G7 nations agree first-ever joint approach to protecting children online and drive safe AI growth that delivers for all
Strongest-ever G7 collective commitments see partner nations commit to a shared approach to protecting children online Collaborative approach to promoting children’s online safety complements UK ambition to be the safest place in the world to be online Tool created to support small businesses in G7 to adopt AI at pace Following talks at the G7 […]
£340m pharmacy boost brings faster care to your high street
Patients will see quicker access to treatments at their local pharmacy, avoiding GP referrals under new agreement Government to roll out NHS-funded Independent Prescribing, bringing more care closer to home, as part of £340 million deal Qualified pharmacists will deliver more NHS care on the high street, expanding successful Pharmacy Patients across England will benefit from more services, treatments and better access […]
Foreign Secretary launches new International Coalition to End Violence against Women and Girls
mirroring the UK Government mission to halve VAWG in a decade, the Coalition announced at the Global Partnerships Conference will see countries across the globe share expertise and scale up prevention work eight countries have signed up to this new Coalition, driven by the Foreign Secretary Women and girls across the globe will be better protected […]
Ancient Cornish moors gain National Nature Reserve status
The Mid Cornwall Moors is today (Wednesday 27 May) declared the 14th site in the King’s Series of National Nature Reserves (NNRs), bringing together over 1,100 hectares of moorland, more than doubling the area of land managed for nature in this historic landscape. Forming a patchwork of semi-natural habitats, including heath, moorland, mire, and woodland, the Mid Cornwall Moors, creates a network […]
Tobacco and Vapes Bill becomes law
Government creates the UK’s first smoke-free generation Lifesaving legislation the most significant public health reform in generations New law will protect children from smoking and vaping – alongside record funding to help support millions of adults to quit Future generations will now be saved from the harms of smoking as the Tobacco and Vapes Bill becomes […]
DfE Update 29 April 2026
Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers. Source link
UK and Irish Governments to reaffirm security cooperation and commitment to Legacy at BIIGC
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, alongside Parliamentary under-Secretary of State, Matthew Patrick MP, will welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee TD, and Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan TD, at Hillsborough Castle later today for the BIIGC. The British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference […]
English Devolution Bill receives Royal Assent
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has received Royal Assent. The Act will introduce new measures to expand devolution and empower mayors and local people. A new Community Right to Buy will give local people the first right of refusal for valued community assets such as shops and community centres when they are put […]
Housing Minister speech on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill
Thank you and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen – it is both a privilege and a real pleasure to be here with you. There are, no doubt, many who will assume that the intricacies of English property law make for one of the driest topics imaginable for a keynote speech. Yet for those of us […]
Graves of two unknown World War 1 officers ‘named’ 111 years after their deaths
Two ‘unknown soldier’ headstones have been replaced with ones bearing the names of the men who lay there after investigation work by the MOD’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), also known as the ‘War Detectives’. Rededication services for Capt Cuthbert and Lt Harvey were organised by the team, and services were held for Capt. Cuthbert at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) Tyne Cot Cemetery this morning, and for Lt Harvey at Sanctuary Wood Cemetery this afternoon (29 April 2026). JCCC Caseworker, Alexia […]