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£43 million to tackle attainment gap.

Alpesh Paleja, Deputy Chief Economist, CBI, responds to latest MPC decision on interest rates - November 2025

An independent taskforce established to tackle challenges in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) care has today (6 November 2025) published its final report.

Throughout October, members came together to exchange ideas on how technology can move healthcare delivery forward, from improving patient pathways to supporting the workforce behind them.

APCC Joint Leads on Fire and Emergency Services Collaboration, Danielle Stone and Ben Adams, yesterday commented on the findings of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s Annual Assessment of Fire and Rescue Services in England 2024–25.

James Benford speech given yesterday (05 November 2025) to the DataIQ World Congress.

CTSI has published its Annual Review for 2024–25, highlighting how the Institute strengthened our policy influence, championed consumer protection, and expanded support for members across the UK.

This framework is a refresh of the Strategic Framework for a Cyber Resilient Scotland 2021.

The Electoral Commission has welcomed recommendations to enhance citizenship education in the curriculum, saying it will better prepare young people to participate in democracy.

The Treasury has announced the freezing of the assets of the New IRA and Kieran Gallagher.

The new Post-16 Education and Skills white paper was published on 20 October 2025 – but what is the Post-16 Education and Skills white paper, and why does it matter? 

Joint working between the UK and Wales will support the delivery of a modern, integrated railway that works for all passengers (05 November 2025).

Report on the welfare of cleaner fish used in the Scottish salmon industry produced by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission.

As Russia cements its broader foreign policy plans for a Greater Eurasia, the role of Belarus and North Korea will be instrumental in turning theory into supply-chain practice.

Speech given yesterday by Energy Minister Michael Shanks to the Cornwall Insight annual energy conference 2025.

The NHS has issued a ‘flu jab SOS’, with England’s top nurse warning people to get protected now, with only weeks to go before the worst of the flu season typically bites.

Statement given recently (04 November 2025) by Letisha Lunin, UK Spokesperson and Counsellor, at the UN Fourth Committee on Information Integrity.

CBI recently (04 November 2025) responded to Curriculum and Assessment Review.

The Environment Agency and Kent County Council partner with Hello Lamp Post to launch interactive signs raising awareness of Folkestone's flash flood risk.

A version of this blog appeared in CYP Now and was published in November 2025. 

The UK telecoms sector has today launched an updated Telecoms Fraud Sector Charter, marking a significant escalation in the industry's fight against fraud – now the country's most common crime according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales. 

The Railways Bill will help create Great British Railways (GBR) – a new, publicly owned company that prioritises passengers and their experiences (5 November 2025).

This Research Briefing summarises the views of children and young people that contributed to the Case Study Research.

Minister Peacock promotes UK tourism at UN Ministers meeting.

Hundreds of previously closed investigations into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation are being reviewed as part of a new operation focused on putting victims and survivors at the heart of the criminal justice process.

Release programme includes exclusions and governor vetoes.

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak recently (Tuesday) commented on Rachel Reeves’ pre-Budget speech.

Neil Crompton presented his credentials to Ukrainian President as His Majesty’s new Ambassador to Ukraine.

Joint Statement from the National Armaments Directors of Ukraine, Germany and the United Kingdom, co-chairs of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG).

A man who tried to smuggle cannabis into Northern Ireland hidden in a work bench in his van has been sentenced following a National Crime Agency investigation.

Increasing land ownership transparency.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has urged the UK and Welsh governments to take further action to improve the rights of people from ethnic minority backgrounds and eliminate racial discrimination. 

Data published yesterday shows a 20 per cent drop in new HIV cases in Wales last year. At the same time more people than ever before, have been tested for HIV in Wales, and prescriptions for prevention medication are at their highest level since it was introduced.

The National Crime Agency is warning that organised criminal gangs are actively recruiting HGV drivers to smuggle migrants both into and out of the UK.

Arnish Road investment to support renewables growth.

