MoD: The power of science & engineering in Defence – (MoD: USS Theodore Roosevelt calls into Portsmouth ~ MOD responds to Defence Committee report on ISIL action ~ Minister for the Reserves gifts WW2 records to Polish Government ~ MOD announces appointment of the CE for Defence Equipment & Support ~ New recognition for Reserve & Regular military service ~ MoD: UK support to help thousands more victims of Cyclone Pam ~ MOD helicopter contract will sustain more than 1,000 UK jobs ~ RFA Argus honoured as she completes Sierra Leone deployment)
HMT: £500k to help armed forces personnel access credit union services
10DS: Suffragan Bishop of Hull: Reverend Canon Alison Mary White
DH: Two Ebola vaccines are being tested in Liberia and Guinea – (DD: Minister announces £3m funding for stem cell services ~ DH: Improving health & care)
DfT: £275m to improve local roads – (DfT: HGV levy on foreign hauliers generates £44m in first year of operation ~ DfT: 19 new regional air routes bid for start-up aid funding)
NHS England: ‘Lab in a bag’ will transform the way we care for patients – (NHS England: Healthcare leaders call for action on hearing loss ~ NHS England: Medicines regulator launches call for evidence on previously licensed oral hormonal pregnancy tests ~ NHS England: New GP return to practice scheme launched nationally today ~ Major new taskforce launched to chart roadmap for services and priorities over next 5 years ~ Tasked with delivering real change – Paul Farmer ~ A nursing home? I don’t think so – Kevin Shergold ~ Compassionate Care Awards will be my legacy – Kate Granger)
CQC: CQC announces changes in regulatory fees for providers – (CQC inspectors publish reports on 43 more GP practices)
DWP: ‘Dangerous’ daffodils and 10 more ‘elf and safety myths
Councils benefit from LGA's digital experts programme – (LGA: Majority of council tax will soon be spent on social care ~ LGA response to Health Committee report on physical activity & diet ~ LGA: Councils respond to annual Asphalt Industry Alliance’s ALARM survey ~ LGA: Predators could be stopped from grooming with new banning order, councils say ~ RSPH publishes league table of “unhealthiest high streets” ~ LGA response to RSPH league table of 'unhealthiest' high streets ~ LGA response to CMS Committee report on tourism)
DfE: Pupil Premium Awards 2015 winners congratulated – (DfE: Number of pupils regularly missing school falls to lowest level)
Ofsted: Stoke-on-Trent council failing to improve the city’s schools – (Ofsted: Online social care registration unavailable 31 March to 15 May)
Ofcom announces priorities for 2015/16
Natural England: Research project surveys - views on dementia, nature & outdoor activity – (NE: England Coast Path in Kent - two steps forward)
ScotGov: Dream overhaul for iconic Sleeper service – (ScotGov: Call to reinstate post study work visas ~ ScotGov: Carer numbers ~ Parliament updated on Longannet ~ ScotGov: Ferry fare cuts)
NDA: Highland Council gives Go-ahead for nuclear archive
JRF: The changing face of poverty in Scotland - young adults & those privately renting now at greater risk
WAG: Time almost up for tobacco displays – (WAG: Cattle keepers reminded of TB testing requirements for summer grazing ~ WAG: Thousands of budding entrepreneurs helped off benefits in Wales)
SOCITM: New era for Local CIO Council
Environment Agency: Work starts on Teesside flood defences
TfL receives huge response in search for property partners – (TfL: Boris the baritone busks in London ~ TfL; An Underground fit for the future ~ Games-style communication for Road Modernisation Plan works)
DECC: £ms saved in one month as switching energy supplier rockets – (Image competition winners show personal impact of climate change ~ DECC: Cold water could heat 1m homes)
National Archives: Allocation of papers accepted in lieu of tax
BIS: New Nuclear College will equip local young people with the right skills for the job – (BIS: Women on boards numbers almost doubled in last 4 years ~ BIS: New NM Wage offenders named & shamed)
HMT: National Graphene Institute officially opens
Innovate UK: UK off road vehicles lead the way – (US Space Mission will help UK entrepreneurs take off)
DCMS: Battersea Arts Centre to receive £1m from Government – (DCMS: Government confirms analogue radio licences rollover)
ACE: The Arts Fundraising Fellowship Programme has been rolled out nationally
SFA: Apprenticeships deliver loyalty boost
IEA: Zero inflation will make Britons better off
TUC: Sanctions system that sets people up to fail requires urgent reform – (More inspectors needed in constant battle against minimum wage cheats, says TUC ~ TUC welcomes report by MPs into Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ~ Self-employed people need more support to protect their living standards, says TUC ~ TUC launch new Charter for International LGBT Solidarity ~ Pensions reform dogma exposes more savers to rip-off risk, says TUC ~ Government must resolve long-term problems for UK coal industry, says TUC)
STFC: Are the stars singing? – (STFC: Changes to peer review processing responsibilities)
techUK Calls for Clarity and Improved Oversight of Surveillance Powers
HEFCE: University research has wide & varied benefits – (HEFCE: Minister announces HEFCE funding for N8 Partnership programme ~ HEFCE: £100m awarded to 7 new leading edge research projects in the UK ~ Future financial challenges for higher education)
DVSA: Driving licence changes – (Changes to DVLA’s telephone translation service ~ Motorists warned about scam emails)
Electoral Commission: Statement on polling place review in Northern Ireland
RUSI: RLMH News - Marking the centenary of the First World War: Gallipoli ~ Sign up to learn & take part
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