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

Spotlight on women at Serco – Anita’s story