Eight days left to file your Self Assessment
Eight days until 31 January Self Assessment deadline. Miss the deadline and you may face an automatic £100 penalty. File your return now at GOV.UK and pay any tax due by 31 January – help and support available online. With just over a week until the Self Assessment deadline, 8.6 million people have already filed […]
New King’s Counsel and Honorary King’s Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor
His Majesty has also approved the award of eight new Honorary King’s Counsel (KC Honoris Causa). Their biographies are listed below. Honorary KC is awarded to those who have made a significant, positive impact either on the shape of the law of England and Wales, or on the legal profession, outside the courtroom. The Lord […]
Sentencing Act ensuring punishment cuts crime gets Royal Assent
New laws end automatic release for badly behaved offenders and strengthen community punishment Reforms supported by plans to rebuild the probation service, with investment increasing by up to £700 million over next few years Part of the government’s plan for change to keep dangerous offenders locked up, cut reoffending and protect the public Legislation that will keep dangerous criminals […]
UK Joint Squadron deploys Typhoon jets to Qatar
The Royal Air Force’s joint Typhoon squadron with Qatar, 12 Squadron, has deployed to the Gulf for defensive purposes noting regional tensions as part of the UK-Qatar Defence Assurance Agreement, demonstrating the strong and enduring defence relationship between the UK and Qatar. 12 Squadron has regularly deployed to Qatar to conduct joint training and share experiences […]
From lived experience to lasting change: Disability Advisory Panel begins work
Ten people with long-term health conditions and lived experience of disability appointed to advise Government. Independent Disability Advisory Panel holds its inaugural meeting – putting disabled people’s voices at the heart of the Plan for Change. Government delivers on Get Britain Working White Paper pledge to ensure lived experience guides decision-making. The first-of-its-kind approach will […]
Renowned sculptor Karen Newman joins the national Queen Elizabeth II Memorial project
Karen Newman is appointed to design a new sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II on Birdcage Walk, marking the entrance to the Queen Elizabeth Memorial. This will complement Martin Jennings’ statue of Queen Elizabeth on The Mall, which will now be accompanied by a statue of Prince Philip close by. Final designs for the national memorial […]
Government to end cancer postcode lottery for patients
More cancer specialists for communities that need them most New rules to end the postcode lottery for cancer-detecting technology Crackdown on patchy cancer care to drive up standards across England and tackle health inequalities head on People living in rural and coastal communities will find it easier to see a cancer specialist as part of […]
PM meeting with Prime Minister Frederiksen of Denmark: 22 January 2026
The Prime Minister hosted the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, at Chequers this afternoon. Source link
PM call with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: 22 January 2026
The Prime Minister spoke to the NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, this afternoon. Source link
I-VMS Urgent Update – GOV.UK
Update – 22 January 2026: It has been six months since Succorfish ceased transmitting I-VMS data to the UK VMS Hub from its SC2 devices. MMO has continued to engage with Succorfish to seek a resolution but to date, has been unable to agree a way forward that is acceptable to both parties. We recognise this […]