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A former Metropolitan Police officer would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had he not already left the force, following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation.

The Welsh Government is supporting this year’s Armed Forces Day, hosted by Carmarthenshire County Council, joining communities in recognising the service and contribution of the Armed Forces.

Ofgem has today (Friday 26 June 2026) marked a significant step forward in the development of long duration electricity storage (LDES) in Great Britain, moving the programme from eligibility assessment into the next phase of project selection.

A new report from the independent public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, looks at the process by which the MoD bought back 36,000 homes for service families; homes which were sold to Annington Property Ltd in 1996 and subsequently leased back at huge cost to the taxpayer

Ukraine’s resilience and recovery will receive a $1 billion boost through UK-backed funding

This London Climate Action Week, the government has confirmed its intention to introduce mandatory due diligence on tackling illegal deforestation in supply chains.  

This case study demonstrates how funding and technical support helped Karri Kitchen achieve success in healthier ready meals.

Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) has delivered the third and final return of high-level waste (HLW), in the form of vitrified residue, to Germany.

Households on heating oil across England and Wales will be eligible for £9,000 off a heat pump, helping them cut bills.

Progressing your Universal Actions throughout the year.

The First Minister of Wales, Rhun ap Iorwerth, addressed the representatives to the UK from the major EU nations yesterday.

Environment Agency has secured an Enforcement Undertaking from Anglian Water for two permit breaches and an illegal discharge from sites in Lincolnshire

A new, in-depth online workshop will help property professionals reduce common new build application issues and avoid delays.

Nearly 2,000 people unknowingly living with HIV have been diagnosed by a pioneering NHS programme, which tests anyone needing a blood test in A&E, saving lives and preventing new infections, shows new data.

Plans to clarify when legal time limit begins for asbestos patients seeking compensation.

This £250 million government investment cuts journey times, boosts rail links and supports further employment growth in the region.

While religion is instrumentalised by adversary states, strategic analysts should better understand the classes of its application.

Support Conversations are voluntary, hour-long sessions designed to help people identify and overcome the barriers stopping them from moving into work or into meaningful activity (such as volunteering) and is part of the commitment the Government made in last year’s Pathways to Work Green Paper

Designed to recognise colleagues whose dedication makes a lasting difference to learners and the wider college community, the Support Staff of the Year award celebrates those who go above and beyond in their roles every single day.

Deputy Ambassador James Ford stressed that Europe’s security cannot be built on coercion or spheres of influence, rejecting Russia’s revisionist narratives. He underlined that Russia alone is responsible for the war, reaffirmed support for Ukraine, and called for an immediate ceasefire and genuine negotiations (26 June 2026).

People in Wales experiencing homelessness or living in unsuitable temporary accommodation will benefit from a £20 million boost to deliver more quality social homes at pace.

A man has been arrested and charged with people smuggling offences in relation to small boat crossings, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

The Environment Agency warns River Roding Trust following an investigation into unpermitted work at Alders Brook in Ilford.

Solicitor General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, secures increased sentence for man responsible for a series of robberies and stabbings across the London Underground.

The Submarine Delivery Group is using advanced and additive manufacturing to improve submarine availability.

Half a million hectares to help deliver for nature recovery and climate adaptation, strengthening climate resilience.

Health Secretary Angela Constance has updated parliament on the next steps for replacing Monklands Hospital.

CACEIS UK, an asset servicing bank, has been censured by the FCA and will make a £31.7m voluntary payment to WealthTek clients for failing to act on information that left clients exposed to the risk of financial crime.

As Children’s Commissioner, I have a statutory duty to protect and promote the rights of children – no matter how they get here or what their asylum status is 

Biggest update to curriculum in over a decade under way. 

Speech given yesterday by Minister for Energy Consumers, Martin McCluskey, at the Housing 2026 conference.

A new global survey shows businesses back the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive economy, but few are equipped to manage the social impacts in order to ensure the benefits are shared fairly. 

