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Expanded ticketing trials are open to all passengers on Northern Railway's 2 northern routes and include the Leicester to Nottingham, via Derby route.

There are 7.2 million more adults living with obesity adults than would have been if obesity rates had stayed the same as 1993, the year after the first of 14 national obesity strategies was published, with the total number of adults living with obesity now standing at 14.3 million, new analysis from The King's Fund has found.

The Commission is aware of a cyber security incident involving Beacon’s Customer Relationship Management service and is signposting guidance to affected charities.

In partnership with STUDIOCANAL and the Met Office, Imperial War Museums (IWM) will unveil a display of never-before and rarely seen collection items onboard the D-Day veteran ship, HMS Belfast.

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation and has restricted certain transactions.

Barnardo’s Scotland Children and Young People Engagement Report on Religious Observance and Religious Education in Schools.

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, responded to the announcement from DHSC on the expansion of new community mental health centres and A&Es 

Instrumentalised migration and Russia’s recruitment of disposable agents exploit the same European weakness: treating deniable acts of coercion as isolated rather than as elements of a wider campaign.

The UK has joined France, Germany and Italy in condemning Russia’s ongoing activities in the occupied breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

The new Welsh Government has approved its first major offshore wind project, marking a major milestone for Wales’ renewable energy aspirations.

CMA proposes that Aldi and Lidl should be covered by the same land agreement rules as the UK’s largest supermarkets to ensure customers get the best choice of where to shop.

Clearer data on qualifications and outcomes means stronger local understanding, says Ofqual’s Chief Regulator Sir Ian Bauckham.

Katherine Hutchinson speaks with the FDA’s newly elected President for 2026-2028, Leila Kelly, about her path to the union and what she considers to be the FDA’s biggest challenges during her Presidency.

On behalf of the Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser (OPSCA), techUK is pleased to highlight the Industry Innovation Partner Network, a valuable opportunity for industry to engage directly with policing stakeholders.  

Tributes have been paid to an award-winning UCL historian, filmmaker and lecturer in screenwriting who has died aged 61.

Twenty three company directors were disqualified in the first 6 months of this year for persistent or serious non-compliance with their responsibilities.

Statement given yesterday by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on South Sudan.

Findings from a study providing a comprehensive, system level understanding of gambling harm treatment and support services in Scotland.

Blog posted by: Ash Smith, Director GOV.UK & Publishing and Kieran Housden, Director, OnePlatform One Login for Business programme, 6 August 2026 – GDS team.

Intention to invest £100 million through British Business Bank’s Investor Pathways Capital Initiative to boost growth in every postcode.

Team Wales heroes were given a warm welcome home yesterday during a special event to honour and celebrate the nation’s success at the Commonwealth Games.

The Environment Agency has revoked the environmental permit held by a Wolverhampton waste operator, DS Environmental Services of Crown Street.

Businessman controlled company despite three director bans

The endorsed funderpathway of the Global Talent visa (GTV), managed by UKRI, has been expanded to include over 100 UK research-intensive businesses.

A 45-year-old woman has admitted smuggling 51.2kg of cannabis from Thailand on a flight to the United Kingdom, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

More than 500 aspiring lawyers from underrepresented backgrounds took part in this year's Government Legal Profession Diversity Summer Scheme, gaining practical legal experience and hearing from senior leaders about the range of routes into a career in public service law.

A record number of pupils missed more school than they attended in autumn term 2025/26, prompting calls for the new Education Secretary to make tackling severe absence an urgent priority.

Innovate UK announces its largest ever Women in Innovation cohort, supporting women founders in businesses across manufacturing, digital tech and life sciences.

Millions of people across the UK aren’t just battling the heat - they are trapped in homes they can’t cool, with little to no control over soaring indoor temperatures. New research by Citizens Advice finds nearly half (44%) of Brits feel they lack the basic control needed to stop their homes overheating

Government funding to help impact of wildfire.

Urgent meeting held yesterday to tackle short-term issues on Menai Bridge.

The Bloomsbury Institute, a higher education provider in central London, has had its licence to sponsor international students revoked.

EA publishes latest data, providing detail on the health of England's rivers, lakes, estuaries and groundwater.

Hundreds of people are set to benefit as NICE recommends acalabrutinib for newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

Acalabrutinib, combined with bendamustine and rituximab, is recommended in NICE’s final draft guidance as an option for around 350 adults with untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who are not eligible for a stem cell transplant.

The UK government continues to demonstrate unwavering support for Ukraine as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband unleashes his first major Russia sanctions package.

As Israel’s relationships with Jordan and Egypt strain, water and energy shift from instruments of regional integration into tools of strategic competition, reshaping the Middle East’s cold peace.

The Archive Service Accreditation Committee has awarded the coveted accredited status to Herefordshire Archive Service, London Metropolitan University Special Collections, and The National Waterways Archive, for the first time.

