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Crown Prosecution Service news
Prosecutors to proactively target illegal assets to ensure crime does not pay under new CPS strategies
Crown Prosecution Service
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 17:25

More organised gangs, fraudsters and people smugglers are set to lose out as prosecutors target ill-gotten gains from the outset of a prosecution, the CPS has announced today (4 June 2026)

Crown Prosecution Service | Official News Release
Prosecutors to proactively target illegal assets to ensure crime does not pay under new CPS strategies
Ofgem news
​​OVO agrees settlement in relation to Ofgem’s investigation of its monitoring of prepayment meter customers
Ofgem
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 17:20

Ofgem has closed its investigation into OVO Energy for its process failures that could have put vulnerable prepayment meter (PPM) customers at risk.

Ofgem | Official News Release
​​OVO agrees settlement in relation to Ofgem’s investigation of its monitoring of prepayment meter customers
HM Treasury news
Small businesses get helping hand with strengthened debt advice
HM Treasury
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 17:15

Small businesses struggling with finances to receive £4 million funding boost to business debt advice services through the Money and Pensions Service.

HM Treasury | Official News Release
Small businesses get helping hand with strengthened debt advice
Home Office news
Universities face ban on international students over visa abuse
Home Office
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 17:10

Raised standards for recruiting foreign students come amid continued visa abuse. Student asylum claims already down 30% as government action delivers results.

Home Office | Official News Release
Universities face ban on international students over visa abuse
Department for Education news
Government hits 70% of pledge, two years into this parliament
Department for Education
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 17:05

Over 3,000 more special and secondary teachers and over 1,600 in further education, backed by a post-pandemic record of those choosing to train to teach.

Department for Education | Official News Release
Government hits 70% of pledge, two years into this parliament
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero news
Research reveals strong satisfaction among heat pump trainees
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 16:30

94% of installers surveyed were either very satisfied or satisfied with the training received through the government's Heat Training Grant, new research shows.

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | Official News Release
Research reveals strong satisfaction among heat pump trainees
techUK news
Organisations led by techUK call for publication of energy bill levy framework
techUK
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 16:25

techUK has sent a letter, backed by twelve other organisations, to the Chancellor and Energy Secretary calling for the publication of the energy levy control framework announced in the Autumn Budget 2025.  

techUK | Official News Release
Organisations led by techUK call for publication of energy bill levy framework
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC - formerly IPCC) news
IOPC statement on Henry Nowak investigation
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC - formerly IPCC)
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 16:20
Northern Ireland Assembly news
Public invited to have their say as Older People’s Parliament returns for 2026
Northern Ireland Assembly
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 16:15

The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly is encouraging older people across Northern Ireland to take part in a survey to help shape the agenda for the 2026 Older People’s Parliament.

Northern Ireland Assembly | Official News Release
Public invited to have their say as Older People’s Parliament returns for 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government news
Business in the Community speech - 2 June 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 16:10

Communities Secretary Steve Reed's speech given recently (02 June 2026) at Business in the Community.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Official News Release
Business in the Community speech - 2 June 2026
YPO news
YPO delivers stronger solutions for waste services
YPO
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 16:05

More reliable refuse collections, cleaner streets and enhanced public safety are the likely benefits after YPO supported Mid and East Antrim Borough Council with a compliant, cost-effective solution to procure 13 new refuse collection vehicles (RCVs).

YPO | Official News Release
YPO delivers stronger solutions for waste services
Cabinet Office news
Minister Kaur's speech at the Business in the Community’s Pride of Place Annual Summit 2026
Cabinet Office
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 15:25

Minister Kaur's speech at the Business in the Community’s (BITC) Pride of Place Annual Summit 2026 on Tuesday 2nd June 2026.

Cabinet Office | Official News Release
Minister Kaur's speech at the Business in the Community’s Pride of Place Annual Summit 2026
HM Treasury news
Chancellor Rachel Reeves speech at the Scientific Superpower Conference
HM Treasury
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 15:20

Chancellor Rachel Reeves yesterday (3 June) delivered a speech at the Scientific Superpower Conference.

