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Flood protection restored to 115,000 homes – (£400,000 grant announced for National Park repairs after winter storms & flooding ~ An extra £3.7m to protect Borth from flooding ~ Work to improve Littlehampton’s tidal defences is progressing well ~ New flood representative visits Lowestoft and Norwich to learn how they were impacted by flooding ~ Leeds flood defence construction starts)
UK’s lead in physics healthy but insecure – (Bath researcher scoops top neutron scattering prize)
Ofgem: New campaign empowers the nation to start ‘energy shopping’
More than 5,000 Ryder Cup tickets for good causes
Monitor: Mental health trust must take action to improve the quality of its care
NHS Lanarkshire - Improvements in patient safety & quality of care
25% of ovens are enhancing performance capabilities through the misuse of tolerances
Tube modernisation set to improve customer service – (Contactless payment moves a step closer)
LU guarantee of fairness to staff – (Route 10 to operate New Routemasters from Saturday)
New HGV blind spot technology tested to improve road safety
Possible strikes on London Underground from 21:00 on Monday 28 April until the morning of Thursday 1 May
Uptake of ScotGov Debt Arrangement Scheme shows ten-fold increase
New appointments to the Order of the Garter
TUC tells employers to ‘pay up now’ for Bangladesh factory collapse victims one year on from Rana Plaza – (British business must do 'everything it can' to improve working conditions in Bangladesh)
Cornish granted minority status within the UK
The Department for Education becomes government’s first foster-friendly employer
CBI statement on BBC suspension of membership during the Scottish referendum period
£8.3m funding to pave way for V&A Dundee
HMS Tireless stands down in search for missing aircraft - Malaysian Airlines flight MH370
Sport England calls for bids for ‘City of Football’
Human trafficking: Karen Bradley sees how modern slavery survivors are supported
The Royal Mint opens its doors for tourists with £2.3m WAG funding

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