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Letters to parties – RedBird IMI transaction decision not to intervene

October 16, 2026

Letters to parties- DMGT transaction decision not to intervene

October 16, 2026

CMA takes first steps to ensure choice in business software

October 16, 2026

Sellafield’s Calder Hall turns 70 as decommissioning gathers pace

October 16, 2026

Calder Hall: Decommissioning the world’s first commercial nuclear power station

October 15, 2026

Seven people charged by CPS after NFCU investigation into animal cruelty and unfit meat

October 15, 2026

A precious treasure: sustaining charities, building communities and protecting public trust

October 15, 2026

DCMS letters to Sky and ITV plc regarding ‘minded to’ refer decision

October 15, 2026

Think beyond your garden this firework season

October 15, 2026

Sellafield and partners unite to provide life-changing funding

October 15, 2026

Exeter self-driving boat manufacturer goes overseas with government-backed finance

October 15, 2026

World-first mission puts UK expertise to work to help clean up space

October 15, 2026

North London man prosecuted for providing fake references to SIA

October 15, 2026

New action to crackdown on bogus self-employment loopholes

October 14, 2026

CMA fines firms £6 million for misleading sales tactics

October 14, 2026

Consultation on powers to protect charities from extremist abuse

October 14, 2026

Emerging defence capabilities get a HEADS UP from Dstl trial

October 14, 2026

Businesses set to be protected from Argentinian economic coercion

October 13, 2026

Government sets out next steps on Standard Essential Patents

October 13, 2026

Quantum firms backed to keep railways running and cut waiting lists as UK harnesses potential of future tech

October 13, 2026

Scottish Businesses Take India Trade Deal To Market

October 12, 2026

UK Statement for the Intergovernmental Working Group on transnational corporations.

October 12, 2026

Joint Statement of 16th Meeting of the India–UK JETCO

October 12, 2026

8th UK-India Science and Innovation Council Statement

October 12, 2026

Building a Safer, More Secure Britain in the age of AI

October 12, 2026

Regulator investigates education charity over concerns about its governance and financial management

October 12, 2026

Britain steps up national defences against growing AI risks

October 12, 2026

India trade mission unlocks hundreds of UK jobs and new deals

October 12, 2026

UK provides cocoa-processing machine to local producer in Solomon Islands

October 11, 2026

The Food Standards Agency calls on businesses to withdraw and recall eggs from one Ukrainian food business as investigations find Salmonella Enteritidis contamination

October 10, 2026

Prime Minister to hand regions innovation funding to build world-leading industries

October 9, 2026

PM speech at the Innovation Nation Summit: 9 October 2026

October 9, 2026

The inaugural Fair Work Assembly welcomes over 100 delegates

October 9, 2026

Edition 45: News from the Adjudicator

October 9, 2026

Remedies offered to resolve concerns in non-domestic meter reading merger

October 9, 2026

Brits to benefit from faster recovery from surgeries and better harvests through new backing for robotics

October 9, 2026

Stop using pimple popping toys with needles, says OPSS

October 9, 2026

Company which promised directors they could ‘walk away’ from failing businesses is shut down

October 9, 2026

UK-Japan science and technology Joint Committee: joint statement

October 9, 2026

£1bn German investment to deliver 4,000 affordable homes across the UK

October 8, 2026

UK Statement on Responses to Questions regarding the Agreement on E-Commerce Interim Arrangements

October 8, 2026

WTO Reform – Statement by the Chairperson

October 8, 2026

UK Statements at WTO General Council 5-6 October – Day One

October 8, 2026

SIA compliance and enforcement quarterly report

October 8, 2026

Business Secretary sets out plan for new industrial economy

October 8, 2026

UKAEA, General Fusion announce Magnetised Target Fusion milestone

October 8, 2026

Sellafield teams empty some of our oldest tanks

October 8, 2026

First ever UK-Germany tech corridor unlocks investment, jobs and opportunity for British business

October 8, 2026

Charities SORP-making body publish helpsheet on lease accounting

October 8, 2026

Noodle bar boss sentenced after ignoring company director ban and using false employment document

October 8, 2026

CMA considers proposals to address concerns over cash machine deal

October 8, 2026

Trawsfynydd takes next step towards Reactor Height Reduction

October 8, 2026

New duty proposed on imports of Chinese rutile titanium dioxide

October 7, 2026

Sellafield helps shape international approach to continuous improvement

October 7, 2026

Economic Secretary to the Treasury speech for UK Digital Assets Week

October 6, 2026

TRA proposes new anti-dumping measure on boom lifts from China

October 6, 2026

Flicking the switch to heat Seaham homes with mine water energy

October 6, 2026

Strengthening leading practice in the animals in science sector: response

October 6, 2026

UK and Taiwan deepen trade and technology cooperation

October 2, 2026

G7 Leaders’ Statement on global energy security and market stability

October 2, 2026

Belfast cleantech firm CATAGEN takes off with government-backed finance

October 1, 2026

UK’s decommissioning mission continues to expand

October 1, 2026

Safety alert issued for baby sleeping bags

October 1, 2026

Applications Open for Scheme to Slash Electricity Bills for Over 10,000 Manufacturers