HM Treasury | Official News Release
Chancellor Rachel Reeves speech at the Scientific Superpower Conference
MI5 news
Five Eyes Joint Bulletin - Safeguarding Our Secrets
MI5
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 15:15

On 3 June 2026, members of the Five Eyes intelligence partnership (ASIO, CSIS, FBI, MI5 and NZSIS) released a joint bulletin, Safeguarding our Secrets, warning of the threat posed by China's military intelligence services on Western professional networking sites and online job platforms.  ​

MI5 | Official News Release
Five Eyes Joint Bulletin - Safeguarding Our Secrets
Report Fraud news
Warning for online shoppers after spike in criminals gaining unauthorised access to retailer accounts
Report Fraud
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 15:10

Report Fraud is urging online shoppers to stay alert for unusual activity on their accounts following a rise in criminals gaining access to buy expensive goods.

Report Fraud | Official News Release
Warning for online shoppers after spike in criminals gaining unauthorised access to retailer accounts
Serious Fraud Office news
Director addresses global anti-corruption conference
Serious Fraud Office
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 15:05

Graham McNulty yesterday set out the SFO's ambitions to be a more proactive enforcer and a stronger ally for responsible businesses in New York speech.

Serious Fraud Office | Official News Release
Director addresses global anti-corruption conference
RUSI news
Re-Establishing Japan’s Intelligence Capability – ‘Spy Paradise’ lost?
RUSI
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 14:25

Japan has had enough of being a ‘spy paradise’: lacking key elements of intelligence capability and enduring society-wide vulnerability to foreign espionage and influence.

RUSI | Official News Release
Re-Establishing Japan’s Intelligence Capability – ‘Spy Paradise’ lost?
Department of Health and Social Care news
Lord Mann's recommendations to tackle antisemitism accepted
Department of Health and Social Care
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 14:20

Government to act on Lord Mann’s report about tackling racism and antisemitism in NHS.

Department of Health and Social Care | Official News Release
Lord Mann's recommendations to tackle antisemitism accepted
National Archives news
Recovering histories of Scandinavian seafarers in the Prize Papers
National Archives
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 14:15

On a three-month placement at the National Archives, Kaia Sollie explored records about Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian seafaring in the seventeenth century, from the Prize Papers project. These records shed light on the lives of sailors caught between battling empires during the Nine Years' War.

National Archives | Official News Release
Recovering histories of Scandinavian seafarers in the Prize Papers
Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office news
GCHQ confirms heavy Russian losses as Moscow avoids negotiations and civilian casualties grow: UK Statement to the OSCE
Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 14:10

UK Senior Military Advisor, Colonel Joby Rimmer, cites GCHQ intelligence assessments on heavy Russian losses, criticises and condemns Moscow’s refusal to engage in serious negotiations, and highlights ever increasing and unacceptable civilian casualties as a result of Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine.

Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office | Official News Release
GCHQ confirms heavy Russian losses as Moscow avoids negotiations and civilian casualties grow: UK Statement to the OSCE
Welsh Government news
New economic mission to close Wales’ productivity gap with UK and boost pay
Welsh Government
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 14:05

We have launched a new economic mission to boost pay and halve Wales’ productivity gap with the rest of the UK within ten years, that’s the message from Adam Price, the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy.

Welsh Government | Official News Release
New economic mission to close Wales’ productivity gap with UK and boost pay
Electoral Commission news
Political parties accept £24.7m in donations in Q1 2026
Electoral Commission
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 13:25

Political parties registered in the UK have reported accepting £24,716,802 in donations and public funds during the first quarter of 2026 (January to March), according to figures published today by the Electoral Commission (Opens in new window).

Electoral Commission | Official News Release
Political parties accept £24.7m in donations in Q1 2026
Crown Prosecution Service news
Two men charged in relation to Southampton disorder
Crown Prosecution Service
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 13:20

The Crown Prosecution Service has announced that two men have been charged following disorder in Southampton on Tuesday evening.

