Press Releases

Foreign Secretary stresses importance of democratic values

Jeremy Hunt stresses importance of democratic values during a visit to Washington.

Foreign Secretary statement on situation in Venezuela, January 2019

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt gave a statement to media on the situation in Venezuela during a visit to Washington.

Plans to boost protections for pregnant women and new parents returning to work

Pregnant women and new parents returning to work after having children are to be further protected from unfairly losing their jobs under new proposals set out by the government today.

Bath machete attacker has sentence increased by Court of Appeal

An unnamed youth has had his sentence increased from a 2 year Youth Rehabilitation Order to 7 years in prison.

Foreign Secretary travels to Washington for talks with Secretary of State Pompeo

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will travel to Washington for talks with the US Administration and other US politicians on a range of foreign policy issues.

Top marks for Highways England visit to Birdlip Primary School

Highways England traffic officers proved to be a real ‘class’ act when they dropped in to see pupils at Birdlip Primary School near Gloucester.

Self Assessment taxpayers have one week left to file their return

More than 3.5 million customers need to submit their tax return and pay any tax due for the 2017 to 2018 tax year before the deadline of 31 January 2019.

UK and ASEAN agree importance of future relationship

Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field met the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 23 January.

New research to encourage more shoppers to register their household appliances

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is to examine why less than a third of shoppers have registered their large appliances with the manufacturer

MHRA recalls more blood pressure and heart medication from pharmacies as a precaution

More Irbesartan containing products are being recalled from pharmacies in the UK as the MHRA continues to investigate possible contamination of sartan products.

UK Hydrographic Office welcomes Maritime 2050 strategy

UK Government aims to support autonomous navigation and map over 6 million square kilometres of the world’s oceans

More funding to help town centres and high streets thrive

Communities across the country can bid for up to £50,000 to help make local areas more attractive for business.

James Brokenshire announces overhaul of broken housing complaints system

A new Housing Complaints Resolution Service is announced for the entire housing market.

Self Assessment returns: unbelievable excuses and dubious expenses

As the deadline approaches for submitting returns and paying tax for 2017 to 2018, HMRC reveals some of the most bizarre excuses it has received for not paying on time.

Justice Secretary announces new female offender funding at Women's Aid speech

Justice Secretary David Gauke announced in a speech at Women's Aid that community services supporting vulnerable women have been awarded £1.6 million funding, as part of the Government’s commitment to reduce the number of women entering the criminal justice system.