MoD: £30m boost to fast-track battlefield apps – (MoD: New Gurkha battalion to be established as brigade grows ~ MoD: Exceptional work recognised by Commander JFC ~ Defence Secretary sets out ambitious Defence Prosperity Programme ~ MoD: UK & Romania signal shared commitment to Black Sea security ~ MoD: 10,000 troops from 13 countries arrive in the UK for major exercise ~ MoD: Maritime Strategy and its contribution to the Indo-Pacific & Global Commons )
NAO: Reforming the civilian workforce
RUSI: Fusion Doctrine: One Year On
LGA launches Twenty-first Century Toolkit to support women, parents & carers – (LGA: Councils warn against further youth offending cuts ~ LGA responds to air quality intervention report ~ LGA survey: councils to use borrowing powers to accelerate homebuilding programmes ~ LGA responds to latest bus travel statistics )
Buckingham Palace: A message from The Queen to the people of New Zealand – (Buck. Palace: Title For The Earl of Wessex ~ Buck. Palace: Announcement - The Household of The Duke & Duchess of Sussex )
ScotGov: Malawi flooding crisis
WAG: New lease of life for slate mine home – (WAG: Pontarddulais £6.1m flood prevention scheme reducing risk to nearly 250 properties officially opened )
Ofsted: Stronger partnerships needed to tackle knife crime – (Ofsted: A new & robust inspection regime for secure training centres )
EA: Close season for coarse fishing on rivers starts
CCC welcomes Government commitments to new low-carbon homes and green gas
EHRC: Equality study reveals lack of diversity among Scottish councillors – (EHRC: Equality regulator opens investigation into BBC over equal pay ~ EHRC: Watchdog confirms Grenfell breached human rights laws )
ESRC funds two new international projects on trust, governance and the future of democracy – (ESRC: Calling all UK Horizon 2020 Grant Holders )
STFC: UK becomes home to the HQ of the new international organisation behind the World's biggest ever radio telescope
Civil Service: Apprentices are our future leaders – (Civil Service: Civil Service Careers website - the first 6 months ~ CC: How I ended up working in operations )
TfL: One-month countdown begins as capital gets ready for central London ULEZ
Reform: The Week, 8 March 2019 – (Reform: Co-production: Putting The Public Back Into Public Services )
BIG: Scottish Land Fund Marks 100th Award – (BIG: Huntington's disease charity welcomes share of £5m National Lottery cash ~ BIG: More than 2,250 community-led projects in England celebrate £65m National Lottery funding win ~ BIG: Chinese community centre surprised with £100,000 of National Lottery funding )
Avro Energy’s failure to join DCC leaves it “unprepared” for SMETS2 rollout, says Citizens Advice – (Citizens Advice: Brilliant Energy customers’ supply to continue as normal, but Ofgem must “urgently move forward” with supplier reforms )
Charity Commission: Mismanaged charity shows signs of improvement following regulator's inquiry
GCS: Congratulations to Historic England for winning Campaign of the Month
Unicef: 2018 deadliest year yet for children in Syria as war enters 9th year
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