The Committee’s report warns the Government that the UK’s failure to retain and scale its science and technology companies has now reached crisis point and is causing the UK economy to bleed out.

Tomato Energy has today announced it is ceasing to trade.   

More than £4 million of potential bonuses were blocked by Ofwat’s new rule on water bosses’ performance related pay in the last financial year as firms chose to comply.

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor, Chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee responds to the Councils key to success of Keep Britain Working report proposals

Strengthening cyber resilience in Scotland.

The Welsh Government has confirmed a significant investment of £15.75m over the next three-years to continue two vital schemes supporting unpaid carers.

Case studies relating to Natural England's Strategy: Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security.

Industrial heartlands and coastal communities across the UK are set to benefit from skilled jobs, economic growth and greater energy security as new deals are announced to accelerate the drive for clean, homegrown power.      

At the 10-year milestone of children’s public health responsibilities moving to local authorities, the Local Government Association (LGA) is urging the Government to commit to public health in the Autumn Budget to meet the ambition of raising the ‘healthiest generation of children’, with strong leadership and sustained investment. 

The Environment Agency has approved a drought permit application to help refill Carsington and Ogston reservoirs, Derbyshire.

The UK Carrier Strike Group will strengthen NATO security through major exercises in the Mediterranean following five months in the Indo-Pacific region. Defence Minister Alistair Carns and Minister for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories, Stephen Doughty, welcomed the ships and crews as they return to European waters.  

An independent review into the operations of Social Work England has been launched to ensure that social workers are properly supporting vulnerable people.

Scammers who fake their numbers to trick the public out of their cash will be exposed in a major upgrade of mobile networks.

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor, Chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee responds to the latest ONS figures on adult smoking habits, showing that the proportion of the population in England who are current smokers has fallen to 10.6 per cent

We are currently assessing all 153 local authorities in England to review how they are meeting their adult social care duties under Part 1 of the Care Act (2014).

Simon and Richard’s Law to honour the victims of the Cameron House Hotel fire.

To mark the end of its 25th anniversary year, TfL partners with attractions across London to offer incredible gifts including boat and bus tours, an IFS Cloud Cable Car champagne experience, Santander Cycles monthly passes, ice skating and theatre tickets helping Londoners and visitors to explore the capital this winter

New data shows a significant 20% fall in new HIV cases in Wales last year, as more people than ever have been tested.

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor, Chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee responds to the NHS Confederation annual report on Integrated Care Systems

Consultation launched on a more ambitious phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons commonly used in refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump systems

HM Land Registry sets out its ambitions in its new Strategy 2025+ to deliver better services and unlock a faster, less stressful property market.

Promotion of the benefits of dual market access, and trade agreements with the EU, India and the US, comes during UK Government’s International Trade Week

GAD’s analysis supports a consultation which has been issued by the government, on the Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales).

By working together across sectors, we can stem the flow into economic inactivity and unlock the potential of a healthier, more prosperous population.

Euro-Atlantic security will be significantly strengthened in the High North and Baltic Sea as the UK and allies from across the region ramp up their military cooperation and agree an enhanced partnership with Ukraine.

Thousands of people at risk of experiencing homelessness will now be able to open bank accounts with five major UK banks through a new pilot with Shelter, to help them to get paid work.

Millions of trees to help get Britain growing through billion-pound investment in green jobs and nature restoration, creating thousands of jobs

More than 60 major and many small employers are joining forces with government to tackle the rising tide of ill-health that is pushing people out of work and holding back growth.

The NHS Confederation’s latest annual State of Integrated Care Systems (ICS) report reveals strong support for the government’s reform agenda.

HMS Trent sailed to Jamaica to help with humanitarian support, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

Government to set out plans to bring the curriculum into the modern day and help young people step into the future.

New measures in the Crime and Policing Bill will disregard and pardon unjust 'child prostitution' convictions and cautions received before the law changed in 2015.

