General News (Archive)

MoD:  UK To Expand Support To Ukraine’s Armed Forces – (MoD:  X-Forces strengthens Covenant commitment to create more business success stories ~ Chief of the Defence Staff strengthens UK – Romania Defence ties ~ MoD:  Iconic Sea King XZ593 gifted to Falkand Islands Museum and National Trust ~ Mod:  UK Government leads Burns Night celebrations around the world ~ UK and US strengthen maritime aviation cooperation ~ MoD:  Defence industry called to tackle enduring challenges ~ MoD partners with industry to promote UK prosperity)

FCO:  UK and Japan strengthen Defence ties

NAO:  The Equipment Plan 2016-2026

10DS:  Civilian Gallantry List: 2017

WAG:  FM launches 2017 programme of events to mark centenary of First World War

Cabinet Office:  Minister encourages students to make their voices heard in upcoming Mayoral elections

HMT:  Over £9.2bn released by pension freedoms

DfE:  Annual report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator for England

STFC:  PM launches Industrial Strategy plans at STFC's Daresbury Laboratory – (STFC:  Study reveals benefit to UK economy and bright futures for STFC's PhD students)

DCMS:  Rob Wilson’s speech to the London Library Ambition sector forum ~ Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England ... - Gov.uk)

WAG:  New £13m ALN School opened – (WAG:  Cabinet Secretary welcomes positive response to EIDCymru)

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales:  What a knockout!

LGA:  Rethink job centres to help more unemployed people – (LGA: Councils respond to publication of Industrial Strategy ~ LGA:  Rogue tyre sellers putting lives at risk, warn councils ~ LGA response to family & childcare trust report ~ LGA responds to analysis of care home funding shortfall ~ LGA responds to new homeless statistics)

Ofcom supports new Welsh language standards

HMRC releases most optimistic Self Assessment expense claims

PC&PE:  MPs criticise Government's sub-standard response on flood prevention report ~ LGA responds to EFRA committee update on future of flood prevention report

Children’s Commissioner responds to the PM’s announcement on industrial strategy

Arts Council England:  New digital distribution platform launched – (ACE:  Touring the country's waterways)

Environment Agency:  Have your say on flood defences in Bampton and Tiverton

TfL:  Vodafone handed ninth fine in two years for mismanaging streetworks noticing – (TfL takes next step to remove dangerous lorries ~ TfL:  Step into work)

Food Standards Agency:  Families urged to 'Go for Gold' to reduce acrylamide consumption

Ofgem:  British Gas Business to pay £9.5m for customer service failings ~ Citizens Advice responds to British Gas Business paying £9.5m penalty for billing & complaints issues)

Ofcom supports new Welsh language standards

STFC:  PM launches Industrial Strategy plans at STFC's Daresbury Laboratory – (Study reveals benefit to UK economy and bright futures for STFC's PhD students)

ESRC:  Millennials who chose an apprenticeship over university are just as happy with their lives, study finds

National Archives:  We are participating in OUTing the Past 2017 – (NA:  A Year in Archives 2016)

FDA:  Selling pension provision on the cheap will not address civil service struggle to recruit & retain key staff

TUC: Industrial strategy will only succeed with workers’ voices & more ambitious investment – (TUC publishes new advice for union reps on tackling work-related stress ~ TUC: Parliament must know details of May’s plans before voting to trigger Article 50 ~ TUC comments on BEIS report on pregnancy & maternity discrimination in the workplace ~ EHRC:  Discriminatory & unlawful dress codes for women at work 'simply wrong')

WWF:  UK comments on the Industrial Strategy – (WWF-UK comments on the Natural Capital Committee's Annual Report)

Unicef:  Humanitarians fear for the 750,000 civilians in Western Mosul – (Joint EU-Unicef project to help over 6,000 refugee & migrant children in Greece)

Safety signs firm becomes first to support RoSPA's Brighter Beginnings Appeal

Connecting People and Places Thursday 21st May 2026, at Leicester Tigers, Aylestone Rd, Leicester LE2 7TR