General News (Archive)

MoD:  World War 1 soldier who was killed in the Battle of the Somme finally laid to rest a century later

WAG:  Welsh Laverbread achieves protected status

Electoral Commission:  Northern Ireland Assembly election was well run, concludes Electoral Commission, but voters are warned to check that they are registered

NCFE:  UTCs and Studio Schools – a post-14 fiasco – (NCFE:  Great news – more NCFE qualifications now carry UCAS tariff points ~ NCFE:   We consider the possible impact of the general election ~ NCFE:  Surprise election leaves us guessing)

Ofcom:  Telephone review to ensure value for callers – (Ofcom awards 5 new AM community radio licences)

TfL:  Contactless payments climb – (TfL  for London begins search for supplier to build new generation of DLR trains ~ TfL:  Sign of the times)

UK Online Centres:  Learning At Work Week - Book Now! – (UK online centres:  English My Way funding now live)

TUC reacts to Conservative Party pledge to expand workers’ rights ~ TUC responds to Conservative Party manifesto

FDA:  Anonymous briefings against civil servants a sign of political cowardice, says FDA

RoSPA’s 100-year history of saving lives to go on display at Library of Birmingham – (Dawes Highway is fundraising for RoSPA through vulnerable road user safety panel)

WWF:  Less than 30 of the World’s ‘Panda of the Sea’ remain – (WWF - UK Government must not use international climate deal as a “smokescreen” to force through Heathrow expansion)

Unicef:  5-fold increase in number of refugee & migrant children travelling alone since 2010 – (Unicef UK response to the publication of the manifestos for the three main political parties)

How Lambeth Council undertakes effective know your citizen (KYC) / ID checks to prevent fraud