Action against oak tree pest underway by Forestry Commission
Forestry Commission are acting to tackle the oak tree pest, oak processionary moth in parts of London and South East...
Business
Furlough scheme cut-off date extended to 19 March
Thousands more employees will able to receive support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) after the eligibility date was...
Coronavirus: £1million Defence innovation funding
A £1million fund to fast-track innovation to aid the Armed Forces in the fight against Coronavirus is today launched by...
Private hospital merger to be approved if local concerns addressed
The CMA has found that the completed merger between Circle and BMI does not raise UK-wide competition concerns but could...
UK airlines to save millions as navigation charges deferred
charges paid by airlines for air navigation services while flying through European airspace can now be deferred for up to...
3D printers band together to help the front line
Sellafield Ltd engineers are using their home 3D printers to help produce personal protective equipment. A band of our Warrington...
Businessman fined for breaches of environmental permit
Businessman Philip Eardley, sole director of A Morrey Distribution Limited (AMDL), faces a bill of £84,000 for failing to comply...
Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities
£750 million pot for frontline charities across the UK – including hospices and those supporting domestic abuse victims £360 million...
HM Treasury and Bank of England announce temporary extension of the Ways and Means facility
HM Treasury and the Bank of England (the Bank) have agreed to extend temporarily the use of the government’s long-established...
NHS frontline workers visas extended so they can focus on fighting coronavirus
Doctors, nurses and paramedics with visas due to expire before 1 October 2020 will have them automatically extended for one...
