MoD: Defence research & exports support UK jobs – (MoD: £Multi-Bn defence deal secures thousands of UK jobs ~ MoD: @MODPolice Twitter launch ~ MoD: UK trains over 5,000 Ukrainian Armed Forces ~ MoD: UK field hospital in South Sudan fully operational)
ScotGov: Defence base closures
LGA: 75p in every £1 of core government funding to councils cut by 2020 ~ CLG: Sajid Javid's speech to the LGA conference 2017 ~ NAO: Progress in setting up combined authorities ~ Adam Smith Inst: Cash-strapped councils can count on planning reform
LGA responds to NDNA research into funding to nurseries – (Rental logjam as 1 in 7 private renters spend half their income on rent: LGA analysis ~ LGA response to pavement parking concerns ~ LGA: Bus passenger journeys fall to lowest level in a decade, councils warn ~ LGA: New parents need mental health support before leaving hospital ~ LGA: Local solution to 12m caught in skills gap by 2024)
Collaborate: Igniting Collaborative Leadership — New Report with SOLACE
ICO publishes International Strategy to help protect UK public’s personal information in a global environment
ScotGov: Sharing images without consent – (ScotGov: Conserving salmon stocks ~ ScotGov: Application on behalf of Mr Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi)
WAG: FM & UEFA President say thank you to Cardiff for the enormous success of the Champions League Final – (WAG: Ultrafast Wi-Fi for Llangollen Eisteddfod ~ WAG: Anglesey to Cardiff flights set to continue)
National Infrastructure Commission: Help shape the future of the UK’s ‘Growth Corridor’
Ofsted: Amanda Spielman's speech at the Association of Directors of Children's Services conference
Ofgem announces plans to deliver a fairer, more competitive market for all consumers ~ Citizens Advice response to Ofgem’s proposed safeguard tariff – (Ofgem: Latest data on Consolidated Segmental Statements, Supplier Cost Index & standard variable tariffs ~ Ofgem launches investigation into British Gas switching terms)
Ofwat proposes change to retail market codes
Environment Agency: Work starts on £11m North East flood scheme – (EA: Western half of Dawlish Warren beach recharge ends a month early ~ EA: Nine anglers fined over £6,200 for illegal fishing in Staffordshire)
ESRC: Sir Mark Walport outlines the vision for UK Research and Innovation
STFC: CLARA milestone beams light on next generation laser technology
TfL: New map to help people with claustrophobia and anxiety – (TfL: 1bn journeys made by contactless payment on London’s transport network)
Chatham House: Moving Energy Initiative Starts Clean Energy Projects for Refugees
JRF: Living standards squeeze tightens despite pay rises and tax cuts ~ FDA welcomes “overdue” lifting of 1% pay cap in Scotland ~ ScotGov: Public sector pay cap ~ FDA tells ministers to put their money where their mouth is over public sector pay)
TUC: One in three LGBT people have been harassed or bullied at work – (TUC: PM must prove Britain’s influence at G20 by winning agreements to improve workers’ lives)
Unicef calls for the protection of children trapped in west Mosul’s violence – (Unicef: Over 7m children are on the move in West and Central Africa each year)
WWF: Low carbon economy in danger of being derailed
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