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Warning of false VOA emails

Be aware of emails claiming to be from the VOA.

92% of English bathing waters meet water quality standards

Further action is needed to improve bathing water quality

Safeguarding experts demand national action plan to tackle child sexual abuse

A national child safeguarding practice review has investigated the experiences of 193 children who were sexually abused by a family member.

MPs to vote on landmark smoking ban to stop cycle of addiction

Votes on the world-leading Tobacco and Vapes Bill will move the UK one step closer to becoming smoke-free.

Pensioners to receive Winter Fuel Payments from today

1.3 million pensioner households will start to receive up to £300 in Winter Fuel Payments across England and Wales from Monday 25 November.

An immediate ceasefire and the immediate release of hostages is the best way to achieve peace: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East Peace

The UK's Indo-Pacific policy: FCDO Minister's speech to the IISS

FCDO Indo-Pacific Minister Catherine West gave a keynote speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies today, on the UK's Indo

White Ribbon Day 2024 – a call to action for men and boys

YJB Chair Keith Fraser reflects on White Ribbon Day, an international campaign which calls for the elimination of violence against women and

Three-year conditional discharge for work completed without a marine licence

On 14 November 2024 Dean Richards was given a three-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £15,000 costs to the Marine Management Org

Civil News: Re-opening the Civil Contract procurement process

A further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract will open on 4 December 2024.