The government will underline its commitment to get children heathier and more active following new figures revealing the scale of the childhood obesity problem

How a classroom-based mental health education programme is preventing referrals to CAMHS, MHSTs and SENCOs.

Joint statement from Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington and H.E. Salah Ahmed Jama on the launch of a global agenda by the UK and Somalia to scale up social protection in fragile settings, supporting peace, resilience and recovery.

An Albanian man has been convicted of supplying class A drugs following a National Crime Agency investigation.

The Government recently consulted on updating the Decent Homes Standard (DHS), which currently applies to social housing and which will eventually apply to all forms of privately rented housing with the passage of the Renters’ Rights Act. 

CBI yesterday respond to the Chancellor's pre budget speech – November 2025.

Statement given yesterday by the UK's Ambassador for Human Rights to the UN, Eleanor Sanders, at Malawi's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Ofcom is inviting views on future approaches to stamp pricing, to ensure people have access to an affordable universal postal service.

A new innovation challenge aimed at combatting the growing threat of drones to prisons has been launched by the Ministry of Justice through His Majesty's Government Communications Centre Co-Creation.

A new law will restrict protests outside the homes of public office holders, in response to growing harassment and intimidation of those in British politics.

New data shows 2.4 million rise in patient-GP surgery contact.

The House of Lords UK Engagement with Space Committee has released its report, ‘The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out’.

African countries have an important opportunity to align the strategy with their own health security agendas.

A new analysis from Public Health Wales has shown that deprivation continues to play a major role in both the incidence and survival rates of mouth cancer across Wales. 

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her scene setter speech on Tuesday 4 November 2025.

Holidaymakers in Wales are set to benefit from a new Bill to support the development of tourism in Wales and drive up higher quality visitor accommodation.

The UK government has confirmed £55 billion of long-term R&D funding for the UK’s research agencies and bodies in an effort to create jobs, boost the economy and deliver science and tech breakthroughs that improve lives.

The FDA’s National Officer for Northern Ireland Robert Murtagh has called on Minister of Education Paul Givan to urgently clarify the use of departmental resources for a recent trip to Israel, including the story published by the Department of Education on Givan’s visit to Ofek School in the Jerusalem District.

Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) has announced a £389,000 funding boost to the Egni team at Menai Science Park (M-SParc) Anglesey.

The UK’s transition away from 2G and 3G networks represents progress in connectivity – but it also exposes a deep fault line in digital inclusion. As mobile providers retire older networks by 2025, millions of people who rely on 2G- and 3G-enabled phones, telecare systems, and safety devices risk being disconnected from essential communication and support.

MPs have written to sports broadcasters over the absence of any advertised coverage of the 2025 Deaflympics which takes place in Tokyo next month.

The CPS yesterday announced Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article following an incident on a LNER train from Doncaster to London on Saturday 01 November, 2025. 

Blog posted by: Anne McGuinness, CID Decommissioning Lead, 03 November 2025 – Continuous improvement, Digital strategy.

Leading law firms are heading to Canada to strengthen the UK’s foothold in a key global market, boosting the UK economy and keeping the country at the heart of the international legal industry.  

Protection for women and girls boosted with new amendments on online abuse and pornography tabled to the Crime & Policing Bill.

Health boards will receive an additional £25.5 million this year to allow them to deliver more planned care appointments and procedures to reduce long waits for patients, First Minister John Swinney has announced.

China’s repression of its Muslim citizens acts as a lightening rod for criticism of the country and its influence campaign in Central Asia.

UK Chief Veterinary Officer puts in place mandatory housing for the whole of England to protect poultry and other captive birds.

The £200 Learning Allowance at NCFE provides colleagues with the annual opportunity to explore new skills and experiences that enrich both their professional and personal lives.

Chris Elmore MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America, Caribbean) yesterday delivered the UK's speech at the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty High-Level Debate on Mobilising Finance in Doha, Qatar.

Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government Jayne Bryant has seen first-hand how Welsh Government investment is revitalising Merthyr Tydfil’s town centre.

The Environment Agency will carry out essential maintenance on Lymington's Toll Bridge Road floodgate this November.

The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report on police productivity. It finds there is significant potential to improve productivity but identifies several barriers to doing so.  

Sixty years ago, the Met Office embarked on a journey that would transform weather forecasting in the United Kingdom and around the world.

Thanks to the government’s reforms, record capital investment and the hard work of NHS staff, the NHS continues to outperform its productivity target of 2%.

Let's Move uses real families as inspiration for how to stay active during the autumn and winter months, when parents expect their children's activity levels to dip.

A connected company entered liquidation earlier this year.

In November we mark Care Leavers’ Month – a time to celebrate the experiences, resilience, and achievements of care-experienced young people across the country. 

Every November, Young Workers Month raises awareness of trade unions among young workers and highlights their significance in both the workplace and daily life.

Minister Stephanie Peacock represented the UK at the meeting of G20 Culture Ministers in South Africa (29 October 2025).

More support for services to help people struggling with energy bill debt.

While net zero targets dominate climate policy headlines, the UK faces an equally critical challenge that receives less attention: preparing for the climate change impacts that are already unavoidable. 

British food and drink sector sees nearly £100m in export opportunities unlocked as agri-food attachés resolve more than 40 trade barriers so far in 2025.

There is little evidence that the Home Office’s previous efficiency attempts have led to lasting improvements in working practices across all police forces.

The breach was in relation to a UK exporter that made goods available to Russia, prohibited under the Russia Sanctions Regulations.

Further details of the Welsh Government's £27 billion Draft Budget showing increases in funding for all key departments were set out yesterday.

Statement given yesterday by the UK's Ambassador for Human Rights to the UN, Eleanor Sanders, at Belarus' Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Getty’s proposed purchase of Shutterstock will move to an in-depth Phase 2 investigation after the CMA identified potential concerns.

A new Defence Housing Service will be the centrepiece of a 'Forces First' approach in the Government’s new Defence Housing Strategy, yesterday launched.

Passengers can sign up for the rail digital ticketing trials on Northern's website.

Business Minister to meet industry leaders in the United States.

Skills England unveils new AI Skills Framework, Adoption Pathway and Employer Checklist to support wider and more responsible AI use.

African countries have very different cybercrime legislation and previous treaties have not been widely adopted. The UN convention is an opportunity for a new approach.

Parliament yesterday debated the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, also known as the Hillsborough Law Bill for the first time.

A package of measures aimed at boosting care for preterm babies and their families continues to deliver improvements five years after its introduction.

More young people will benefit from cheaper bus fares across Wales as the £1 bus fare pilot is extended to all 5–15-year-olds as of sunday (02 November 2025).

On October 29, the United Kingdom and Vietnam agreed to elevate the bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), strengthening cooperation between the two countries within six key pillars, including:

The Foreign Secretary recently (01 November 2025) delivered a speech at the 21st Manama Dialogue Conference in Bahrain.

On Saturday 1 November 2025, the Northern Ireland Youth Assembly hosted a landmark event at Parliament Buildings to honour its outgoing Members and welcome the incoming cohort.

Government launches ‘Let’s Move!’, a new campaign supported by Sport England, to help keep families active together all year round.

YPO’s spooktacular family fun day raised £1381.77 for children’s wellbeing charity NSPCC helping support vital services for children across the UK.

Two men have been charged after National Crime Agency (NCA) officers seized a gun, ammunition and £30,000 cash from a car in Hertfordshire.

Three men who were involved in the fatal shooting of a County Durham grandfather were recently (31 October 2025) found guilty of murder at Teesside Crown Court.

Download the HMRC app today to access your tax and financial information.

The requirement for energy network companies to innovate is well known. It’s an expected part of the price control across the energy sector, and we should always strive to be more ambitious in the best interests of consumers. 

