- D-Day veterans to be awarded the Legion d'Honneur – (Defence Secretary thanks troops for supporting Commonwealth Games ~ UK commits to major military exercise in Poland to support eastern European allies ~ Support for armed forces at Wales Office round table meeting ~ Typhoon Force hosts Japanese visitors at RAF Coningsby ~ Scotland’s Drumhead Service to feature forces, veterans and cadets ~ World-class line up to close Invictus Games ~ MH17: PM meets families ~ Duke raises morale with Afghanistan visit ~ Do your homework before hitting the road in Europe ~ 100 years on: Lest we forget - Commemorative events to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War ~ Head of the army makes final Afghanistan visit ~ Dstl: £9m available for future of Maritime Autonomous Systems ~ TNA: Launch of online global map of the First World War
- Home Secretary announces new Inspector of Constabulary
- Koi herpesvirus disease outbreak confirmed in Staffordshire
- Coastguard safety appeal as hot weather continues - 2,500 incidents in the past month – (It's good to share - but not lifejackets
- Iconic London buses at Le Tour finish in Paris
- Tasks that Socitm Insight has selected as the main topics for next year’s survey of the state of council websites
- Postcards from the children of Wales to NATO world leaders about their hopes for the future
- Flood defences given a health check after the wettest winter on record
- Child flu vaccine pilots announced for second year
- Seeking new equality & diversity representatives for The National Archives’ User Advisory Group
- ESRC: Empathy & trust in communicating online
- IfG statement on CEO/Civil Service job description
- LGA: Restaurant & pub chains urged to sign up to salt reduction targets to combat heart attack and stroke – (LGA responds to RAC Report on Motoring 2014 - Report ~ LGA: 'Community heroes' should receive council tax discounts ~ LGA - Councils respond to Government fracking announcement ~ LGA & ADASS warn changes to safeguarding rules could take £88m from care budgets)
- Digital by default: HMRC pioneering the way in digital public services
- RUSI: Independent Surveillance Review Issues Call for Evidence
- A Digital Window into the Past - bringing one of Northumberland's historic houses to life
- NHS Confederation & NHS Employers responds to CQC consultations
- NHS Confed. responds to shadow health secretary Andy Burnham's comments on 'privatisation' of the health service – (NHS Confed: Short & long term contracts have their place in the NHS
- Extra time for tax credits renewals, because of recent industrial action
- £4.5m flood defence repair work well underway in Midlands
- New Ordnance Survey mapping service launched for UK resilience professionals
- Vehicle tax changes - Updates & advice on abolition of the vehicle tax disc
- Welsh Government’s Nest scheme helps another 5,000 people in fuel poverty with their energy bills – (WAG: New energy efficiency building regulations and planning guidance)
- Ofcom awards Maidstone & Basingstoke local TV licences – (Ofcom invites applications for local TV licences in Aberdeen, Ayr, Carlisle, Dundee, Forth Valley, Inverness and Stoke on Trent)
- Ofcom consults on licence fees for mobile spectrum
- North Wales projects reducing hospital admissions
- TUC celebrates 40th anniversary of the Health & Safety Work Act
- Ofgem announces £17bn for electricity network and cuts bills for consumers – (Ofgem response to Energy UK ~ CAB - Energy networks could make double the profit Ofgem outlined)
- Mayor officially welcomes the first British built, pure electric buses to enter service on London's roads
- CQC requires improvement at 4 care homes in North East Lincolnshire
- More students are staying on after their first year at university
- ASI Fellow argues against the ‘bankers’ oath’ in the City AM debate
- More people set to benefit from the WAG Access Broadband Cymru scheme after changes to its rules
- New Ofsted chair announced
- A11 scheme enters the final months of construction: overnight closures & underpass opening next key activities – (Drivers advised of A1 overnight weekend closures for motorway upgrade work, North Yorkshire ~ Central reserve barrier upgrade on M1 junctions 19-16 ~ Overnight & weekend closures for bridge expansion & strengthening work on M1 junction 24 (for 7 weeks)
- Fraud & scam emails or letters claiming to be from HM Treasury
- NO: New newsletter launched
- Gaia: ‘Go’ for science - Europe’s billion-star surveyor is ready to begin its mission
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