£200 million landmark SEND teacher training programme
More children and young people with SEND to thrive at their local nursery, school or college as the government unveils the most ambitious and comprehensive SEND training offer ever seen by the English schools system. Acting on the feedback from parents shared through the national conversation on SEND, the government is making sure that children in every classroom will benefit from brilliant teachers trained […]
Speech for UN-Association 80th anniversary of United Nations General Assembly meeting
Your Royal Highness, Secretary-General, Madam President, Excellencies, and our wonderful hosts at UNA UK. Secretary-General, Madam President, welcome to the United Kingdom. Welcome to London, to our wonderful city, and thank you for your powerful remarks. At the U.N. General Assembly in New York last September, the Deputy Prime Minister offered a personal message of congratulations to the U.N. on its eightieth anniversary from […]
Regulator issues Official Warnings to two Church of England Dioceses
The Charity Commission has taken regulatory action against Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance (PDF, 129 KB, 2 pages) and Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance (PDF, 131 KB, 2 pages) over failures to handle safeguarding allegations in line with the Commission’s guidance and trustee duties. The Commission’s definition of safeguarding includes taking reasonable steps to protect from harm all those who come […]
More than 5.5mn people in UK overpay tax to HMRC
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than 5.5mn people in the UK overpaid tax by a total of £3.5bn in 2023-24, data has revealed, with experts blaming errors in payslips and increasingly complicated rules. A freedom of information request showed […]
MHRA statement on new review of paracetamol safety during pregnancy
Paracetamol should be taken as directed in the patient information leaflet. Source link
PM meeting with United Nations Secretary General António Guterres: 16 January 2026
The Prime Minister met António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General in Downing Street. Source link
New Chair appointed to The Royal Parks
Dr Linda Yueh CBE Dr Linda Yueh CBE is Fellow in Economics at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, and Adjunct Professor of Economics at London Business School. She was appointed CBE for Services to Economics. She is a member of the English Law Promotion Panel, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor, […]
Baroque masterpiece worth £9,000,000 at risk of leaving the UK
Valued at £9,000,000 the painting is considered to be a masterpiece of Baroque landscapes The export bar will allow time for a UK gallery or institution to acquire the painting for the nation An export bar has been placed on Claude Lorrain’s Landscape with Rural Dance to allow time for a UK buyer to be […]
SFO secures three convictions for £70 million investment fraud
Matthew Pickard, 56, Stephen Greenaway, 47, and Paul Laver, 47 from Bournemouth have been convicted at Southwark Crown Court today of fraudulent trading, ahead of an expected trial next month. An SFO investigation found that the directors defrauded approximately 3,000 UK investors over seven years. Operating from a Bournemouth call centre, employees of Ethical Forestry Limited cold-called members of the public offering pension […]
Government customer services to be modernised with help of industry experts
Faster response times and more efficient service for the millions of people who use government services Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson to co‑chair new CustomerFirst unit DVLA first to partner with CustomerFirst Long phone queues, repeated form-filling, and endless paperwork will be cut out as technology is put to work to transform public services, modernise government, and accelerate national renewal across the […]