General News (Archive)

MoD choose The Royal British Legion to lead help for veterans – (MoD:  UK anti-poaching support in Malawi to help tackle organised crime ~ MoD:  Defence Secretary announces UK-French missile cooperation)

DWP:  More than 1.5m personal State Pension forecasts requested since the launch of the new State Pension

CLG:  New funding to boost diverse communities during Inter Faith Week

Cabinet Office:  Parliament Week 2016 - Minister meets school children in Manchester

DfT:  Government moves to make rail claiming compensation easier

ScotGov:  A9 Dualling contract awarded – (ScotGov:  Three down, one to go… ~ ScotGov:  Tourism industry body launched ~ ScotGov:  £17m CashBack funding allocated ~ ScotGov:  Minister welcomes more seats for ScotRail passengers ~ ScotGov:  One year since the first Syrian arrivals)

Environment Agency:  Pensioners more likely to take flood risks than make a U-turn

LGA:  Bus services - new figures reveal reductions forced on councils – (LGA:  Reverse £600m reduction to Education Services Grant, say councils ~ LGA:  UK local government leaders unite in Brexit devolution call ~ LGA responds to EIF analysis of £17bn cost of social problems affecting children)

Ofsted:  Swindon’s children failed by schools at every key stage

Ofcom:  Online overtakes TV as kids’ top pastime

CCW:  New research delves beneath the surface of universal water metering

TfL:  Croydon tram derailment

Lammy review: emerging findings published ~ EHRC:  Lammy Review on criminal justice discrimination: David Isaac responds

National Archives:  Second World War British Army casualty lists available online

Food Standards Agency:  Applications open for new independent Science Council

Arts Council England:  University of the West of England and ACE sign Memorandum of Understanding – (ACE:  New Anglia LEP launches ‘Culture Drives Growth’ strategy for Norfolk and Suffolk ~ ACE:  Over £1m for diverse touring projects)

TUC: HS2 announcement could be ‘shot in the arm’ for UK economy – (TUC: Inflation remains a threat to living standards ~ TUC: Long commutes up by a third)

FDA:  Brexit speculation: Autumn Statement is Government’s opportunity to outline how civil service will be resourced

ESRC:  Social media and internet link to radicalism is overstated, finds study – (ESRC-NRF Newton call for collaborative research on Higher Education in South Africa)

STFC:  UK Space Weather Expert wins prestigious international award – (STFC:  UK industry & research to benefit from new energy efficient Supercomputer ~ STFC:  First apprentices 'graduate' from revitalised scheme at Daresbury Laboratory ~ STFC:  Hundreds of thousands of images turned into 3D reconstructions in ULTRA fast time)

Met Office:  2016 likely to break global temperature record

IPPR launches Commission on Economic Justice to rewrite rules for the post-Brexit economy

Unicef Makes Venture Capital Investments In Emerging Market Tech Start-ups – (Unicef:  Central African Republic: 1 In 5 Children A Refugee Or Internally Displaced)

WWF:  Two Thirds Of UK Furniture Retailers Could Be Failing Forests

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