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Statement from Donna Jones, APCC Chair and PCC for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and Emily Spurrell, APCC Director and PCC for Merseyside

Anglian Water Services Ltd has been ordered to pay over £50,000 in case brought by Environment Agency.

An unsettled and cool weekend is on the way for many, with a yellow warning for rain issued for parts of Scotland.

Report from Tech Climbers Yorkshire

Following the General Election, Cllr Shaun Davies has stood down as LGA Chair after being elected as the new MP for Telford. 

Keir Starmer gave his first speech as Prime Minister on the steps of Downing Street.

Implications of the Cass Review for Scotland

Report from GM Business Growth Hub

The appointment of the new UK Government and Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, provides a crucial opportunity to put children and their rights front and centre of all government decision-making. The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) is committed and looks forward to working with them on this.

Andy Cook, Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Justice, commented on the General Election

The Committee on Standards and Privileges has today published its report on a complaint against the former MLA, Dr Patrick Brown, alleging that he had breached the Assembly Members’ Code of Conduct.

This report will contain findings from an assessment of the impact and implementation of the Bladed articles and offensive weapons offences guidelines.

Major reforms planned to skills and employment policy will require careful consultation, warns the UK’s HR body

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.

The Glastonbury festival is one of the UK’s biggest cultural events – this year 210,000 people attended the event, which was headlined by Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA.

Rishi Sunak gave his final speech as Prime Minister on the steps of Downing Street.

This Delivery Plan sets out the actions that the Scottish Government, COSLA and Scottish Refugee Council will take forward with partners during the period 2024 to 2026 to support the integration of refugees, people seeking asylum and other forced migrants within Scotland’s communities.

In the wake of the news that Labour has won a significant majority in the 2024 general election, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has issued a statement congratulating the new government on its election to office.

GAD's Scheme Actuaries work with various schemes which cover thousands of members. We advise on a combination of factors to measure schemes' financial risk.

While AI has the potential to refine and improve military targeting, the evidence suggests that the Israeli military’s use of AI tools during the Gaza conflict has been more about speed than accuracy.

Data on the recent industrial action by junior doctors can be found on the NHS England website.

Keir Starmer and his foreign secretary will face difficult, early decisions on foreign policy. The test will be whether those rebuild the UK’s influence, reputation and interests.

CBI responds to 2024 General Election result.

Summarises the outputs from the National Care Service Expert Legislative Advisory Group (ELAG) meetings. ELAG meetings focused on the legislation around the NCS. We held these meetings in 2024.

NHS England London has released its latest weekly data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against Synnovis on Monday 3 June.

A security guard from Essex who kept thousands of images of Holly Willoughby has been convicted of planning her kidnap, rape, and murder.

We received over 270 complaints about Channel 4 News' 'Undercover inside Reform's campaign'. Given the election period, we have urgently assessed them against the due accuracy, due impartiality and offence rules under the Broadcasting Code.

HMS Trent will deploy to the Cayman Islands to offer support following damage caused by Hurricane Beryl

Fantastic inspiring event organised by the APM Midlands Network on 27 June 2024 in Birmingham, showcasing Marcia Philbin, Hon. DSc PhD FRSC CChem FAPM's journey which was attended by 50 delegates (approx.).

The Institute’s annual competition for original writing on contemporary issues and international defence and security is now open for entries.

New foreign minister Ronald Lamola is a rising political force. He will likely focus more on foreign relations serving domestic economic issues, taking a lower profile than his predecessor.

Read FDM's blog on the digital skills gap and its impact on reducing organizational efficiency.

Convicted child murderer Lucy Letby has been found guilty of trying to kill another baby in the neonatal unit where she worked.

13 people have been convicted following an investigation by the Environment Agency into an illegal waste site in rural Lincolnshire, near Newark.

A charitable trust has been fined after a volunteer lost his life during restoration work on the Wilts and Berks Canal.

The 2023 to 2024 provisional HM Treasury fiscal outturn is £49.3 billion against a fiscal budget of £49.6 billion.

The fifth annual event will bring together themes including quantum, AI, electronic systems, antennas and space technologies.

Association for Project Management (APM) has been shortlisted in three categories at the upcoming Memcom Excellence Awards.

The graves of six soldiers from Welsh regiments, who went missing in France and Belgium during World War One, have now been marked more than a century after their deaths.

