Civilian Gallantry List: January 2026
This lists the names of people who have received The King’s Commendation for Bravery. Source link
Defence Secretary Denmark Press Conference
Thank you for your welcome. Thank you for your team for hosting us. Denmark is a vital and long-standing ally of the UK. Together we’ve founded NATO. We share the same values. We face the same threats. In just the last 12 months, we’ve seen drone incursions in Europe. We’ve seen Russian spy ships in […]
A New Strategic Partnership Between the UK and Indonesia
The partnership between the UK and Indonesia holds immense potential to create a more prosperous, secure and sustainable future for the people of both our countries. Today we commit to forging a new, deeper Strategic Partnership that delivers on this potential. This Strategic Partnership is founded on our shared values as sovereign democracies, including respect […]
Reeves gets deals done at Davos
Pension fund M&G earmarks £1 billion for communities, biopharmaceutical firm UCB confirms £500 million for UK R&D Deals were secured by Rachel Reeves as she meets global investors, CEOs and leaders at the World Economic Forum where she promoted the UK as a haven of stability in an uncertain world. Britain’s reputation as one of […]
DfE update 21 January 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
CMA draft Annual Plan launches the first phase of its new Strategy for 2026 to 2029
The draft Annual Plan centres on promoting competition and protecting consumers with a clear end goal in mind: to drive economic growth and improve household prosperity. This is in keeping with the government’s Strategic Steer to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which provides important transparency over the policy priorities it can help advance whilst […]
Greater Manchester duo arrested in connection with illegal waste dumping
Two men have been arrested for illegally dumping waste across England, the Environment Agency has announced. In a joint raid earlier this week (Tuesday 20 January), Environment Agency officers worked with the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit to arrest two individuals – aged 44 and 49 – from the Sale and Rochdale areas. After […]
Cutting-edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled
Aspiring Defence engineers will be fast-tracked to careers in cutting-edge military technology through a new defence-focused undergraduate drone degree. The new course will open for enrolment at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) in Hereford from September 2026. The Minister for the Armed Forces, Al Carns MP visited the site today, seeing first-hand how the £240,000 investment […]
DCMS letter to Penultimate Investments Holdings Limited on ‘minded to’ refer decision
Correspondence regarding the anticipated acquisition of TMGH by Daily Mail and General Trust. Source link
Families to save in biggest home upgrade plan in British history
Government launches £15 billion Warm Homes Plan to help millions of families benefit from solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation that can cut energy bills. A plan for all types of households, with targeted interventions for those on low incomes; upgrades for social housing; new protections for renters; and a universal offer for all households to upgrade homes if and when they want to. Plan will help lift up to one million families out of fuel poverty and […]