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Chatham House
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 15:10
The G7 must weigh the benefits of confiscation against potentially large but uncertain costs.
Chatham House | Official News ReleaseConfiscating sanctioned Russian state assets should be the last resort
Scottish Government
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 15:05
Proposals which will help to protect people against the threat of ticket touts at UEFA EURO 2028 are the focus of a new consultation launched today.
Scottish Government | Official News ReleaseProtecting fans from ticket touts
RUSI
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 14:25
The government’s aim is for the UK to be a science and technology superpower. However, the UK’s current science and technology policy is based on three fallacies that limit its ability to become a tech superpower.
RUSI | Official News ReleaseCan the UK be a ‘Science and Technology Superpower’?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 14:20
Some of the leading minds from across the world of science have given their backing to Professor Mark Thomson’s bid to be the next Director-General of CERN.
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | Official News ReleaseScience leaders back UK’s Professor Mark Thomson to lead CERN
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 14:15
Blog posted by: Eleanor Thursby, corporate communications Officer, 01 May 2024 – Categories: Engineering, Mission delivery, Recruitment.
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | Official News ReleaseThree trends shaping the future of engineering
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Home Office
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 14:10
Blog posted by: Steven Shukor, Principal Content Designer, 02 May 2024 – Categories: Content, User centred design.
Home Office | Official News ReleaseWords matter: shaping our Home Office content style guide
POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology)
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 14:05
This POSTnote outlines applications of semiconductor chips. It gives an overview of the supply chain, the UK’s semiconductor industry, vulnerabilities to the supply chain and policy considerations for improving supply chain resilience.
POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) | Official News ReleaseSupply of semiconductor chips
Environment Agency
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 13:25
Courts issue fines for failing to register boats on the River Thames. Environment Agency enforcement officers regularly patrol the river.
Environment Agency | Official News ReleaseBoaters in deep water for dodging fees on the River Thames
Met Office
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 13:15
It will be no surprise for many to hear that April 2024 has been a wet month. In what has felt like an unsettled spring so far, the UK has had its sixth wettest April since the series began in 1836, according to provisional statistics from the Met Office.
Met Office | Official News ReleaseA wet and dull April
Children’s Commissioner
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 13:10
The investigation by the BBC into abuse at Whitefield School in Walthamstow is absolutely shocking. I am horrified by the content of the CCTV footage and the scale of what was uncovered.
Children’s Commissioner | Official News ReleaseAbuse at Whitefield School – Children’s Commissioner’s response
RUSI
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 13:05
After many delays, Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is scheduled to hold internal elections in June. But with one major party boycotting the polls, their success hangs in the balance.
RUSI | Official News ReleaseKurdistan: The Pressing Need for Free and Fair Regional Elections
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS)
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 12:25
HMICFRS yesterday published a report on crime data integrity within the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) | Official News Release
The Police Service of Northern Ireland: An inspection of crime data integrity
Crown Prosecution Service
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 12:20
Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North yesterday commented on the attack.
Crown Prosecution Service | Official News ReleaseCPS authorises murder charges after death of 14-year-old boy in random Hainault attacks
Electoral Commission
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 12:10
Voters across England and Wales are being urged to remember their ID when they go to the polling station today.
Electoral Commission | Official News ReleaseRemember to bring your photo ID to vote
Scottish Government
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 12:05
Initial delivery plan for the Mental Health & Capacity Reform Programme, setting out a range of actions that are either underway or planned in the period up to April 2025.
Scottish Government | Official News ReleaseMental Health and Capacity and Capacity Reform Programme: Delivery Plan October 2023 – April 2025
Chatham House
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 11:25
The $300 billion of immobilized assets can only partly address the cost of Ukraine’s survival and reconstruction. There should be no qualms about confiscating it.
Chatham House | Official News ReleaseConfiscation of immobilized Russian state assets is moral and vital
Parliamentary Committees and Public Enquiries
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 11:20
Lobbying of Ministers over WhatsApp and other Non-Corporate Communication Channels (NCCCs), should be subject to the same disclosure regime as face-to-face meetings, says the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee in its new report.
Parliamentary Committees and Public Enquiries | Official News ReleaseUse of WhatsApp for lobbying needs greater transparency, say MPs
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 11:15
The UK Government’s next Islands Forum will take place on Ynys Môn/the Isle of Anglesey in Wales on 7-8 May. The agenda for this meeting will focus on housing.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities | Official News ReleaseLevelling Up Secretary meeting UK island leaders on housing
Attorney General's Office
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 11:10
A violent thug who murdered a man and raped two women as part of a ferocious four-day crime spree has had his sentence increased after it was referred to the Court of Appeal.
Attorney General's Office | Official News ReleaseCourt increases sentence for violent crime spree thug
Welsh Government
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 11:05
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government & Planning, Julie James MS has appointed Ewan Jones as the new Chair of the Design Commission for Wales Ltd (DCfW Ltd).
Welsh Government | Official News ReleaseNew Chair of the Design Commission for Wales Ltd (DCfW Ltd) announced
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations)
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 10:25
The UK’s leading progressive thinktank, IPPR, has responded to the announcement that Shell profits have risen to £6.2 billion ($7.7 billion) in the first quarter of 2024 and announced a new round of share buybacks, transferring £2.8 billion ($3.5 billion) to shareholders.
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations) | Official News ReleaseShell “can’t be trusted” to invest profits in renewables, says IPPR
Parliamentary Committees and Public Enquiries
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 10:20
Baroness Stowell of Beeston, Chair of the Communications and Digital Committee, writes to Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology following the publication of the Government’s response to the Committee’s report ‘Large language models and generative AI’.
Parliamentary Committees and Public Enquiries | Official News ReleaseCommittee publishes Government response to Large Language Models report – more action needed on copyright and market competition
Welsh Government
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 10:15
Culture Secretary, Lesley Griffiths has visited to Caerphilly Castle to see how a £10m investment at one of Wales’ finest historic sites is progressing.
Welsh Government | Official News ReleaseCadw's biggest conservation project taking shape at Caerphilly Castle
Scottish Government
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 10:10
Over £500 million in Child Disability Payment paid to families
Scottish Government | Official News ReleaseParents urged not to miss out on disability support
National Crime Agency
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 10:05
A highly sophisticated drugs trafficker has been jailed for 19 years and six months in a National Crime Agency investigation.
National Crime Agency | Official News ReleaseOperation Venetic: Kingpin drugs trafficker who left no trace jailed for 19 years and 6 months
Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 09:25
The Minister of State (Europe), Nusrat Ghani MP, met with Evgenia Kara-Murza to discuss the imprisonment of her husband, Vladimir Kara-Murza.
Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office | Official News ReleaseMinister for Europe meeting with Evgenia Kara-Murza, May 2024
techUK
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 09:20
techUK's International Policy and Trade team is excited for an upcoming couple of months filled with major events and opportunities.
techUK | Official News ReleaseUpcoming International Policy & Trade events at techUK
Ministry of Justice
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 09:15
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Professor Penney Lewis as a Commissioner of the Law Commission of England and Wales.
Ministry of Justice | Official News ReleaseCommissioner of the Law Commission of England and Wales reappointed
Welsh Government
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 09:10
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies recently met with local fishers at Swansea Maritime Quarter.
Welsh Government | Official News ReleaseNew Cabinet Secretary casts a wide net on first visit with fishers
HM Treasury
Thursday 02 May 2024 @ 09:05
The new regime will support greater competition in the sector and more choice to consumers, supporting industry growth.
HM Treasury | Official News ReleaseUK announces steps to provide more consumer choice through Overseas Funds Regime