September 30, 2026

New Vaping Products Duty comes into effect

September 30, 2026

New appointments to Financial Conduct Authority Board 2026

September 30, 2026

Life on Mars? – ExoMars Programme

September 30, 2026

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain publish 2025-26 annual report

September 30, 2026

UK set for next stage of energy reform in Solomon Islands

September 30, 2026

Suppliers encouraged to raise Code issues at the GCA’s 2026 annual conference

September 30, 2026

Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland publish latest package of guidance to support innovative food businesses

September 30, 2026

Strengthening AWERBs, commission timeline: letter to Lord Hanson

September 30, 2026

Sellafield identifies partners for £3.6 billion asset care framework

September 30, 2026

Regulator investigates housing charity and restricts transactions

September 29, 2026

One arrest as online illegal ‘smokies’ targeted in NFCU operation

September 29, 2026

Earlier action, faster recovery, tougher on fraud: Insolvency Service launches strategy to strengthen confidence and growth

September 29, 2026

CMA proposes to accept remedies package in Co-op Group deal to address competition concerns

September 29, 2026

Toolkit published to help civil servants engage with academics

September 29, 2026

More overseas firms enticed to buy British

September 28, 2026

Customers urged to claim debt relief order refund from the Insolvency Service before the end of the year

September 28, 2026

More overseas firms enticed to buy British

September 28, 2026

New lithium mine in Cornwall to unlock Britain’s industrial potential and support skilled jobs

September 27, 2026

New reforms to bring more long-term empty homes back into use

September 27, 2026

Boarded-up high streets brought back to life with £210m boost

September 25, 2026

School minibus operator suspended and fleet cut after serious compliance failings

September 25, 2026

Online retailer shut down had £6.3 million unexplained transactions

September 25, 2026

CMA response to consultation on swifter and simpler competition redress, regulatory appeals and competition enforcement

September 25, 2026

Fantasist who called himself ‘doctor’ and ‘Lord’ jailed for fraud

September 25, 2026

Government-backed broadband rollout plugs thousands into skilled jobs and apprenticeships

September 25, 2026

Defence spending with Scottish industry rises above £2.5 billion

September 24, 2026

Seven linked companies shut down after Insolvency Service investigation with Companies House

September 24, 2026

CMA fines construction firm and staff for concealing evidence during inspection

September 24, 2026

Bentley announcement sees £1bn invested in UK automotive sector in just 7 days

September 24, 2026

Sellafield Ltd helps unlock £9.8 million investment for Egremont

September 24, 2026

‘I want steelmaking to thrive’: Minister tells revamped Steel Council

September 23, 2026

UK and Philippines agree government infrastructure partnership

September 23, 2026

UK and Singapore launch negotiations for new agreement on pharmaceutical goods manufacturing

September 23, 2026

UK-backed AI system strengthens tax compliance across Pakistan’s cement sector

September 23, 2026

CMA strengthens proposals allowing people choice over their search service

September 23, 2026

Joint Statement on UK-Philippines Joint Economic and Trade Committee

September 22, 2026

ASEAN-UK joint declaration on economic cooperation

September 22, 2026

ASEAN-UK Economic Partnership: Joint media statement

September 22, 2026

Trader Support Service users urged to prepare for new platform

September 22, 2026

No one should have to fight for time to grieve” – New rights for family bereavement and pregnancy loss

September 21, 2026

How we protected the UK and space in August 2026

September 21, 2026

TRA closes investigation on creamy/white limestone from Portugal

September 21, 2026

London popcorn maker pops into Saudi Arabia with government insurance

September 21, 2026

Helping shape the future of the UK space sector

September 18, 2026

Funding boost for next generation of British fashion talent

September 18, 2026

Euan Hutton to leave Sellafield Chief Executive role in July 2027

September 18, 2026

Senior Traffic Commissioner launches consultation on local bus service performance standards

September 17, 2026

Changes to the training you need for an SIA licence

September 17, 2026

IPO patents service roadmap

September 17, 2026

NDA galvanises cultural shift across nuclear sector

September 17, 2026

Directors warned to verify identities with Companies House following first Insolvency Service prosecutions

September 17, 2026

GCA Annual Conference 2026

September 17, 2026

FSA Board supports new plans to strengthen the food safety system

September 16, 2026

Millom Town Deal milestone as historic Old Bank work complete

September 16, 2026

Delivering predictable regulation in an unpredictable world

September 16, 2026

Dstl drone swarm accelerates Army autonomy ambition

September 16, 2026

Boost for UK auto sector as McLaren unleashes £500m investment to help reindustrialise Britain

September 16, 2026

All charities urged to check new rules for accounting for 2026

September 16, 2026

RPC correspondence: tobacco industry representatives

September 15, 2026

Boss of home improvements firm which made thousands of cold calls banned from being a director

