General News (Archive)

MoD:  Royal Navy ship set for Australia, Defence Secretary reveals – (New fingerprint chemical to ‘make it much harder for criminals to escape justice’, Defence Minister announces ~ MoD:  UK Troops Awarded Un Medals For South Sudan Peacekeeping Mission)

OSSW:  Welsh Secretary salutes the courage & excellence of the Armed Forces in Wales

LGA:  Councils ready for winter with 1.5m tonnes of salt stockpiled – (LGA responds to Industrial Strategy White Paper ~ LGA responds to RAC Foundation report on parking)

Home Secretary honours special constables and police volunteers

Children’s Commissioner:  How parents & carers can support their children to manage their rights & privacy online

HMRC:  Do your Self-Assessment online, don’t miss the deadline

ScotGov:  Record number of Scots accepted to university – (ScotGov:  National Chef appointed)

Environment Agency:  Preparing sirens for winter – (EA:  Flood barrier drop-ins for residents ~ EA:  Call for anglers to submit their salmon & trout catch returns)

Met Office:  Rob Varley elected as WMO First Vice President

Ofgem welcomes SGN’s contribution to consumers – (Ofgem:  Ofgem publishes 2017 annual iteration process for energy network price controls)

Ofcom:  Older children are getting wise to fake news

Ofsted:  New children’s services inspections announced – (Ofsted:  Reception - a missed opportunity for too many children)

CCW:  Watchdog welcomes Yorkshire Water’s ambitious commitments

ESRC:  Public resigned to data collection and surveillance

STFC:  Landmark agreement between research & industry to harness high performance computing – (STFC:  Super-powerful microscope facility in £7m funding boost for materials research ~ STFC:  Mapping the future of UK nuclear physics research ~ STFC:  Call for Proof of Concept proposals ~ STFC:  50 years of searching the skies with INT)

TfL:  GLA - Mayor launches ULEZ expansion consultation – (TfL:  Plan ahead to make the most of the Capital over Christmas & New Year)

National Archives:  New classroom resources for GCSE English Language: People & Places – (NA:  A Year in Archives 2017 ~ NA:  Latest MI5 files released ~ NA:  Changes to records details pages in DiscoveryChanges to records details pages in Discovery)

DVSA:  Driving examiner strike: December 2017

RoSPA:  New campaign launched to raise awareness of carbon monoxide dangers

TUC:  Royal wedding shows we need more bank holidays

Unite: Medway hospital operations face cancellation, if theatre staff vote to strike over recruitment crisis

WWF comments on the Industrial Strategy

Unicef:  Child malnutrition levels increase sharply in besieged Syrian town of East Ghouta

Webinar Recording: Derby City Council AI Transformation Showcase Webinar