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MoD: UK steps up commitment to countering Daesh – (MoD: Scottish mine hunter home after 3-year tour ~ Defence Minister announces successful first firings of Sea Ceptor missiles to protect new aircraft carriers ~ MoD: Aviation support to exercises ~ MoD: Ambitious future for Naval Shipbuilding in the UK)
Cabinet Office: Access to elections - Call for Evidence ~ CO: Minister calls for evidence to improve the accessibility of elections)
DCMS: Great North Run joins next year’s Great Exhibition of the North – (DCMS: Birmingham named candidate city for potential UK 2022 Commonwealth Games bid)
CLG: Launch of the UK’s first plot shop
LGA: Secondary school places crisis – almost half of councils areas face shortfall in 5 years – (LGA: 'Devolution deadlock' putting economic growth across England at risk ~ LGA responds to Government announcement on lane rental for utility companies ~ LGA responds to latest FGM figures ~ LGA responds to Family & Childcare Trust's School readiness survey ~ LGA responds to TPA report on council fees & charges)
Committee on Standards in Public Life: Intimidation of Parliamentary candidates: evidence sessions
ScotGov: Poverty & Inequality Commissioners announced – (ScotGov: A future in food ~ ScotGov: Queensferry Crossing officially opens)
WAG: Thurley Review of Amgueddfa Cymru
Ofqual: Changes to the publication of geographical breakdowns of data
Environment Agency: Visitors & wildlife to benefit from East Farleigh lock improvements – (Environment Agency’s work helps canoeists navigate River Stour)
HEFCE: Research Excellence Framework 2021 - applications invited for sub-panel chairs
STFC: World's largest x-ray laser facility is now open to users – (STFC: New UK-China agreement to strengthen space education ~ STFC: New computational research centre of excellence)
ESRC: Burglary risk highest for least advantaged groups – (ESRC: The taxpayer tech dividend: R&D grants provide £43bn economic boost, study finds)
ACE: Festival of Puppetry explores difference and inclusion – (ACE: New Annual Festival Launches in Reading)
TfL: Specialist trains lead the charge against leaf fall on the Piccadilly line – (TfL proposes increase to Penalty Charge Notice fee to improve congestion & road safety)
Met Office: Earlier budburst linked to warmer springs
TUC: Robots could mean we spend longer in retirement – (TUC: 2 in 5 low-paid mums & dads penalised by bad bosses ~ Better jobs for mums and dads)
FDA: Government must take “concrete action” to end public sector pay cap
RoSPA’s #OSHtober campaign to focus on manual handling
WWF: UK homes to take at least 100 years to go fully green – (WWF comments on August new car registrations showing booming EV market)
Unicef: 16m children affected by massive flooding in South Asia, with millions more at risk – (Unicef: More than 10m children live in countries threatened by Hurricane Irma ~ Unicef: Nearly zero progress in reducing the global out-of-school rate over the past decade)
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