MoD: Armed Forces Minister meets 1,000 UK personnel based in Estonia on NATO mission – (MoD: Housing workshop for Veterans to be hosted by London VAPC ~ MoD: Military Aviation Authority (MAA) transformation of the design & airworthiness requirements for service aircraft (Defence Standard 00-970) ~ Defence Secretary calls for veteran-led support to be at the heart of mental health services ~ MoD: Ilford Park Polish Home Residents Remember Those Who Fought & Died in the Capture of Monte Cassino 75 Years ago ~ Defence Secretary keynote speech at the Sea Power Conference 2019 ~ MoD: RUSI Sea Power Conference 15 May 2019 ~ MoD: RAF Typhoons scramble twice in two days to intercept Russian aircraft ~ MoD: UK & US pilots to prepare for frontline on state-of-the-art simulators ~ MoD: Graves of Two Kent Soldiers Identified a Century After Their Deaths in the Great War )
WAG: First ever Annual Report on the Armed Forces Covenant finds that collaboration is key
LGA responds to new support for domestic abuse survivors – (LGA responds to Fostering Network call for more foster families ~ LGA: six in 10 retailers selling knives to children in some areas, as prosecution fund runs dry ~
LGA: Councils remain in the dark over vital youth offending cash )
Children’s Commissioner: Foster Care Fortnight 2019 - Changing futures – (Children’s Commissioner: Almost 1,500 children in England are locked up by the state at a cost of a third of a billion a year ~ LGA responds to Children's Commissioner report on children deprived of their liberty )
DCMS: Simon Armitage appointed new UK Poet Laureate – (DCMS: Call to save judge's copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover used in famous obscenity trial )
ScotGov: Empowering energy consumers
EHRC: Repeat late gender pay gap reporters named and shamed by equality regulator
Ofsted: Teachers say parents need help to resist off-rolling pressure – (Ofsted’s new inspection arrangements to focus on curriculum, behaviour & development )
STFC: What next for particle physics? – (STFC: Small, hardy planets most likely to survive death of their stars ~ STFC: Work on research lab that will transform our understanding of diseases starts at Harwell )
ESRC: One in 10 ethnic minorities reports experiencing racial harassment – (ESRC awards funding for project reviewing international comparative datasets and exploring global social survey ideas )
EA: £500 bill for unlicensed waste carrier £500 bill for unlicensed waste carrier – (EA: Summer water testing has started at English beaches ~ EA: Environment Minister launches major Hull flood alleviation scheme )
Civil Service: Learning at Work Week – just do it!
ACE: Play brings theatre to rugby fans and working men's clubs
TfL: World-first hydrogen double decker buses to help tackle London’s toxic air – (TfL challenges business with retail innovation competition ~ TfL: Bus network improvements during bridge restoration ~ TfL: GLA – First month of Mayor’s ULEZ sees 74% of vehicles comply )
BIG: £85,000 of National Lottery funding awarded to West Midlands groups to celebrate community spirit
Citizens Advice: “Banks need to act in their customers best interests” – (Citizens Advice response to Ofcom’s announcement on end of contract notifications )
ScotGov: CashBack for Communities
WAG: £1m for museums, archives & libraries in Wales
UK online centres: Blended learning
English Heritage: Bronze Age House Recreated at Beeston Castle
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