Press Releases

UK Commonwealth Minister visits Scotland ahead of April's summit

UK Commonwealth Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon visited Edinburgh ahead of April’s Commonwealth Summit.

PM meeting with Guy Verhofstadt: 6 March

Prime Minister Theresa May met with Guy Verhofstadt MEP at Downing Street this morning.

Sandwell Valley Park remains open during construction works

Visitors to Sandwell Valley Park are being advised of ongoing access work and tree felling preparations for Phase 2 of the Perry Barr and Witton Flood Scheme.

Hertfordshire paedophile will spend longer in jail

Robert Lindsay has jail term increased after Solicitor General referred his sentence to the Court of Appeal

Record road investment in the Midlands to step up in 2018

Plans to improve the reliability of journeys in the Midlands are moving a step closer with work staring on two major smart motorway schemes this month (March).

Sign up to Make a Difference

Highways England encourages young people to sign up to their apprentice scheme.

Parole Board will have new phone numbers and email addresses from 12 March 2018

The Parole Board is moving to a new IT platform on 12 March, which means that its phone numbers and email addresses are changing

HMRC warns offshore tax dodgers

Anyone with offshore assets is being warned to make sure they disclose them, or they could face new, tougher penalties.

Find out about the latest plans to reduce flood risk in Otley

Otley residents and businesses are being invited to come along to hear about the latest on flood risk reduction plans at a drop-in event on Tuesday 13 March.

Worksop waste company fined £15,000 for operating illegally

Yorkshire Waste Services Ltd failed to remove the waste within 21 days after being served with an enforcement notice

International Development Secretary calls on the global community to 'end the cycle of crisis' in Somalia

Penny Mordaunt tells donors that despite success at averting a famine last year, drought is still a serious threat in Somalia.