Building on the success of Phase 1, funding has been awarded to four successful applicants who will be adopting PYRAMID on their products, growing the PYRAMID supplier base and providing valuable feedback to MOD and other users.

Summer jobseekers urged to use the HMRC app to demystify tax and money matters

We are aware of reports about telephone calls that appear to come from trusted organisations, including Report Fraud.

The Welsh NHS Confederation outlines its impact on behalf of Welsh NHS leaders in 2025/26.

We’ve published new research and a position statement that will help us become an anti-racism organisation.

During Armed Forces Week the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is urging councils across England to ensure they are genuinely meeting their legal duties to military families - after finding that Shropshire Council left an armed forces child without specialist education support for five months.

The King's Fund Chief Executive, Sarah Woolnough, responds to the government's initial response to the Ockenden Review

Industry experts warn employers must move beyond tick-box exercises to prevent workplace harassment

Retail sales volumes were judged to be below seasonal norms in June, to the greatest extent in over two years, according to the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey. Furthermore, retail sales volumes fell at a sharper rate in the year to June.  

The Council has published a response to the fifth annual miscellaneous amendments consultation along with details of amendments we will be making to guidelines. The changes apply to guidelines in both the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts and will come into force on 13 July 2026.

Six-in-ten degrees pay for themselves for the exchequer in the long run, with the government making a loss on the rest.

Mary-Ann Stephenson, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, responds to UK government's draft Conversion Practices Bill

The Scottish Government’s intentions to reform post-school education and skills lack a clear delivery plan. Progress is slow. The government needs to make stronger links with its wider plans across economic transformation, climate change, education and skills.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has begun an investigation following the death of a man who became unresponsive on a flight arriving at Manchester Airport.

Proposals focus on prevention, reducing reoffending and strengthening community justice.

We have today (Thursday 25 June) called on social care leaders to publicly commit to improving how care records are created, handled, and accessed. 

Dating, messaging and social media apps will have to protect UK users from cyberflashing, under strengthened protections published today by Ofcom.

There has been good early uptake of chickenpox-containing MMRV, but a measles coverage gap persists across England.

The Justice and Home Affairs Committee publishes its report 'Settlement, Citizenship and Integration'.

The Children’s Commissioner for England is demanding the Home Secretary releases figures for the number of children that will be affected by proposals to withdraw support and forcibly remove children and families with failed asylum claims.  

A Birmingham couple have been sentenced after cannabis and cash were found at their home as part of a National Crime Agency investigation.

Ankur Narayan, Counsellor for Politico-Military Affairs at the UK Delegation to the OSCE highlights verified evidence of Russia’s violations of international humanitarian law in Ukraine, including rising civilian casualties, crimes against children, and the use of sexual violence, and calls for Russia’s withdrawal, accountability, and the return of deported Ukrainian children (24 June 2026).

techUK are delighted to be supporting Nine23’s Innovation Day on 22nd September at Bletchley Park, focused on Collaboration, Cyber Resilience, and UK Sovereign Infrastructure.

Ofcom yesterday awarded small-scale DAB multiplex licences for six more areas in the UK, drawing the successful nationwide rollout programme to a close.

Four companies have been ordered to stop working with engineered stone as part of a crackdown to protect workers from deadly dust.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announces a new support package at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk.

Digital government services are now part of how people apply for support, manage identity documents, access benefits and complete essential public-service tasks. 

Statistics were yesterday published on Education Outcomes for Looked After Children. 

Banks and legal advisers appointed.

Washington’s plan to re-evaluate its posture in Europe could further undermine US nuclear deterrence if it strips out conventional presence.

ICO statement given yesterday on ‘Edtech examined’ report.

Designed to recognise colleagues whose work underpins student success, the Support staff of the year award shines a light on those whose impact is felt every day, even when it happens behind the scenes. 

Statement given recently (23 June 2026) by Jennifer MacNaughtan, UK Minister Counsellor, at the Security Council meeting on the Central African Republic.

An expert group who will help to shape, support and advise on delivering the expanded childcare offer in Wales, have met for the first time today.

