MoD: UK to enhance NATO's ability to rapidly respond to threats – (Defence Secretary welcomes increased support for Afghanistan ~ Armed forces personnel & families to be given extra support to learn overseas ~ MOD seals the deal on 9 new Maritime Patrol Aircraft to keep UK safe ~ PM: UK remains at forefront of world aerospace as new investment & jobs are announced ~ MOD orders new fleet of cutting-edge Apache helicopters for Army ~ MoD: Last chance for Sergeant Arthur Pulman ~ MOD set to save over £500M & sustain hundreds of UK jobs with new Typhoon Support deal ~ Better care package for severely injured veterans ~ Improved Brimstone missile enters service with RAF ~ MoD: UK & US look to robotics help for ‘last mile’)
BIS: Armed forces personnel & families to be given extra support to learn overseas
10DS: National Memorial for the British victims of overseas terrorism to be unveiled by Summer 2017
LGA: Councils must have leading role in EU exit negotiations – (LGA: Renaissance in council house building needed amid EU referendum uncertainty ~ LGA: Councils respond to ADASS Budget Survey 2016 ~ LGA response to Care Quality Commission report on integration)
DfT: Government reassures GTR staff over jobs
ScotGov: Tender for Gourock-Dunoon ferry service – (ScotGov: Record university applicants ~ ScotGov: International education panel confirmed)
WAG: EU students and staff welcome at Swansea University – (WAG: Recycling gets a £5.75m boost)
NIA: New Clerk/Chief Executive takes up the reins at Northern Ireland Assembly
Environment Agency: Flood committee sets out £24m spending)
TUC: Improving technical education will be essential to overcoming Brexit challenges – (TUC backs Theresa May’s call for workers on company boards ~ TUC - European trade unions & TUC commit to protect workers in Brexit negotiations ~ TUC calls for coordinated action by G20 nations to halt slide in global economy)
Ofcom: Viewers still tuned in to public service broadcasting
Ofsted: FE & Skills providers falling short in protecting learners from risk of extremism – (Ofsted calls for unspent millions to benefit two-year-olds ~ Ofsted: First SEND inspection outcome letters published)
HEFCE: Report shows investing in academic excellence does lead to research impact – (HEFCE: Transitions into postgraduate study)
ESRC: Global Challenges Research Fund – call for evidence – (ESRC: £500k study to explore food, energy, water & environment interactions in UK & Africa ~ Racism leads to poorer health & wellbeing for children)
TfL: Licencing London’s contactless ticketing system – (TfL: The smarter way to travel)
DVSA: Raising the standard of MOT testing to improve road safety – (Driving test changes: plans revealed to improve road safety)
EHRC calls for a full-scale review of Britain’s hate crime strategy – (EHRC: Scotland’s Equality & Human Rights Report Card: 'Good progress, work still to do')
RoSPA: Campaigning mum who lost her baby in nappy sack accident to get top safety award
UKSA: UK National Space Propulsion Facility
STFC: RAL Space to contribute to new UK National Space Propulsion Facility – (Daresbury Open Week)
Arts Council England: New partnership brings great art & culture to England’s forests & woodlands – (ACE: Bringing the world’s most widely seen dance company to England ~ ACE: Live music gets more accessible ~ ACE: A new approach to investment)
National Archives: Voices of the Home Fronts programme announced
Natural England: England’s largest outdoor learning project reveals children more motivated to learn when outside
Food Standards Agency: National Food Crime Unit review steering group announced – (FSA: E.coli O157 outbreak investigations ongoing)
Unicef: - Urgent aid mobilized for families displaced by South Sudan fighting
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