Ofsted has published a letter with findings from a joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment in Staffordshire. 

Fuel vouchers worth more than £60 million, energy-saving advice, and support for more than one million customers has been funded by a record £250 million recovered by the energy regulator Ofgem from firms that breach its rules.

The financial accounts of political parties and accounting units with income or expenditure over £250,000 in the calendar year 2025 have been published by the Electoral Commission (Opens in new window). 

Statement on updated Equality and Human Rights Commission code of practice.

techUK is delighted to announce the refresh of the Strategic Partnership Agreement with the Police Digital Service (PDS), continuing a relationship that has become an important link between the technology sector and UK policing engage with each other.

The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has opened an inquiry into Wirral based charity Merseycare Transport Services Ltd (registered charity number 1133408).

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is urging councils and care providers to learn urgent lessons about accountability and safeguarding, after an investigation found an elderly Portsmouth woman received months of substandard care – including being fed dog food – while a statutory safeguarding inquiry sat unresolved for six months.

Statement given yesterday by Jess Jambert-Gray, Deputy Political Coordinator, at the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.

Following an increase in whole-of-society attacks, the UK government should deploy tools to encourage nationalism and total defence across society.

As I take over from the excellent work of my colleague Jack Presley Abbott, I'm looking forward to helping tackle one of the biggest opportunities and challenges facing the energy sector today: planning the system and securing the connections we need to support economic growth, energy security and net zero.

A man has been arrested in connection with waste activities in the Camborne area, Cornwall.

The Home Office has published its 2025-26 accounts, containing the audit opinion of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG).

Blog posted by: Will Genzel, Senior Strategy Advisor, 5 August 2026 – Transformation, Ways of working.

This report provides an evidence-based baseline to better understand child poverty rates across the UK nations and the respective contributions of Scottish and UK Government policies to tackling child poverty since 2010 in Scotland.

We have issued an enforcement notice and reprimand to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) after personal information in two highly sensitive police cases was erroneously disclosed.

Riyadh’s argument to Washington is that a close partnership should not be contingent on membership of the Abraham Accords, when it is playing a growing role in regional security.

Artificial intelligence has huge potential to improve health and care, but its use must be safe, effective and fair. In this blog, chief executive Jonathan Benger explains how NICE's new AI delivery plan will support responsible adoption in the NHS, ensuring AI brings real benefits for patients.

From 2030, Gatwick Airport's expansion is expected to enable up to 100,000 additional flights a year, increasing passenger choice and boosting airline competition.

Repositioning DCMS as the lead for ‘information resilience’ online and offline provides coherence to a currently disparate portfolio, offering a rare opportunity to rethink how the government protects the UK from information threats.

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) and NHS Resolution (NHSR) have signed a memorandum of understanding signalling their commitment to working more collaboratively over the next year.

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Health and Wellbeing Committee responds to new analysis from the Education Policy Institute

Health and Social Care Secretary announces faster access to care and support for motor neurone disease patients during a visit to the Rob Burrow Centre.

Knife-related homicides down by 26% under this government. More than 15,000 knives and offensive weapons removed from the streets.

Views sought on changes to restraint and seclusion guidance.

First Secretary of State Louise Haigh, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak comments on the government's procurement announcement yesterday 

The government’s DIP is only £0.9 billion underfunded in 2029/30, the year the fiscal rules bind – a rounding error against headroom of more than £20 billion.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a new social media campaign warning young people that smuggling cannabis from Thailand to the UK could land them in a foreign jail.

£343m plan will open 159 NHS mental health centres in England, giving people earlier local support and specialist crisis care outside A&E.

Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said: “In January 2026, after reviewing a file of evidence from Chesire Constabulary, we decided that no further criminal charges should be brought against Lucy Letby, 36, relating to deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women’s Hospital.

Over 60,000 homes and businesses across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire now have access to faster broadband through Project Gigabit, improving connectivity for work, study and everyday life.

More than 100 innovative research companies can now support the world's brightest researchers to come and work in the UK through the Global Talent visa.

Ofqual has fined OTHM Qualifications £25,000 after finding serious and repeated failures in the way the organisation handled malpractice allegations.

Matthew Hopkins responds to survey findings from the Society of Radiographers highlighting incidents of racism.

The NHS Modernisation Bill (known formally as the Health Bill), which was introduced to parliament in May 2026, includes measures to enable the establishment of a single patient record (SPR) to support direct patient care, with the overall aims of enabling better joined-up and proactive care, improving patient safety and experience, and empowering patients. 

Companies will benefit from easier initial public offering (IPO) listings thanks to changes to the rules from the FCA.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s updated services Code of Practice comes into force today (5 August 2026), having received ministerial approval and been laid before Parliament.  

