Install
Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
More comfortable commutes ahead: rail reform spells end of the 'ironing-board' seat era on Thameslink trains
44+ min ago (677+ words) Thameslink will upgrade its standard class seat cushions from 2027 to give millions of passengers a more comfortable commute. Millions of Thameslink passengers are set to get a more comfortable commute as publicly owned operator GTR partners with Siemens Mobility to…...
Extension proposal for Surrey Hills National Landscape submitted
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (387+ words) Natural England submits proposal to the secretary of state for the environment to extend the boundary of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Views across the Mole Valley, Reigate, within the proposed extension area. Natural England has submitted…...
National flu and COVID-19 surveillance report: 10 September 2026 (week 37)
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (1627+ words) Updated 10 September 2026 © Crown copyright 2026 This report summarises the information from the surveillance systems which are used to monitor COVID-19 (caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)), influenza, and diseases caused by seasonal respiratory viruses in England. The report is…...
Ofqual confirms new V Level regulations to give students clear route into skilled careers
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (414+ words) Ofqual has today confirmed its arrangements for the regulation of V Levels, Foundation Certificates and Occupational Certificates. V Levels are new vocational qualifications that will join A Levels and T Levels as options for post-16 students thinking about their next…...
Jennifer Anderson officially starts as Ambassador to Türkiye
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (151+ words) British Ambassador Jennifer Anderson CMG officially takes up her role as British Ambassador to Türkiye. Jennifer Anderson, presented her credentials to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday 8 September 2026 and officially started her tour as British Ambassador to Türkiye. Ambassador…...
NTS 2025: Factsheet
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (1059+ words) Updated 10 September 2026 © Crown copyright 2026 Chart 1: Trends in trips taken, England (2002 to 2025) (NTS0101) People made 841 trips on average in 2025 (or 16 trips per week). This was a decrease of 9% compared to 2024 (922 trips on average), and a decrease of 12% compared to 2019 (953 trips on average)....
NTS 2025: Active travel
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (671+ words) Updated 10 September 2026 © Crown copyright 2026 Chart 5.1: Average cycling trips, stages and miles travelled, per person per year: England, 2002 to 2025 (NTS0303) Chart 5.4: Average walking trips, stages and miles travelled, including walks of a mile or more, per person per year: England, 2002 to 2025 (NTS0303) Walking…...
NTS 2025: Disability
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (1130+ words) Updated 10 September 2026 © Crown copyright 2026 The National Travel Survey (NTS) is a household survey of personal travel by residents of England travelling within Great Britain, from data collected via interviews and a 7-day travel diary, which enables analysis of patterns and…...
Lindy Cameron Appointed as New Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (432+ words) Lindy is currently the British High Commissioner to the Republic of India The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister, has announced the appointment of Lindy Cameron as the new Permanent Under-Secretary (PUS), at…...
Glasgow directors banned after importing more than 350,000 vapes disguised as medical equipment in £15 million tax evasion scheme
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (478+ words) Both directors disqualified as company directors until 2035 Two company directors have been disqualified after their business imported vapes disguised as medical equipment and evaded millions of pounds in tax. Border Force officers intercepted a shipment of 352,688 vapes addressed to YSK…...