MoD: MOD agrees £1bn deal for UK test and training sites – (MoD: Work progresses at Lightning pace ~ MoD: HMS Enterprise praised for saving lives in the Mediterranean ~ MoD: £100M investment in Britain's future 'Protector' programme ~ MoD: £100M investment in Britain's future 'Protector' programme ~ MoD: PM to boost defence & security co-operation with Gulf allies ~ MoD: Service to civvy ~ MoD: PM - We are clear-eyed about threat from Iran ~ MoD: Accelerating Defence Innovation ~ Defence Secretary Praises Yorkshire's Dynamism ~ Defence minister presents 2016 Sanctuary Award ~ MoD: £287M for two more Royal Navy ships as work begins on the next)
Dstl: Putting an end to laser pen attacks on planes – (Dstl: £100,000 for Research into Automation & Machine Intelligence
DWP: Dame Carol Black publishes review on links between work and addiction
DfT: Compensation payment of 1 month's travel for Southern passengers
CLG: Sajid Javid - grant-making powers return to Tower Hamlets – (CLG: Casey calls for integration plan to bind communities together ~ IPPR responds to the Casey review)
LGA: Minibus taxi safeguarding loophole must be fixed, councils urge – (LGA responds to PHE alcohol review ~ LGA responds to Which? report on broadband ~ LGA responds to new food rules on advertising in children's media)
Children’s Commissioner: Northern regeneration offers once in a generation opportunity to reshape prospects for children – (Children’s Commissioner: Anne Longfield comments on rise in children hospitalised for self-harm)
Electoral Commission calls for stronger powers to sanction political parties, as Liberal Democrats are fined maximum penalty
WAG: Tourism boom continues through Autumn – with further awards for Wales – (WAG: Attainment gap for those on free school meals closes again)
ICO investigation reveals how charities have been exploiting supporters
HEFCE: A new approach to widening participation in higher education – (HEFCE: Consultation on the second Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021)
TfL: Accessible travel gets funding boost – (TfL: Lancaster Gate customers to benefit from new lifts)
techUK: Mayor Unveils Plans to Ensure Transport for London is World Class
Environment Agency report shows how £21m of rod licence money helps angling
National Ombudsmen: Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill laid in Parliament
Land Registry: Over 50,000 sign up for Land Registry’s free Property Alert service
Met Office: Rainfall patterns shift with increasing global warming
RoSPA: Water Safety Scotland promoting messages through updated website
TUC: Agency staff must not be treated like “second class citizens” – (TUC: In-work poverty figures show that Britain needs a pay rise ~ TUC: Support for manufacturing must be a bigger priority in 2017 ~ TUC: One in eight people admit to kissing a colleague at their work Christmas do ~ TUC: Government must seek single market membership to protect jobs & rights at work)
Unicef helping thousands of Syrian children weather the harsh winter cold in Jordan
WWF-UK comments on the saving of birds and habitats directives – (WWF - UK’s major environmental organisations unite to highlight “Once in a generation opportunity” for the environment as UK exits the EU)
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