- Reservists complete Scottish war games – (RAF flying high in new Chinook helicopters ~ £48m jobs boost for Belfast - Contract to produce a new missile for Royal Navy attack helicopters ~ National naval memorial for all naval service personnel past, present & future has been unveiled ~ Uniform to Work Day ~ Closing Camp Bastion)
- Welsh soldiers’ First World War experiences brought to life
- Falklands flag flies in Westminster to honour islands' liberation from Argentine occupation
- Chancellor unveils Crossrail’s new tunnel under the Thames
- Queen’s Birthday Honours 2014: local government, housing, fire, voluntary and community sectors – (QBHs recognise those fighting to end use of rape as a war weapon ~ For Service personnel & Defence civilians ~ For education & children's services ~ Congratulations to Welsh Honours recipients ~ Senior HEFCE executive receives honour
- Nominations for the 2014 Military & Civilian Health Partnership Awards are now open ~ Health Minister encourages Welsh nominations
- LGA: Restore school intervention powers to councils to bring stability
- NHS Confed: Health sector needs ‘new models of care’
- Ofgem leads radical shake up of energy switching process
- Ordnance Survey sponsors Lordshill 10k Race
- Socitm rejects concept of a single website for local government
- Tax credits claimants warned over scam emails in the run-up to the 31 July renewal deadline
- Phoenix Bursary Scheme for students affected by Glasgow School of Art fire
- Francis Maude speech at IA14, the government's conference for cyber security & information assurance decision makers.
- Influential global bovine TB conference comes to Wales
- Campaigners protest against new private rail franchise which could see hundreds of jobs cut
- Arts Council England announces further successful applications to its Creative people & places programme
- LGA - Councils call for fairer & more streamlined system to tackle criminal landlords – (Tougher fines and a more streamlined prosecution system are needed to tackle rogue landlords who are putting tenants' lives at risk}
- London social care workers in strike ballot over low pay
- Deserted Medieval Villages in Northamptonshire Designated as Ancient Monuments
- 500 new health visitors for Scotland – (‘Devil in detail’ as 500 new health visitors pledged for Scotland)
- Around 300,000 people escape long-term unemployment thanks to the Work Programme – (Qualifications becoming essential to find any job, not just well-paid ones, says TUC)
- New proposals to ensure competition for superfast broadband customers
- New schools bring total number of free school places to 175,000
- London Blue Plaques Re-Open for Nominations
- New systems are being developed to make it easier and quicker to switch energy providers
- Allow same sex marriages in Jersey, TUC urges island’s leaders
- Cracking Ideas amongst UK’s young people
- Faith & community leaders unite to condemn FGM
- Girton residents to benefit from new monitoring station
- Localism gets Tour de France off to grandest of starts
- Ofcom awards Guildford, Reading and Salisbury local TV licences
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