A man’s conviction for failure to provide a specimen of breath is being referred to the Crown Court after a possible procedure breach by the police.  

While persuading Iran to roll back its nuclear programme at this stage may be difficult, the US and its allies can and should seek to reinforce Tehran’s perception that a decision to weaponise the programme would increase Iranian isolation and insecurity.

Association for Project Management (APM) is proud to announce that Hassan Chaudhury is the latest individual to receive an Honorary Fellowship.

The National Crime Agency has coordinated global action against illicit software which has been used by cybercriminals for over a decade to infiltrate victims’ IT systems and conduct attacks.

A new UK government should consider the resilience and preparedness of society as a vital aspect of national security.

The roll out of the Curriculum for Wales will be boosted by further support for teachers and schools to ensure consistent delivery across Wales.

UNICEF and partners have pre-positioned life-saving supplies and stand ready to provide services to children and families in several countries

As part of its ongoing statutory inquiry into The Captain Tom Foundation, the Charity Commission confirms it has disqualified two people from being charity trustees and from holding an office or employment with senior management functions in charities.

Launching in libraries across Wales on Saturday 6 July, the Summer Reading Challenge is a free activity enabling young children to read for pleasure during the summer holidays.

The CIPD comments on the impact of sporting events, such as the Euros, Wimbledon and Olympics, on workplaces

The weather will remain unsettled this week, with strong winds in the north on Thursday.

The Rural Homelessness Counts Coalition is proud to mark its one-year anniversary during Rural Housing Week 2024. Over the past year, the coalition has made significant strides in raising awareness about the hidden crisis of rural homelessness in England and developing innovative solutions to address this pressing issue.

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative in the Central African Republic Meritxell Relaño Arana—to whom quoted text may be attributed— at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

The next government must immediately decide how to free up thousands of prisons places.

Customers travelling on the Elizabeth line between Liverpool Street and Paddington now benefit from high speed 4G and 5G mobile coverage while travelling in the tunnels

Angela McGowan, CBI Northern Ireland Director responds to Economy Minister’s skills funding announcement

Today I am sharing a blog post written by my young Ambassador Sofia. Sofia was forced to leave her home because of the war in Ukraine and come to England. 

techUK, along with several other leading business groups, industry leaders, and experts, has co-signed a letter urging the next Government to modernise the UK’s data protection framework through a set of reforms that foster innovation for economic and societal growth, while maintaining high data protection standards. 

A student nurse who took a pressure cooker bomb to a hospital and planned a terrorist attack on an RAF base has been found guilty.

RoSPA has been named as an accredited provider of Defensive Driver Training in the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers’ (the IOGP) Land Transportation Safety Practice document and has launched a new qualification – the RoSPA Level 2 International Award in Defensive Driving.

Junior doctors went on strike from 7am Thursday 27 June to 7am Tuesday 2 July.

The King, The Queen and Members of the Royal Family are visiting Scotland for Royal Week. Each year, the Monarch spends a week visiting various regions in Scotland, meeting Scots from all walks of life and hosting thousands at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in recognition of their good work.

In January 2024 Iran successfully tested the launch of ballistic missiles housed in cargo containers from the deck of a container ship, giving it the ability to launch missile strikes from new and previously unexpected vectors and from a highly survivable platform. This has significantly increased Iran’s naval strike effectiveness.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) investigations into complaints made against Nottinghamshire Police by the families of Ian Coates, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber are progressing. 

The gap in employment rates between the best- and worst-performing areas is at its widest since 2005, says Christine Farquharson.

Citizens Advice says solutions to tackle falling living standards are missing in action from this election campaign.

Chief Analyst at The King’s Fund, recently commented on Channel 4 Dispatches Undercover A&E: NHS in crisis, Siva Anandaciva.

A serving West Yorkshire detective constable is due to make his first appearance in court charged with misconduct in public office, following a directed Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation.

The roll out of the Curriculum for Wales will be boosted by further support for teachers and schools to ensure consistent delivery across Wales.

We are appealing for witnesses as we investigate the circumstances surrounding a fatal road traffic collision involving Met Police officers in Carshalton, south London.

With the launch of Pakistan’s latest military counterterrorism operation, how can the country ensure that it does not simply repeat past mistakes?

