Category: Gov Press Releases

Local Government Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP is the new Ministerial Champion for the Midlands Engine.

Link: New Midlands Engine Champion Robert Jenrick backs the Midlands from the heart of government
Source: Gov Press Releases

Cragg Ross Dawson, a research agency, will provide a central service to HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), recruiting legal professionals to take part in research for projects within HMCTS

Link: Agency appointed to support recruitment of legal professionals for research
Source: Gov Press Releases

New contracts replacing current first year schedules for the 2018 Standard Civil Contract are now available.

Link: Civil news: Updated contracts from 1 September 2019 now available
Source: Gov Press Releases

FCO Minister of State for Human Rights Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon statement on the sentencing of human rights activist and journalist Huang Qi in China on 29 July.

Link: Lord Ahmad statement on the sentencing of human rights activist and journalist Huang Qi
Source: Gov Press Releases

Football fans are being urged to play it safe when travelling home or away as the new season kicks off this weekend.

Link: Here we go! Football fans urged to remember basic rules of road
Source: Gov Press Releases

Two new studies into groups of British beetles have been published by Natural England to provide a better picture of the conservation status of these insects.

Link: New studies will help drive protections for beetles
Source: Gov Press Releases

The CMA has fined Casio £3.7 million for breaking competition law by preventing online discounting for its digital pianos and keyboards.

Link: Piano supplier fined £3.7m for illegally preventing price discounts
Source: Gov Press Releases

The UK provides further support as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo reaches the one-year mark.

Link: UK deploys more public health experts to DRC for Ebola outbreak response
Source: Gov Press Releases

RAIB has today released its report into an overspeed at Sandy South Junction, Bedfordshire 19 October 2018.

Link: Report 10/2019: Overspeed at Sandy South Junction, Bedfordshire
Source: Gov Press Releases

A report published by Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on the role of saturated fats and health concludes there’s no need to change current advice.

Link: Reducing saturated fat lowers blood cholesterol and risk of CVD
Source: Gov Press Releases