Press Releases

Tenfold increase in UK drone deliveries for Ukraine at 50-nation Ukraine summit

The UK is investing a record £350m this year to increase the supply of drones to Ukraine from a target of 10,000 in 2024 to 100,000 in 2025

Protective body armour for prison officers in high-security settings

Frontline prison officers working in the highest risk areas of the prison estate will be issued protective body armour under swift Government action to improve their safety, the Lord Chancellor announced today (Tuesday 3 June).

Pilot restocking project boosts rare glass eels in the Kennet

Innovative project sees nearly 23,000 protected glass eels transferred to the River Kennet.

Former Victim's Commissioner and Defence KC appointed to provide strong leadership to miscarriage of justice investigator

Dame Vera Baird DBE KC has been appointed as interim chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to provide hands on governance and strong leadership.

Winfrith nuclear site: Have your say on decommissioning permits

Feedback wanted on environmental permits which propose leaving some low-level radioactive waste at the Dorset nuclear site as part of decommissioning.

First schools install Great British Energy solar panels

First 11 schools across England have installed solar panels backed by Great British Energy, saving a total of £175,000 per year.

Britain’s hospitality sector to save £3 million under new scheme

Britain’s pubs, cafes, restaurants and hotels to save £3 million under emissions cutting scheme.

Appointment of Suffragan Bishop of Crediton: 3 June 2025

The King has approved the nomination of The Venerable Moira Anne Elizabeth Astin, Archdeacon of Reigate, in the Diocese of Southwark, to the Suffragan See of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter.

RSH publishes its quarterly survey for Q4 2024-25

The report covers the period 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025. 

Independent Water Commission publishes interim findings

Interim report sets out scale of change needed to reform water sector