Today’s children are socially aware and politically engaged; they understand the power that politicians have to directly impact their lives. They saw it first-hand during Covid.

Outlining a Wales-specific vision for an economy which promotes fair work and equality - the Social Partnership Minister, Sarah Murphy today made her first keynote speech since her appointment to Cabinet.

With polling day mere days away, over 350 Parliamentary Candidates standing for election across England have now signed Homeless Link's pledge.

Ahead of polling day on 4 July, the NRLA has, with other landlord groups issued a joint public statement calling on the next Government to pass the Renters (Reform) Bill as a matter of ‘urgency’.

While many on social media may be thinking daily about the Roman Empire, the World Wars (1914-1918 & 1939-1945) came out on top (15%) in a new study released today looking at the UK's favourite historical era.

The Sentencing Council has made a series of improvements to the online magistrates’ court sentencing guidelines to make it easier for users to find relevant guidelines and supplementary information.

NHS England statement on industrial action: Tuesday 2 July 2024.

Health Innovation North West Coast was proud to host one of the Mindset XR showcases in Leeds on Tuesday 25 June.

techUK is delighted to see that each of the key manifestos highlighted the importance of international trade in boosting the UK economy, improving productivity, creating jobs, and augmenting commercial and diplomatic relationships around the world.

Health Innovation North West Coast has published its Annual Review for 2023-2024, highlighting ground-breaking work in improving patient outcomes and boosting the local economy.

On the evening of Thursday 27/06/24 officers from the Merseyside Organised Crime Partnership seized a parked van in the Waterloo Road area of Liverpool.

Provides a national-level view of the challenges facing the building standards profession in relation to resourcing, development of competencies and levels of turnover.

NHS England statement on industrial action: Monday, 1 July.

June 2024 was a dry, cool and sunny month compared to the UK’s long-term average, according to provisional Met Office figures.

The first action plan to accompany our ambitious Cancer Strategy for Scotland 2023-2033 – Cancer Action Plan for Scotland 2023-2026 - was published in June 2023.

President Biden struggled to reassure an ambivalent public while Donald Trump played fast and loose with the facts.

Recent protests over Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ law, which is widely believed to be based on similar Russian legislation, highlight the fractious political situation in a country that was once a hub of pro-Western democracy.

In our latest spotlight on the work of Homeless Link’s Partnership Managers, Morgan Harries who covers the East of England, delves into the resilience and innovation of the Leicestershire Homelessness Forum.

Wales will need an additional 11,000 construction workers to support its growing economy, the Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Energy, and Welsh Language, tells a Construction Summit in Llandudno Junction.

A prominent member of an Albanian organised crime group has been jailed for a second time for Class A drugs offences.

As Children’s Commissioner, I speak to hundreds of thousands of children every year about their life experiences, what they want to achieve and the challenges they face.

People across Scotland are being invited to have a say on how crofting is reformed.

£4.04m in donations to political parties have been reported to the Electoral Commission in the third weekly pre-poll report, published ahead of the UK Parliamentary general election on 4 July.

RUSI welcomed Altin Dumani, the Head of Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK), for an expert roundtable on identifying key organised crime and corruption threats, as well as opportunities for cooperation between the UK and Albania to tackle these challenges.

Candidates to be Iran’s next president are quick to play down the special friendship that was sought by president Raisi.

Information on the capital and pre-capital projects which have been funded through Scotland's Heat Network Fund, Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme, Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund and the Heat Network Support Unit.

Some investors in hydrocarbons may be assuming that governments will bail them out if climate-related transition risks crystallize.

Tasneem Sharrem, Senior Progression and Engagement Officer at Fat Macy’s, shares her experience of taking part in the Emerging Leaders London programme.

In a speech today (Monday 1 July) the chief executive of the business organisation the CBI will warn of the risks of trying to “separate the economy from net zero” and tell whoever forms the next Government they “can’t be pro-growth and deliver for our people and communities, without being pro-green.”

Information on the projects which have received funding through the Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme.

Fiona Colley, Homeless Link's Director of Social Change reflects on the work that has been done ahead of the General Election.

The event in Wrexham links the Armed Forces community directly with local and national employers.

We issue a reminder of the expected cessation of the remaining synthetic US dollar LIBOR settings at the end of September 2024.