UK businesses are being offered no-fee specialist recruitment support to fill vacancies as the full rollout of a national campaign launches today (Monday 3 November) targeted at key sectors.

£5.9 million to support sustainable community projects.

Beijing’s dominance over supply chains will continue. But new US deals with Australia and across the region show rhetoric is now being matched by finance, aiming to take the sting out of any future export restrictions.

The US plan to withdraw some troops from NATO’s eastern flank, including Romania, is neither a surprise nor catastrophic. But it signals a shift in America’s posture at the wrong time and in the wrong place.

The MOD is announcing its new Defence Housing Strategy, with £9bn to improve over 40,000 military homes.

Eleven people have been charged as part of an ongoing National Crime Agency investigation into the seizure of more than half a tonne of cannabis at Birmingham Airport.

The Foreign Secretary recently, 1 November, announced £5 million of urgent funding to provide lifesaving support for Sudan.

The new Disused Tips Authority for Wales will be headquartered on a reclaimed colliery tip site in Merthyr Tydfil, delivering around 60 new jobs.

techUK recently (31 October 2025) published its submission to HM Treasury for the Autumn 2025 Budget.

English Heritage teams up with NHS Blood and Transplant to help drive donations of vital blood types.

Here’s something that might surprise you: the most important skill for working with AI has nothing to do with coding or technical knowledge. It’s something far more human, the ability to ask great questions.

Statements from the Minister for Veterans and People, and Assistant Chief of the General Staff, following the sentencing of Michael Webber recently (31 October 2025).

Scottish patients placed at the heart of a multi-million pound study of weight-loss medicines.

First Minister highlights support for ECHR ahead of 75th anniversary.

UK explanation of vote delivered recently (31 October 2025) by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Libya.

New Charities Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (‘the SORP’) makes charities’ financial reporting more proportionate.

Making the register a more trusted and transparent source of information supports a fairer and safer business environment.

Companies have until 25 March 2026 to apply for the funding.

A new Scottish Government programme is expected to prevent up to 4,000 people from developing type 2 diabetes.

UK Explanation of Vote recently (31 October 2025) delivered by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Western Sahara.

People will be directed to their local pharmacy for free help and advice with common illnesses this winter.

A new report by the UCL Policy Lab and More in Common reveals that universities are a source of national success and local pride. However, it shows a growing gap in support between grads and non grads and suggests universities must demonstrate their benefit to society as a whole.

Scotland will be represented at global climate conference.

A violent domestic abuser who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend to death after a furious row in which he told her to “get an abortion” has been sentenced to life in jail with a minimum term of 42 years.

This report shows that district nursing services are under immense pressure from a combination of growing patient need and fewer staff.

£30,000 in funding has been awarded to two schools in Flintshire enabling them to expand holiday provision for children, right across the county, with complex Additional Learning Needs (ALN).

Around £240 million of unclaimed credit balances in closed accounts are waiting to be returned to consumers, according to data from energy regulator Ofgem. 

A new paper, published by the Institute of Economic Affairs, shows that while the total fertility rate hit a record low of 1.44 children per woman in 2023, women’s intended fertility has remained remarkably stable at around 2.2 children since 1979, suggesting that the ‘fertility gap’ may have grown since it was last measured in 2011.

On 31 October, the CHAIN (Combined Homelessness and Information Network) homelessness database published its report detailing levels of rough sleeping in London between July and September 2025. CHAIN is the UK’s most detailed and comprehensive rough sleeping database.

A new survey of councils in England reveals that just two per cent believe the £842 million-a-year Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) will be sufficient to meet the local welfare needs of their to a great extent.

The super-complaint submitted by the Centre for Military Justice has been assessed as eligible for investigation.

techUK has submitted a policy paper to Government ahead of the Railways Bill being published.

More children are growing up with long-term workless parents than at any time since 2015, new figures reveal

Rising demand, delays in discharge and poor flow through hospitals have created bottlenecks in A&Es up and down the country.