Manor Farm Dairy in Dorset fined for slurry polluting river
Manor Farm Dairy has been prosecuted for allowing cattle slurry to overflow from a lagoon, polluting a nearby river for 4 kilometres. HM GovernmentSource
Read MoreBuilding Digital UK to be integrated with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Building Digital UK will be integrated into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on 1 November 2025. HM GovernmentSource
Read MoreSecond chance to comment on Personal Locator Beacon registration
A fresh consultation has been launched today (13 October 2025) for more people to have their say on proposals to make search and rescue response involving Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) more efficient and effective. HM GovernmentSource
Read MorePermanent Secretary appointed at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Paul Kissack is appointed as the new Permanent Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). HM GovernmentSource
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Farage steps up calls for Bank of England to halt bond sales
Reform UK leader presses governor Andrew Bailey over quantitative easing in meeting at Threadneedle Street Business live – latest updates The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has stepped up calls for the Bank of England to halt bond sales and cut the interest it pays to UK banks,
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Bank of England urged to do more to tackle climate crisis
Environmental groups mark 10 years since Mark Carney’s ‘short-term horizons’ speech with plea to act ‘while there’s still time’ A coalition of 10 campaign groups is calling on the Bank of England to do more to tackle the climate crisis, a decade after the then governor Mark Carney
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UK business confidence falls to record low amid rising employment costs
Survey of bosses shows energy prices also a concern, as Bank policymakers warn inflation may take longer to drop Business confidence fell to its lowest level on record in September, driven by concerns over soaring costs, according to a survey of bosses. Topping the unease were labour costs,
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Bank of England should not be ‘overly cautious’ on interest rate cuts, says policymaker
Rate-setter Swati Dhingra denies high inflation is a ‘particularly British problem’ and says short-term factors are to blame The causes of the UK’s inflation spike will “fade” and policymakers should avoid being “overly cautious” about cutting interest rates, a Bank of England rate-setter has argued. Swati Dhingra, a
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What is quantitative tightening and how has it affected UK finances?
The Bank of England’s disposal of the bonds it bought after the 2008 financial crisis is being slowed down The Bank of England has announced that it will scale back its multibillion-pound “quantitative tightening” programme. The process is significant for the UK economy and the public finances. But
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Sellafield Ltd awards £2.9bn infrastructure contracts
Three companies have won contracts with a total value of up to £2.9bn to supply key non-nuclear infrastructure works on the Sellafield site. HM GovernmentSource
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