The APCC’s joint leads on criminal justice, Danielle Stone and Alison Hernandez responds the following changes to the prisoner early release scheme announced by the Prime Minister

Five much-needed energy-efficient business units have been completed in Carmarthenshire, in a joint project between Welsh Government and Carmarthenshire County Council.

A statement from Ollie Whitehouse, Chief Technology Officer at the NCSC, on AI security following recent incidents.

The Environment and Climate Change Committee has published its report, ‘Paws for concern: pets, parasites and pollution’, which calls for a ban on the general sale of off-the-shelf and unchecked online pet parasite treatments. The Committee argued for a recalibration of how the UK approaches pet parasite medications in order to protect both companion animals and the natural environment. 

Deputy First Minister visits site and meets council leader.

The first step towards a new Culture and Sport strategy, which will be based on real actions to turn the vision of Wales as a culture and sport powerhouse into reality, begins today.

Homeless Link responds to the CHAIN report for Q1 2026/27

A major collaboration between Public Health Wales, Welsh Government, trade unions and employers has resulted in the launch of a new all-Wales toolkit to help employers create workplace environments that support mothers to continue breastfeeding when they return to work after maternity leave. 

Investment to recruit more adult social care workers.

A company and its directors have been convicted and sentenced for operating unregistered children's homes in Kent following a criminal prosecution brought by Ofsted.

GAD has helped review the investment framework used to manage assets on behalf of children and protected beneficiaries through the Court Funds Office.

Environment Agency investigations into illegal sewage discharges generate funds for wildlife restoration projects across the West Midlands region.

Knife-related homicides down by 26% under this government. More than 15,000 knives and offensive weapons removed from the streets.

Investigation will examine whether funds are being used to further charitable purposes

Government backs industry to create new British jobs and support local communities with new weighting in public contracts.

Arrests form part of Environment Agency ongoing investigations

The Lettings Industry Council (TLIC) yesterday published a new report arguing that the Government’s PRS database, set to launch as part of the Renters’ Rights Act’s package of rental reforms, must improve levels of compliance, transparency and tenant safety in the private rented sector.

English Heritage has appointed Tim Reeve CBE as its new Chief Executive.

First Minister chairs inaugural meeting of new National Council for Economic Growth.

A partnership operation by Dudley Council and National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) has resulted in four arrests and the disposal of over four tonnes of illegal meat.

Blog posted by: Simon Barker, Chris Jennings, Simon Tucker and Ryan Winthrop, 4 August 2026 – Social Impact, Socio-economic, Sustainability, Uncategorized.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred to the Court of Appeal the indeterminate sentences of three men sentenced between 2006 and 2008, none of whom were given minimum terms of more than three years but all of whom remain in custody. 

Acceptances for most deprived young people reaches new high.

Wakefield Trinity Community Foundation and public sector buying organisation YPO recently supported SEND schools in West Yorkshire by delivering free sports equipment.

More than four in five care workers say regulated qualifications would help them progress in their careers, a new survey has revealed. 

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the actions of four Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary officers after a man died following his arrest in Portsmouth.

YPO has donated specialist sensory products to Goodysphere, a Sheffield-based SEND sensory bus, supporting its work creating calm, accessible and inclusive experiences for children, young people and families.

The Environment Agency has started a 7-week consultation on a new long sea outfall from Exmouth sewage treatment works.

Tens of thousands of young people have received the first of a life-saving double dose of the meningitis B vaccine within just 2 weeks of the NHS launching its biggest ever catch-up campaign for the virus.

The move may lead to more pressure on Israel to implement Trump’s 20-point plan, but both sides are likely to keep dragging out the process while avoiding any real commitments.

Open software architecture for autonomous systems will not only support interoperability but also increase industrial resilience and encourage innovation.

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Britain will be better protected from undersea threats and hundreds of jobs will be secured through a new £135 million contract to maintain and repair Royal Navy torpedo weapons.

Dstl collaborated with industry and Defence partners to design and implement a rigorous and innovative test of the UK's underwater mine countermeasures.

New forecasting tools developed through a £20 million UK research programme are protecting flights, GPS and the electricity grid from severe space weather.

The Defence Universities Alliance must enhance, rather than compromise, the core principles that make universities distinctive: intellectual independence, openness and critical inquiry.

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority helps tackle digital exclusion by donating surplus mobile phones, iPads, laptops and monitors to schools and charities.

£20 million up for grabs to develop farm robots and automated systems that can plant, tend and harvest crops.

TUC Cymru will today (4 August) hold an event at the National Eisteddfod asking how do we tackle misinformation and division in our workplaces, communities and online? looking at division and misinformation in workplaces, online and in Welsh communities.

The Upper Tribunal upheld the FCA's decision to ban Richard Fenech and Heather Dunne from working in financial services.

