25+ min ago  (344+ words) New application process for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier opening environmental schemes to more farmers For the first time, Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) will open to direct applications from farmers and land managers, helping more businesses secure funding to restore…...

44+ min ago  (291+ words) Two teenage boys who raped two girls and filmed their crimes in Fordingbridge will now spend time in custody after the Attorney General referred their sentences to the Court of Appeal. The court heard that on 26 November 2024, one victim, a…...

3+ hour ago  (577+ words) Apology comes with "4 million package of support which includes easier access to adoption records People affected by the injustice of forced adoption have today received the formal apology they deserve, as the government acknowledged the role of the state in…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (954+ words) MHRA CEO argues that for the UK's long-term health and prosperity, regulation should help lead, rather than follow, innovation MHRA Chief Executive, Lawrence Tallon, (right) with Heitham Hassoun, the Chief Executive for International at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Whilst the…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago  (1665+ words) Prime Minister Keir Starmer's statement in the House on historic forced adoption. Thank you'Mr Speaker. This morning in Downing Street, I met some of the mothers and adult adoptees harmed by historic adoption practices in England.' They are here with…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (189+ words) Ofsted has today outlined a change in its approach to tackling unregistered children's homes, designed to stop unsafe and unlawful placements and to address issues of sufficiency in the children's social care system. Sufficiency'the amount of suitable accommodation available for…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (423+ words) The UK is scaling up its humanitarian response to Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes on 24 June The UK is scaling up its humanitarian response to Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes on 24 June, mobilising an additional "3. 8 million in emergency funding " on…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago  (251+ words) GAD partners with disaster protection experts to review regulations and financial models, strengthening disaster risk insurance for Pacific Island nations. The Government Actuary's Department (GAD) has partnered with the Centre for Disaster Protection (CDP) to help the Pacific Catastrophe Risk…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (428+ words) The Prime Minister has appointed Ann Allen, Priya Guha, Janice Lane, Toufic Machnouk and Tom Solomon, and reappointed Anya Hurlbert and Baroness Morgan as Trustees of the Science Museum Group Ann Allen MBE, Priya Guha MBE, Janice Lane, Toufic Machnouk…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (521+ words) The days of our most vulnerable young people being forced into dangerous accommodation must and will end, the Secretary of State for Education saidthis April. She argued that local authorities need to stop using unregistered childrens homes. On any day,…...