New findings from the Electoral Commission’s annual public opinion tracker show concerns are growing about misinformation and the transparency of political finance, but public confidence in the running of elections remains high.

The Prime Minister's remarks from the E5 leaders meeting in Berlin (24 June 2026).

Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis MBE MP speech at RUSI (23 June 2026).

Statement given yesterday by Jennifer MacNaughtan, UK Minister Counsellor, at the Security Council meeting on Children in Armed Conflict.

Plans to plant more trees and increase woodlands across an area home to around half of Scotland's population has received almost £1 million in new funding.

Statement given recently (23 June 2026) by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN General Assembly meeting on HIV/AIDS.

China’s new white paper on global governance highlights its balancing act between global ambitions and financial restraint.

There has been a small improvement in energy supplier customer service according to Citizens Advice - the official watchdog for energy consumers.

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has published a new policy brief warning that a proposed social media ban for under-16s must be matched by action to improve children’s safety online, not simply restrict where they can go.

£6m Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund opens for applications.

Moscow’s recent engagement with ASEAN and Beijing shows it is not as isolated as Western countries had hoped. But it will not end the war in Ukraine in Russia’s favour.

Tania Kumar, CBI Energy Transition Director responds to Climate Change Committee’s annual assessment report

Wales will build stronger economic, academic and cultural ties with Ireland, after First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth made his first overseas visit to Dublin today.

The UK has provisionally set a new daily maximum air temperature record for June, with 36.1°C reported at Gosport, Hampshire, on 24 June.

Today’s statistics show the number of housing starts on site and completions delivered by Homes England between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026.

An Official Statistics in Development publication for Scotland

An Algerian man who was caught on drone footage piloting a small boat across the Channel has become the third person to be sent to prison for endangering the lives of others. 

Regulations have been laid to allow for the roll out of Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) across Wales in time for the 2027 Local Government elections, following the success of pilot programmes in Carmarthenshire, Gwynedd, Newport and Powys.

Hundreds of women with aggressive cervical cancer are to be offered a new immunotherapy on the NHS, which could help more women survive and stay cancer-free in the long-term.

Graduates earn on average around £100,000 more over their lifetime than non-graduate counterparts, but returns vary by degree subject.

First time buyers encouraged to apply.

The Environment Agency has completed £120,000 of improvements at Milford Dam, a key flood defence on the outskirts of Milford-on-Sea in Hampshire. 

The red heat-health alerts in place for the West Midlands, East Midlands, South East, South West, London, and East of England have now been extended.

Tax cut on meals and days out come into force.

Government launches first of its kind guidance on creating dedicated teaching and support spaces for children with SEND.

The UK will support Gazan students to take up places at British universities and continue efforts to medically evacuate critically ill children for treatment in the NHS.

As the latest signatory to the Get the Nation Learning Charter, techUK sets out why this campaign is more important than ever

Review of non-domestic rates revaluation announced.

The 25-year Farming Roadmap gives English farmers certainty beyond the next harvest for the first time.

Following the issuing of amber and red extreme heat health alerts in parts of England by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the Local Government Association has called for casual swimmers to be aware of the risk of drowning when entering water during hot weather, in anticipation of further hot weather over the next few months across the country.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is warning that national museums and galleries are being left vulnerable to a range of issues from threats from cyber security to the physical security of collections, as the Government continues to rely on a reactive, rather than a strategic approach.

The Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability, Llyr Gruffydd, yesterday set out his priorities for action on climate, nature and rural communities across Wales.

Public Health Wales is urging people across Wales to stay safe and check on family, friends and neighbours as a red weather warning for extreme heat comes into force. 

Domestic abuse specialists will be deployed to 12 new 999 control rooms, under the second phase of ‘Raneem’s Law.’

Energy Secretary announces that government has secured £100 billion of private clean energy investment.

Landmark patient safety initiative, Martha's Rule, rolled out to all maternity settings after review found serious and sustained failures

Newly recruited police officers and staff are to receive a training package designed by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) which gives them an insight into the role of the police watchdog.

