- Agreement to form a Government of National Unity in Afghanistan – (PM phone calls with Dr Ghani and Dr Abdullah ~ FS Philip Hammond offers condolences following terrorist attack against the Egyptian police ~ FO Minister welcomes Fiji’s newly elected PM ~ FS Iranian Foreign Minister ~ FS’s Rosh Hashanah message ~ Downing Street statement on air strikes ~ Joint Communique on Libya ~ UK, Saudi Arabia and Yemen to co-chair meeting in support of Yemen’s transition ~ UK hails successful start to 15 months of climate diplomacy ~ FO concerned at sentence of Ilham Tohti ~ FO team to support British Hajjis traveling to Saudi Arabia ~ Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples urged to research honeymoon destinations ~ Friends of Syria Ministerial Communique - Joint statement by foreign ministers of UK, US, France, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy, Jordan and UAE ~ Countries share lessons in line with UN campaign, ‘Children, Not Soldiers’)
- British government and Unilever join forces to help world’s poor – (UK to tackle deforestation in developing countries ~ Renewed support to reduce emissions through protecting the world’s forests ~ The UK is leading the international drive against Ebola in Sierra Leone ~ World must invest in Syria’s young, says Greening ~ UK increases support for humanitarian crisis in South Sudan)
- Britain leads clamp down on international tax avoidance - new country-by-country reporting template
- Cabinet Office launches £1m fund to support family carers
- Welsh NHS to fund new drug for patients with pancreatic cancer
- Substance misuse support for families in Scotland
- Minimum wage increase for agricultural workers - Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
- Historic New Tax Powers for Wales ~ Collection and management of devolved taxes in Wales
- Minister outlines way forward for Local Government in Wales
- Introducing GOV.UK Verify - the new way for citizens to prove who they are online, so they can use government services safely
- Cash boost to deliver more homes for families in Milton Keynes
- Communities issued Children’s Summit Challenge
- Prescribing powers extended in Wales
- New push will remind tenants of their Right to Buy
- ScotGov: Remember your bags and save 5p - Awareness campaign ahead of bag charging from 20 October
- New GCSE in cooking & nutrition announced
- Cabinet Committee for devolved powers: statement on first meeting
- Government to remove barriers to onshore oil & gas and deep geothermal exploration
- Government reviews ground-breaking Social Value Act
- New 'Rent to Buy' scheme to help young people save and move up housing ladder
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