 

Crown Prosecution Service | Official News Release
Two men charged in relation to Southampton disorder
Ministry of Defence news
Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Lance Corporal James Stewart Freeman
Ministry of Defence
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 13:15

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Freeman, who died in Iraq during routine training activity on 31 May 2026. He was 29 years old.

Ministry of Defence | Official News Release
Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Lance Corporal James Stewart Freeman
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero news
New proposals to cut bills with community batteries
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 13:10

Families and businesses could benefit from cheaper energy through the use of community batteries.

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | Official News Release
New proposals to cut bills with community batteries
techUK news
Europe's Technology Sovereignty Package: What Do the Cloud & AI Development Act and Chips Act II Mean for UK Tech?
techUK
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 13:05

Today, 3 June 2026, the European Commission unveiled its European Technological Sovereignty Package, a broad set of initiatives designed to strengthen Europe's position across semiconductors, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, open source technologies and digital infrastructure. 

techUK | Official News Release
Europe's Technology Sovereignty Package: What Do the Cloud & AI Development Act and Chips Act II Mean for UK Tech?
Information Commissioner's Office news
Success in securing over £118,000 in confiscation orders against two former RAC employees
Information Commissioner's Office
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 12:25

We have secured successful outcomes at Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearings, resulting in a total of £118,852.32 in confiscation orders being handed to Greater Manchester based former RAC employees Debbie Okparavero and Maliha Islam. 

Information Commissioner's Office | Official News Release
Success in securing over £118,000 in confiscation orders against two former RAC employees
RUSI news
Illegal High Street Enterprise. Closed for Business, Open for Crime
RUSI
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 12:20

Crime is running rife on Britain's high streets. Could the EU’s ‘administrative approach’ support better enforcement?

RUSI | Official News Release
Illegal High Street Enterprise. Closed for Business, Open for Crime
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations) news
“Economy holding its breath as business costs reach tipping point" – CBI Chief warns
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations)
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 12:15

The CBI’s Chief Executive, Rain Newton-Smith, will today (Thursday 4th June) tell business leaders and politicians that the UK has the “makings of a true growth story,” but that a record high business tax burden is putting growth, jobs and investment at risk.

WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations) | Official News Release
“Economy holding its breath as business costs reach tipping point" – CBI Chief warns
Chatham House news
Global cooperation on nuclear disarmament looks even further away
Chatham House
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 12:10

The Iran war inhibited progress at the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. But so did P5 countries’ resistance to talking seriously about disarmament.

Chatham House | Official News Release
Global cooperation on nuclear disarmament looks even further away
Scottish Government news
Equality Impact Assessment for creating hope together: Scotland's suicide prevention action plan 2026 - 2029
Scottish Government
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 12:05

Creating Hope Together: Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Action Plan (2026 - 2029) Equality Impact Assessment.

Scottish Government | Official News Release
Equality Impact Assessment for creating hope together: Scotland's suicide prevention action plan 2026 - 2029
Department of Health and Social Care news
Brand new dental school places in 'dental deserts'
Department of Health and Social Care
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 11:25

Patients set to benefit from the first sustained expansion of dental school places in nearly 20 years.

Department of Health and Social Care | Official News Release
Brand new dental school places in 'dental deserts'
Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office news
Russian drone injuring civilians in Romania underscores dangers of its ongoing war against Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE
Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 11:20

UK Chargé d’Affaires, Deputy Ambassador James Ford, condemns Russia’s armed drone strike on a residential building in Romania, stressing that it violated Romanian sovereignty and NATO airspace, injured civilians, and heightened regional instability. He underlines that such incidents stem directly from Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine – and asks Russia to clarify its intent.

Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office | Official News Release
Russian drone injuring civilians in Romania underscores dangers of its ongoing war against Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations) news
UNICEF - Increased transport costs mean less money for the lifesaving supplies children need – Palais Remarks
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations)
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 11:15

This is a summary of what was said by the UNICEF Chief of Global Transport and Logistics, Jean-Cedric Meeus – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations) | Official News Release
UNICEF - Increased transport costs mean less money for the lifesaving supplies children need – Palais Remarks
techUK news
FinOps for AI, AI for FinOps: The Reinforcing Loop Every Enterprise Now Needs
techUK
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 11:10
NHS England news
NHS rolls out life-extending drug for hundreds of women with ovarian cancer
NHS England
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 11:05

Hundreds of women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer could benefit from a new, life-extending drug on the NHS from today – the first new addition to NHS treatment in over 20 years.

NHS England | Official News Release
NHS rolls out life-extending drug for hundreds of women with ovarian cancer
NHS England news
Chair of new NHS online hospital trust is named
NHS England
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 10:25

The chair of the NHS’s groundbreaking new online hospital trust has been named as business leader and former supermarket chief executive John Browett.

NHS England | Official News Release
Chair of new NHS online hospital trust is named
10 Downing Street news
PM meets mayors in drive to get Britain building and take on blockers
10 Downing Street
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 10:20

Mayors from across England will meet with the Prime Minister today (4 June) as the government accelerates its drive to kickstart growth and deliver for working people.

10 Downing Street | Official News Release
PM meets mayors in drive to get Britain building and take on blockers
Department for Education news
Government backs family reunions for children in care
Department for Education
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 10:15

Children in care and care leavers to be supported to build lifelong relationships, with £8.4 million delivered to expand Family Finding programmes

Department for Education | Official News Release
Government backs family reunions for children in care
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) news
First new NHS treatment in over 20 years recommended for women with resistant ovarian cancer
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 10:10

We’ve recommended mirvetuximab soravtansine (also called Elahere and developed by AbbVie) for treating folate receptor-alpha-positive platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) | Official News Release
First new NHS treatment in over 20 years recommended for women with resistant ovarian cancer
OFQUAL news
Cheating in exams with high-tech smart devices poses growing threat, warns Ofqual chief in new podcast
OFQUAL
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 10:05

Scale of the challenge should not be underestimated and requires speedy action, says Chief Regulator Sir Ian Bauckham.

OFQUAL | Official News Release
Cheating in exams with high-tech smart devices poses growing threat, warns Ofqual chief in new podcast
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC - formerly IPCC) news
Cheshire Constabulary officer charged with assault
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC - formerly IPCC)
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 09:25

A Cheshire Constabulary officer has been charged with assaulting an 80-year-old man who had been taken into police custody.

Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC - formerly IPCC) | Official News Release
Cheshire Constabulary officer charged with assault
Environment Agency news
New permit issued for Beddington energy-from-waste site
Environment Agency
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 09:20

Decision follows extensive review and two rounds of public consultation. Rigorous assessments in place to protect the environment and health

Environment Agency | Official News Release
New permit issued for Beddington energy-from-waste site
Financial Conduct Authority news
Football clubs warned about questionable sponsorship deals with unauthorised financial firms
Financial Conduct Authority
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 09:15

Football clubs have been warned not to put their fans’ cash at risk by signing sponsorship deals with financial firms that aren't allowed to operate in the UK.

Financial Conduct Authority | Official News Release
Football clubs warned about questionable sponsorship deals with unauthorised financial firms
Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office news
UK launches expert network to boost Ebola response and global crisis readiness
Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 09:10

UK launches MHRN to boost outbreak response, deliver rapid expert advice, and support Ebola efforts - and funds £5m research into diagnostics and treatments.

Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office | Official News Release
UK launches expert network to boost Ebola response and global crisis readiness
Crown Prosecution Service news
Two people – including a former police superintendent - charged in connection with £720,000 investment fraud
Crown Prosecution Service
Thursday 04 June 2026 @ 09:05

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised criminal charges against two people following allegations of an investment scam where a woman transferred £720,000 believing she would receive a substantial return.

Crown Prosecution Service | Official News Release
Two people – including a former police superintendent - charged in connection with £720,000 investment fraud

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