MoD: UK fighter pilots fly F-35 for the first time following training – (MoD: New Shetland radar to better protect UK Northern airspace ~ New navy warship accepted by Defence Minister)
MHCLG: Britain honours its Holocaust heroes
LGA: National database of product recalls needed for faulty electrical goods ~ LGA responds to Government announcement creating Office for Product Safety & Standards – (LGA on Treasury Committee call to abolish housing borrowing cap ~ LGA responds to APPG report on malnutrition in older people ~ LGA: Government's national roads receiving 52 times more funding than councils' local roads)
Children’s Commissioner: Young Carers Awareness Day: ensuring young carers receive the support they need
DCMS: Government invests in Leeds’ Royal Armouries Museum acquiring catering & events arm to unify operations at major Yorkshire tourist attraction
Defra: Boston Barrier tidal flood defence construction begins
DfE: Sam Gyimah signs agreement for UK universities to expand in Egypt
HMRC: A third of tax returns are outstanding a week before deadline ~ HMRC: HMRC halts thousands of scam text messages
ScotGov: Backing for historic theatre
WAG: New fisheries protection vessels named
Environment Agency: North east rivers get fish stocks boost – (EA: Crackdown on illegal waste & fishing activities ~ EA: Warrington’s £34m flood defence scheme officially complete ~ EA: Car breaker given £3,952 penalty for waste documentation offences)
CCW: Better access to tap water? We’ll drink to that, says water watchdog
Ofgem protects Future Energy customers' supplies and credit balances
STFC: Win – R&D and business support for North West start-up businesses
NCFE: Is FE really key to social mobility?
HEFCE: New support for higher education courses in specialist healthcare disciplines – (HEFCE: TEF panels announced as assessment phase begins ~ HEFCE: Universities & colleges receive £6.1m to develop courses to teach the skills of the future ~ HEFCE: £20m awarded to develop an Institute of Coding to train next generation of digital specialists)
Arts Council England: Ramps on the Moon - normalising inclusion in theatres
TfL is on the lookout for new apprentices
RoSPA welcomes announcement of new Office for Product Safety & Standards
TUC calls for Network Rail to urgently take over Carillion contracts – (TUC: Government and employers must do more to tackle trans discrimination)
UNICEF response to Syrian children freezing to death while crossing from Syria to Lebanon – (Unicef: Improved security & unimpeded humanitarian access in Myanmar essential for safe return of Rohingya children)
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