Prosecutors are urging victims of domestic abuse to seek help and come forward during the World Cup, as incidents of abuse are likely to increase during the tournament.  

A new treatment option is now available on the NHS for cervical cancer that has come back or spread to other parts of the body, following our final draft guidance published today.

School for Social Entrepreneurs’s Social Investment Gateway Programme is a fantastic opportunity for charities, social enterprises and community organisations that are thinking about social investment but need support for their journey towards it.

HMRC used Home Office travel data in an innovative attempt to address a major driver of fraud and error in Child Benefit, which totals £270 million annually, but had insufficient governance and risk management, and did not consider the impact on claimants, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report finds.

Two people have been jailed for their involvement in supplying drugs to organised crime groups.

The FCA is concerned 11 traders may have shared sensitive information or coordinated trades, potentially restricting competition. 

Prosecutors are being urged to make greater use of a suspect’s past patterns of behaviour in rape trials - including telling juries about earlier allegations, inappropriate conduct, and other relevant offences - under updated guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

Statistics released yesterday (23 June) show that Wales continues to successfully attract foreign investors..

More oil and gas workers across Scotland will be offered tailored skills support to seize high-quality jobs in energy and other growth sectors.

People who have stopped receiving benefits but still refuse to repay money owed to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could be banned from driving under sweeping new powers that come into force yesterday.  

StubHub UK must refund more than 50,000 customers and pay a fine close to £900,000.

UK and allies urge halt to RSF attacks in El Obeid, as Foreign Secretary warns it is “on the precipice of an atrocity” as strikes hit civilians and cut vital services.

High street businesses are set to benefit from action to level the playing field as the government sets out tax and customs reforms.

Scotland’s Chief Statistician yesterday released Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2025-26.

A cross-party Committee of MPs has welcomed the Government’s flagship Connect to Work programme as a “positive evolution” in supporting people with disabilities or health conditions into employment but warned that its success rests on more consistent national delivery. 

An Accredited Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Five women have told a court about the impact of being sexually abused by three brothers, as the men were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison recently (22 June 2026).

A new government counter-fraud squad has launched investigations against those who defrauded the public during the Covid pandemic.

Welsh Government yesterday responded to latest UK Foreign Direct Investment results 2025 to 2026.

The FCA has set out plans to drive greater consistency of standards in self-invested pensions (SIPPs), while maintaining the flexibility and broad investment choice they offer. 

Temperatures are rising sharply across the UK, with exceptional and potentially record-breaking heat developing, particularly in southern and eastern areas where values are expected to reach the mid to high 30s.

Scotland remains the UK’s top destination outside of London for foreign direct investment projects.

Improvement works carried out at over 14 sites, whilst more projects to come for this financial year. East Anglian waterways open for business for summer 2026.

In Westminster, the debate around social media use came to a head last week, with the proposed limiting of children’s access to social media (23 June 2026).

Learn how our evidence-based guidance helped a London NHS trust standardise procurement and generate operational efficiencies.

We have fined KRA Consultancy Ltd (KRA) £300,000 after it targeted people who were already in financial difficulty with unlawful spam texts – including fake bailiff messages.  

The West Midlands Tech Review 2026 sets out a clear vision: the region can become the UK’s leading testbed for applied frontier technology, turning innovation into real-world productivity, resilience, and inclusive growth. Rather than competing as a purely research-led ecosystem, the West Midlands’ distinctive strength lies in deploying advanced technologies across its diverse, industrial economy.

Brexit anniversary highlights 'our focus must be firmly on the future’.

Statement given yesterday by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.

Visits to the hay fever advice on the NHS website have more than doubled in the past week as temperatures rise this weekend.

Oxford and UCL to host new government-backed labs developing the next generation of AI that more businesses and services can readily use

The UK’s manufacturing sector saw a widespread fall in output volumes in the three months to June, with the balance for reported output declining to its weakest since 2020 – according to the CBI’s latest Industrial Trends Survey (ITS).