September 15, 2026

UK and Indian industry join forces to combat digital fraud

September 15, 2026

New rules pave the way for businesses to adopt digital proof of age for alcohol sales

September 14, 2026

Government moves to acquire Speciality Steel UK

September 14, 2026

UK and US fusion supercomputers to be linked across Atlantic

September 14, 2026

British filmmakers handed boost by new film agreement with Canada

September 14, 2026

Alan Lovell appointed Chair of British Steel

September 11, 2026

UK Government backs Scottish life sciences with US partnership

September 11, 2026

Statement on the 10th UK-U.S. SME Dialogue – Cardiff

September 11, 2026

TRA publishes final determination on HVO biodiesel from the USA

September 10, 2026

Sellafield celebrates 10 years of nuclear clean up innovation

September 10, 2026

Heating oil suppliers: using fair terms and conditions

September 10, 2026

Glasgow directors banned after importing more than 350,000 vapes disguised as medical equipment in £15 million tax evasion scheme

September 10, 2026

UK Minister Uma Kumaran visits Dominican Republic to strengthen co-operation

September 9, 2026

Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues

September 8, 2026

Clear protection for British glass: provisional measure imposed

September 8, 2026

Economic Secretary to the Treasury speech at UK Finance

September 8, 2026

Devon taxi driver who bought Turkish flat and pizza oven using fraudulent Covid loans ordered to repay more than £60,000

September 8, 2026

Public procurement in the national interest: Reflections from the CMA

September 8, 2026

Counterfeit toy investigations reported by Trading Standards rise

September 8, 2026

UK backing unlocks £167 million of exports for British businesses in Angola

September 8, 2026

New space strategy will bolster UK defences against threats from space

September 7, 2026

On track: delivering the promises of the digital markets regime

September 7, 2026

London hotelier sentenced for exploiting Covid support scheme nine times to fraudulently claim £450,000

September 7, 2026

Firms freed from ‘pen-pushing paperwork’ and costly red tape in business reporting overhaul

September 6, 2026

PS & B – Estate Management Limited – winding up order made

September 4, 2026

Regulator critical of former trustees at Coventry City of Culture Trust

September 4, 2026

£52 million released to Scotland’s regional leaders

September 3, 2026

PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars)

September 2, 2026

£10 Million Hospitality Grant Scheme launches in boost for independent pubs, restaurants and cafes

September 2, 2026

12 new experts to join the CMA’s inquiry panel

September 1, 2026

One month until Vaping Products Duty and the Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme start

September 1, 2026

New ‘Freelance Champions’ to put creative workers at the heart of Government’s policy-making

September 1, 2026

Objections to company strike off to be submitted online only from 1 December 2026

September 1, 2026

UK secures full access to £13 trillion CPTPP trading bloc

August 31, 2026

£100 million competition to back British AI companies to fix public services

August 31, 2026

UK strengthens financial ties with Guatemala and Honduras

August 28, 2026

SIA consults on changes to security licence qualifications

August 28, 2026

Edition 6: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — software developer newsletter

August 28, 2026

CMA secures compensation for heating oil customers

August 28, 2026

Government steps in to protect families from cowboy builders and aggressive bailiffs

August 28, 2026

240 crypto millionaires revealed in new government data

August 27, 2026

Scam whisky investment firm shut down after customers left thousands of pounds out of pocket

August 27, 2026

British Embassy Santiago presents recommendations to advance offshore wind development in Chile

August 26, 2026

Derby builder who wrecked victims’ homes sentenced for fraudulent trading

August 26, 2026

NFCU operation leads to arrest over suspected £500,000 of counterfeit wine

August 26, 2026

New Creative Trade Forum to boost UK creative industries announced at Edinburgh International Festival

August 26, 2026

UK and Albania sign a regional-first asset sharing arrangement

August 26, 2026

From pipe band to premium exporter: Scottish shortbread firm scales global sales with UKEF support

August 26, 2026

British diplomacy to help UK businesses grow internationally

August 25, 2026

5 ways drivers can save money and avoid costly mistakes as summer travel peaks

August 25, 2026

Achieving stability and growth in the UK chemical sector

August 25, 2026

Barnsley residents to get practical AI training to help them find work and build future careers

August 24, 2026

Second registration window now open for tax advisers

August 18, 2026

Extend Child Benefit for your teen before 31 August

August 17, 2026

436,000 sole traders and landlords make their tax digital

August 12, 2026

PM starts roll out of ‘everyday fixes’ on the cost of living – ending rip-off discounts and subscription traps

August 9, 2026

Review of court-awarded funds invested for protected beneficiaries

August 4, 2026

Edition 5: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — software developer newsletter

July 29, 2026

HMRC urges customers not to ignore Simple Assessment letters

July 28, 2026

UK pension giants join forces to unlock £1bn to back Britain’s innovators

July 27, 2026

Deadline approaches for first Making Tax Digital quarterly update

July 23, 2026