UK authorities removed a container from a ship en route to Antwerp in which 398 kilograms of heroin was concealed within a cover load of towels and bathrobes.
Link: £40m heroin bound for Antwerp seized after international operation
Source: Gov Press Releases
UK employment rate at joint record high 76.1%, as number in work reaches 32.8 million, and wages surpass inflation for the 17th consecutive month.
Link: Record number of women in work as wages continue to outstrip inflation
Source: Gov Press Releases
Takeaway shop worker insisted he was just hungry and denied illegally caught crayfish would be used in takeaway
Link: Illegal fishing prosecution for takeaway shop worker
Source: Environment Agency
UKAEA has awarded a systems design and integration contract for its new H3AT tritium facility to a consortium led by Cheshire-based Different by Design (DBD).
Link: Tritium research centre plans move ahead with £5m contract
Source: Gov Press Releases
Statement regarding the resignation of Homes England’s Chair.
Link: Sir Edward Lister resigns as Homes England Chair
Source: Gov Press Releases
More than £22m is being invested on a major Yorkshire coastal route over the next 12 months, improving journeys and safety for the thousands of drivers who use it every day.
Link: Multi-million pound investment for Yorkshire coastal route
Source: Gov Press Releases
Details of three further newly appointed Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General for Scotland.
Link: Appointment of Three Further Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General for Scotland
Source: Gov Press Releases
More than 480 miles of roadworks will be lifted or completed on motorways and major A-roads to help families have smoother journeys over the August bank holiday.
Link: Highways England geared up to help motorists this bank holiday
Source: Gov Press Releases
Applications for Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK are open between 5 August and 5 November 2019, with applications to be submitted via www.chevening.org/apply
Link: Applications for the UK Government’s prestigious Chevening Scholarships open 5 August 2019
Source: Gov Press Releases
This is the speech as drafted and may differ from version delivered in Manchester on 13 August 2019.
Link: Paula Sussex’s speech to the NUS, Memberships Services Conference
Source: Gov Press Releases
