General News (Archive)

MoD:  F-35B Lightning II visits new homes for the first time – (MoD:  1,000th UK employer signs up for Armed Forces Covenant ~ Defence Secretary speech to RUSI airpower conference ~ Defence Secretary praises RAF role in Fallujah liberation ~ MoD:  New contract to support the RAF’s long range missiles ~ MOD selects nuclear storage site as Submarine Dismantling Project progresses)

Dstl:  Active Protection for our Armed Forces

HMT:  £1.8m pledged to remember British war heroes, Chancellor announces

HMT:  Public sector pay awards for 2016-17 ~ HO:  Police officers 2016 pay award ~ DfE:  School Teachers’ Review Body: 26th report, 2016)

DCLG:  Launch of Great British High Street competition 2016

DfE:  Schools & organisations recognised for instilling character

Iraq Inquiry Website

DECC:  Opportunities identified for oil & gas sector workforce

Environment Agency:  £200,000 of rod licence money to help anglers with disabilities – (EA:  'Raw' laser data can build better city models)

Can you help the Food Standards Agency shape the future of regulation?

ScotGov:  Almost £310m paid to farmers – (ScotGov:  Declaration of Arbroath ~ ScotGov:  A throne fit for a Queen ~ ScotGov:  Ministerial Update - Rail strikes)

WAG:  Phizz-Whzzing glimpse at gloriumptious Roald Dahl 100 celebrations in Wales for the Duchess of Cornwall – (WAG:  Continued success for Welsh tourism )

Ofcom awards six new community radio licences

Natural England is set to double its number of apprentices

TfL:  Crossrail 2 developed further in response to community comments

ESRC:  Bonding with bees – (ESRC:  Never mind the family – it's about relationships)

STFC scientist honoured for outstanding contributions to nuclear physics – (STFC:  Minister calls latest Sci-Tech Daresbury's developments a boost for the Northern Powerhouse ~ STFC launches the Campus Technology Hub – a new capability for UK business)

EHRC Chair calls for pipeline target to increase women on boards

ACE:  Interactive theatrical experience celebrates the lives of Cornish miners serving on the Front Line – (ACE: 
Coming to a pub near you
~ ACE:  Celebrating dance in Cornwall)

techUK:  British Gas launch new time-of-use tariff

Ordnance Survey:  Britain’s most trodden paths?

FSA urges public to 'face freezer fears' in a bid to tackle food waste

TUC: Construction fall signals need for government investment – (TUC: Government must back the Bank’s emergency plans with public investment)

Unite: Greenwich ‘battle of the books’ opens new chapter with strike action

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