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67 local authorities have been given approval to begin enhanced testing support programmes as soon as Monday to drive down transmission rates in their areas.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Over 105,000 volunteers tested in England in latest significant study into coronavirus (COVID-19) by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI.
The Ivory Bill introduced to Parliament today will be the toughest in Europe - and one of the toughest in the world.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Changes to NHS Test and Trace have led to a record proportion of contacts being reached, and reached faster.
The Ivory Bill has gained Royal Assent to become law. The Act is expected to come into force in late 2019
The Digital Secretary updated Parliament on the government's full response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement to the House of Commons on the Integrated Review.
Ban on the sale of products containing microbeads comes into effect.
Review could lead to other animals joining elephants under protection of landmark Ivory Act
Employment Tribunal decision.
The UK’s first school for training highly-skilled probation officers to become lie detector examiners is underway.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Today the government's ban on microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products comes into effect.
A simple checklist of what schools can do to instil good behaviour in the classroom has been developed and published today by Charlie Taylor - the headteacher of a special school with some of the toughest behaviour issues and the...
The Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, wrote in today's Times about the case for a total sales ban on ivory in the UK.
Trooper Emmanuel Nartey, from the First Royal Tank Regiment, has been selected to represent Ghana in judo at the London Olympics.
Foreign Secretary: EU sanctions signal determination to intensify peaceful diplomatic pressure on Iran
Today Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey is at the Our Ocean conference in Malta.
One hundred talented leaders to be recruited to transform schools facing toughest challenges.
Lynne Featherstone launches a new programme to improve the prospects of girls and women in Nigeria
Statements from International Development Secretary Rory Stewart and government spokesperson.
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