General News (Archive)

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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