Press Releases

Great British Railways takes shape as HQ and apprenticeship scheme confirmed

New headquarters in Derby will employ up to 450 staff and open up apprenticeships for up to 600 young people.

Major drive to restore churches and revitalise heritage buildings in communities across England announced

74 heritage and faith buildings including churches, synagogues, town halls and castles will receive support from the Places of Worship Renewal Fund and the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund.

Britain funds critical repairs to Chornobyl nuclear power plant damaged by Russian drone attack

UK to provide £17m in funding towards repairs to the Chornobyl nuclear power plant damaged by Russian drone strike last year.

PM meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 14 October 2026

The Prime Minister welcomed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine to Downing Street this afternoon.

Brain cancer patients to see faster development of new treatments

Prime Minister and Health Secretary met campaigner Archie Goodburn, following his emotional plea on BBC Breakfast.

Appointment of Regius Professorship of Medicine in the University of Oxford: 14 October 2026

The King has approved the following appointment.

Major milestone reached in ending building safety crisis

Major milestone in government’s mission to fix the building safety crisis, as the Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Bill is introduced to Parliament.

New action to crackdown on bogus self-employment loopholes 

Over 900,000 people could benefit from new plans which include measures to crack down on bogus self-employment.

UK calls for fundamental reset of global financial system for developing countries

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the current system is failing developing economies and holding back shared global prosperity

Seven linked companies shut down after Insolvency Service investigation with Companies House

The companies appeared unrelated until a joint investigation uncovered similar conduct concerns.

Environment Agency action following complaints of foul smells

The Environment Agency has taken action following an investigation into reports of foul smells in Little Hulton in Salford, Greater Manchester.

Plan to unlock organic market for stronger farms, more homegrown food

Long-term plan to grow England’s organic sector and help farmers meet growing consumer demand launched

Former Scottish health chief appointed to lead transformation of military medicine

Professor Jason Leitch CBE, Scotland’s former National Clinical Director, appointed Chief of Defence Medical to spearhead the transformation of military healthcare.

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Yemen

Ms Ann Snow MBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen in succession to Ms Abda Sharif OBE

CMA fines firms £6 million for misleading sales tactics

Customers will receive around £440,000 in refunds.

MHRA 2030 Strategy to modernise patient-centred regulation for the era of AI and personalised medicines

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has set out ambitious plans to translate cutting-edge scientific and technological innovation into better health outcomes for patients across all four nations of the UK, in its 2030 Strategy published today.

RSH gives two local authorities a C3 consumer grade

RSH has published regulatory judgements for 8 landlords including C3 grades for Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council and Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Ofqual fines ABRSM £150,000 over data retention failures

The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music has been fined over serious shortcomings in its arrangements for retaining and managing assessment evidence.

Independent Expert Panel: nomination of new members

Select committee report

14th Report - Annual Report of the Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts (2026)

Select committee report