Dunkirk ~ Unicef:  25m children out of school in conflict zones ~ Race against time to save millions of lives in Yemen - UNICEF & WFP ~ Unicef:  In drought-hit Somalia, children also face potentially deadly measles threat ~ EU and UNICEF aim to mitigate risk of violence in schools in the Lake Chad Basin)

Survival International: Brazilian tribal leader fronts global protests for land rights

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