The Environment Agency has secured £517,000 from United Utilities for sewage discharge breaches into the River Tame, funding environmental improvements.

HMRC publishes the estimated tax gap for the 2024 to 2025 tax year.

A first-of-its-kind therapy that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes for up to 3 years is to be made available on the NHS.

New investment in early years safeguarding to deliver 3,000 more surprise Ofsted nursery visits, tougher checks and faster action to keep children safe.

Three projects will share almost £1.7 million to provide training that will support the further development of Scotland’s offshore wind sector.  
 

The export controls directive limiting access to Anthropic’s latest AI models may be the tip of the spear, securitising development in the industry.

New rules will ensure everyday products sold in the UK including coffee and cocoa do not contribute to illegal deforestation around the world

Two young men have admitted mounting a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL), which cost tens of millions of pounds in losses and inconvenienced thousands of customers.

Statement given yesterday by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

The Welsh Government today published its First Supplementary Budget, allocating £294 million across its key priorities for the year ahead.

We have selected five creative groups for this year’s youth engagement programme, Reverberate 2026. 

Three brothers have been imprisoned yesterday (Monday 22 June 2026) for sexually abusing a child around twenty years ago in Sheffield.

On the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1976 summer heatwave, Met Office scientists have highlighted how similar events could become significantly more intense in the future, with a plausible scenario showing UK temperatures reaching 45°C by 2056.

The ambitious new agreement will remove barriers to digital trade and enable UK exporters to expand into high-tech markets.

The Scottish Government has committed £214,000 to fund anti-racism education in schools for 2026/27.

Today (23 June) marks one year since the UK government launched the Industrial Strategy’s Digital & Technologies Sector Plan, which contains over 50 commitments to support and grow the UK’s tech sector.

The SFO is investigating suspected fraud and money laundering at telecoms firm IMC, alongside a parallel US investigation.

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into St Andrew’s Healthcare (registered charity 1104951).

CBI yesterday responded to Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as Prime Minister.

The Secretary of State for Transport yesterday gave a statement on the tragic rail collision in Bedford on 19 June 2026.

Families across Scotland are being encouraged to check what financial and community support they may be entitled to as expenses rise over the summer break. 

10 years on from the Brexit vote and thirteen months after its first report into the UK’s “EU reset”, the Committee finds that the initial stakeholder welcome for the Reset's ambition has been hit by concerns about delivery.

Media Green Paper published by Government today sets out plans to improve access to reliable news sources in online apps

Two new analytical tools launched to identify where environmental, socio-economic and health pressures affect communities across England.

Homeless Link yesterday launched Support to End Homelessness 2025: review of services addressing single homelessness in England. Since 2008, the Review has tracked the sector’s shape, size and challenges, and the circumstances of people accessing homelessness support.

It is well established that protecting and restoring nature brings incalculable, compounding benefits to both natural ecosystems and society. 

FCDO announces new strategic partnership with the Met Office to drive AI weather forecasting.

Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy’s keynote address looking at how the devastating drought changed the way we manage and use water (17 June 2026).

Streets will be safer as thousands of offenders are to be banned from drinking alcohol during the World Cup this summer as part of the Government’s commitment to cut booze-fuelled crime. 

Government promises to deliver a “new deal for young people” with real opportunities to work and renewed social contract where hard work pays off

Funding boost for organisations bringing people together.

Westcountry Rivers Trust to receive £60,000 to fund river barrier removal in the Teign catchment.

France achieved as much as could have been expected at its G7 Summit, but this was well short of what the world needs. A new approach is needed.

The NRLA has published its response to an announcement by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) confirming that local authorities will now have the authority to impose fines of up to £7,000 on landlords who refuse to address poor conditions in rented accommodation. The announcement also confirms changes to the Housing, Health and Safety Rating System.

Blog posted by: Paul Arnold is the ICO's Chief Executive Officer, 22 June 2026.

The Welsh Government has announced £15 million to start enabling more secondary pupils to receive free school meals.