Press Releases

Rare species help Dorset nature reserve gain national recognition

Lyscombe, part of a nationally important landscape in Dorset which inspired Thomas Hardy, has become a National Nature Reserve.

New rules pave the way for businesses to adopt digital proof of age for alcohol sales

Licensed premises across England and Wales will now have the option to accept digital proof of age when selling alcohol.

Prison expansion brings new cells and jobs to North East

Construction has now begun on 152 new prison places at HMP Kirklevington Grange near Yarm, helping to lock up dangerous criminals and keep the public safe.

Government moves to acquire Speciality Steel UK

The Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has today announced the Government will work towards the public acquisition of Speciality Steel UK (SSUK). 

Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets development consent decision announced

The Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets DCO application has today been granted development consent by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK and US fusion supercomputers to be linked across Atlantic

UKAEA and PPPL have joined forces to accelerate fusion energy’s development, linking UKAEA’s SUNRISE supercomputer with PPPL’s STELLAR-AI platform.

Community groups invited to apply for funding to bring people together

The next wave of the Common Ground Award provides up to £2.5m for projects, groups and organisations brining people together and transforming their community.

Vital £9.3 million funding boost for victims in Essex

Funding will help victim-survivors of all types of crime including domestic abuse and sexual violence

UK steps up support for global efforts to prepare for El Niño following devastating extreme weather

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world will be helped to prepare for extreme weather conditions next year.

British filmmakers handed boost by new film agreement with Canada

At the Toronto International Film Festival, Creative Industries Minister Ian Murray signs new treaty with his Canadian counterpart

Healthier school dinners as government delivers major reforms

Government updates school food standards for first time in over a decade, backed by Chef Jamie Oliver, actor and campaigner Dame Emma Thompson and parents.

Almost 7 million adults in the dark about their State Pension

HMRC is encouraging people to check their State Pension forecast using the HMRC app during Pension Awareness Week.

Young Brits recruited as drug mules as overseas drug smuggling arrests quadruple in three years

More than 200 Brits are currently detained overseas in cannabis smuggling cases linked to Thailand alone, after being recruited with promises of free holidays, easy money and ‘low risk’ opportunities

Lancashire prison to gain 240 extra places

HMP Lancaster Farms capacity boosted by more than 40 per cent as part of largest prison expansion programme since the Victorian era