July 2026 has been an exceptional month for the UK's climate statistics, with records challenged or broken for rainfall, temperature and sunshine, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

When I launched The Big Future survey earlier this year, I set the ambitious goal of hearing directly from a million children and young people about their lives and the future they want.  

Pass rates for National 5, Highers and Advanced Highers have all increased again, including a record number of National 5 passes.

The Prime Minister has ordered that rape, serious child sex and other grooming offences will be barred from upcoming changes to prison sentences, protecting the public from these dangerous criminals.

Ofqual has fined Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited (EAL) £150,000 for serious and repeated failures in the delivery of apprenticeship qualifications.

From 17 August 2026, 16-17 Saver railcards will be valid for a full year from the purchase date and will not expire when the holder turns 18.

An independent evaluation of the Scottish Government's Fair Work First conditionality policy, seeking to understand whether the policy has been delivered as intended.

TfL is offering customers the chance to win an exclusive 20-year Golden Ticket pass for the London Cable Car.

After three years, 160 versions and around 60,000 lines of code we have released the first version of our frontend library, TNA Frontend.

Homeless Link are delighted to share two funded learning and development opportunities for people working across the homelessness sector this autumn.

Farmers and livestock keepers across Wales are being urged to check for signs of Bluetongue, report any suspect cases to APHA and consider vaccination, as more BTV-3 cases are being confirmed in England and Wales.

New guidance from the Met Office and the Department for Transport highlights how space weather can affect communications, navigation and other technologies used across the transport sector, helping operators better understand and prepare for potential impacts.

End Digital Poverty Day will become End Digital Poverty Week this September, as the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) marks its 25th anniversary by widening an important annual moment into a national campaign.

FM: Investment will have far-reaching benefits for agricultural businesses.

Welcome to the latest Market Access Brief insight. This is a new fortnightly insight which focuses on the events, opportunities, trade missions, as well as wider updates that we have within the techUK International programme and from our members and stakeholders.

A surge of tens of thousands of migrants into Spain’s North African enclave strains relations with Morocco and EU members like Italy. It could seriously undermine the prime minister’s position.

The Welsh Government is investing in the work of the National Centre for Learning Welsh to support workforce development schemes.

Environment Agency opens consultation on draft permit decision for Cloughton gas exploration proposal.

Government’s Sovereign AI invests in UK startup reinventing the chips that make AI possible

A new £15 million fund has been launched to improve the resilience of communities across Scotland most at risk from flooding.

The UK’s new crypto regime is a major milestone. But competitive advantage will come from building credibility, not merely regulating today’s visible crypto market.

The NHS will begin contacting half a million men from this week inviting them to join a major research programme to improve early detection and treatment of prostate cancer.

Transaction reporting requirements become smarter, simpler and more proportionate under new rules from the FCA.

Looking back at our work over 2025 to 2026.

CBI recently (31 July 2026) responded to election of new mayor of Greater Manchester.

A prolonged heatwave, exceptionally low rainfall and widespread drought conditions have combined to make July 2026 a remarkable month.

Did you know we've made some improvements to our delivery offering? No matter whether you’re having to place an urgent stock order, doing a standard top-up shop or sorting a large order ready for a new school term, we have a delivery option to suit you.

Lasting impact and legacy of inclusivity and innovation.

The UK government should treat adaptation to the effects of climate change as a core organizing principle of both economic policy at home and foreign policy.

Wales’s new Chief Allied Health Professions Officer will play a pivotal leadership role as the country shifts towards preventative, community-based care.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who had been detained by police in Salford.

New legal provisions that help some domestic abuse victims to remain in their home where it’s their wish, and where it’s safe and appropriate for them to do so, came into effect recently (Saturday 1 August).

The Summer Bus Fare Offer is part of the government's Great British Summer Savings scheme.

Underwater surveys discover remarkable collection of rare and previously unknown seaweeds

National Grid yesterday unveiled a major new commitment to support 5,000 young people who are not in employment, education or training over the next five years.

Looking back at our work over 2024 to 2025.

A pioneering therapeutic cancer vaccine, publicly funded by Medical Research Council (MRC), has been administered to a UK patient for the first time.

The House of Commons Transport Committee has published techUK's further written evidence to its inquiry into joined-up journeys, in which we set out members' assessment of the Government's “Better Connected” strategy for integrated transport. 

On 30 July 2026, Lucy Beck attended Southwark Crown Court for a hearing in relation to unauthorised promotions on social media.

Matthew Hopkins responds to an analysis on corridor care by the Nuffield Trust.

An assigned share of tax revenues will mean local areas share more in the rewards of growth – but also brings risks.

The FCA has censured Equity for Growth (Securities) Limited (EFG) for approving financial promotions relating to minibonds that were unfair, unclear and misleading.

Cllr Eamonn O’Brien, Chair of the Local Government Association responded to the Prime Minister’s announcement of new spending powers for mayor