Press Releases

Otter death sparks appeal - report illegal fishing to protect wildlife

Police and the Environment Agency are calling on people to report suspicious activity

Summit held to maximise East Midlands benefits from HS2

Transport Minister, Nusrat Ghani, and HS2 Ltd Chair, Allan Cook, recently met with leaders from across the East Midlands to learn how the region will reap the benefits of HS2.

James Brokenshire heralds new law protecting tenants from unfair letting fees

Tenants will be protected from unfair letting fees and will see their tenancy deposits capped at 5 weeks’ rent.

UK aid to provide life-saving assistance for Venezuelans

Emergency UK aid package to deliver medicine and clean water to those affected by crisis in Venezuela.

Gloucestershire school children learning to love nature with help from the Environment Agency

400 students are learning about what lives in the river and how they can help keep our rivers clean

UK aid helps stop 750 pieces of illegal ivory being smuggled from South Sudan into Uganda

Technology funded by UK aid has helped the Ugandan Revenue Authority make one of the largest seizures of wildlife contraband the country has ever seen.

Organised crime update: Dangerous Diazepam diversion down by 73%

10mg Diazepam trading is down by 73% as analysis indicates efforts to stop illegal diversion of medicines to the black market are working.

Strengthened protection for Essex and Suffolk countryside

Natural England outlines proposals to extend Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

‘Upskirting’ now a specific crime as bill receives Royal Assent

‘Upskirting’ perpetrators face two years in prison and being placed on the sex offenders register, as a new law making the act a specific criminal offence is expected to receive Royal Assent today (Tuesday 12 February).

Cairncross report recommends levelling of the playing field for UK journalism

The Cairncross Review into the future of the UK news industry has delivered its final report, with recommendations on how to safeguard the future sustainability of the UK press.

Planning appeal decisions could be cut by 5 months

Independent review says the average time to decide a planning appeal inquiry could be slashed from 47 to 26 weeks.

Change of British High Commissioner to Australia: March 2019

Mrs Vicki Treadell CMG MVO has been appointed British High Commissioner to Australia.