News alerts from earlier today...
Wired-GOV Newswire (news from other organisations) - 12:20 23 May 2013
Manufacturers continue to expect strong output growth in the next three months, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Industrial Trends Survey.
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Arts Council England - 12:15 23 May 2013
Lyrics to The Beatles hits Strawberry Fields Forever, She Said She Said and In My Life, handwritten by John Lennon, have been donated to the British Library under the new Cultural Gifts Scheme, administered by Arts Council England.
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Office for National Statistics - 12:10 23 May 2013
Latest provisional data show that there was a net flow of 153,000 migrants to the UK in the year ending September 2012, which is significantly lower than the net flow of 242,000 in the year ending September 2011.
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills - 12:05 23 May 2013
The Prime Minister yesterday announced that the UK government intends to sign up to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
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Department for Transport - 11:30 23 May 2013
Home Office - 11:25 23 May 2013
Small businesses can help protect themselves from cyber crime, Security Minister James Brokenshire said at an industry conference this week.
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Ministry of Justice - 11:20 23 May 2013
The Minister for Europe recently launched the second round of consultations on the Balance of Competences review and invites contributions.
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EU News - 11:15 23 May 2013
Ninety-four per cent of bathing sites in the European Union meet minimum standards for water quality, according to the European Environment Agency's annual report on bathing water quality in Europe.
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Skills Funding Agency - 11:10 23 May 2013
The Adult Learners’ Week National Awards Ceremony saw individuals and projects from all over England come together to accept their awards and have their inspiring learning journeys and the life-changing opportunities they offer to others highlighted and celebrated.
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Independent Police Complaints Commission - 11:05 23 May 2013
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is independently investigating how Devon and Cornwall Police handled reports concerning the welfare of a 34-year-old man who later died in Derriford Hospital.
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Wired-GOV Newswire (news from other organisations) - 10:30 23 May 2013
Speaking recently (Wednesday) at the TUC's Disabled Workers' conference in London, TUC Assistant General Secretary Kay Carberry warned that government welfare reforms and spending cuts are having a devastating impact on disabled people.
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office - 10:25 23 May 2013
Ministers for Development Pascal Canfin and Justine Greening welcome the outcomes of the transparency seminar on 21 May 2013 in Lille.
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Northern Ireland Assembly - 10:20 23 May 2013
The measurement of Invest NI's performance should be based on investment achieved and jobs created, rather than on promises by investors or the results anticipated at the start of projects.
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Competition Commission - 10:15 23 May 2013
The Competition Commission (CC) has decided that Global Radio Holdings Limited (Global) must sell radio stations in seven areas of the UK following its completed acquisition of Real and Smooth Limited (formerly GMG Radio Holdings Limited).
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Parliamentary Committees and Public Enquiries - 10:10 23 May 2013
Three years into the life of this Parliament, Ministers are unable to define what they hope to achieve through of one of the Coalition’s flagship policies, say MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Committee in a report published yesterday - The Green Deal: watching brief.
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EU News - 10:05 23 May 2013
Taxpayers and savers must be the last people called upon to bail out banks, says Parliament's negotiating position, approved by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Monday, on draft rules on saving struggling banks.
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Transport for London - 09:25 23 May 2013
Memorandum of Understanding between Transport for London (TfL) and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) will help further reduce unnecessary disruption through Blackwall Tunnel.
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Big Lottery Fund - 09:20 23 May 2013
A rural Armagh community will plant and harvest its own fuel making its local hall much more energy efficient thanks to a grant from the Big Lottery Fund.
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Office for National Statistics - 09:15 23 May 2013
Government Procurement Service (a transformed Buying Solutions) - 09:10 23 May 2013
Welsh Government - 09:05 23 May 2013
A team of new ‘superheroes’ is set to sweep the nation’s primary schools as a Welsh Government campaign aimed at nurturing entrepreneurship in younger learners gets underway.
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Department for International Development - 08:10 23 May 2013
Ministry of Defence - 08:05 23 May 2013
The mother of a British soldier, posthumously awarded a Victoria Cross for his actions in Afghanistan, has spoken of her pride for her son.
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EU News - 07:10 23 May 2013
Parliament gave its green light on Tuesday to the new directive on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations.
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Scottish Government - 07:05 23 May 2013
The Rt Hon Lord Bonomy, Chair of the Infant Cremation Commission, has announced the remit and membership of the group.
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