First illegal migrants returned under new UK-France agreement
Under the landmark UK-France migration deal, the first groups of small boats arrivals to the UK have been successfully removed on flights to France. HM GovernmentSource
Read MoreLocal Plan examinations: letter to the Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate (October 2025)
This letter lays out the government’s expectations on the exercise of flexibility in the examination of local plans submitted within the current plan-making system. HM GovernmentSource
Read MoreEast Sussex pair sentenced for part in baled waste dumping
None of the sites used to store baled waste had any relevant environmental permissions. HM GovernmentSource
Read More175 Years since the Public Libraries Act
Baroness Twycross gave the keynote speech at the charity, Libraries Connected, celebration event at Manchester Central Library to mark the 175th anniversary of the first ever Public Libraries Act HM GovernmentSource
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UK inflation holds steady at 3.8% as fuel prices offset falling air fares
Annual August rate released as Bank of England considers holding interest rate at 4% to tackle rising prices Business live – updates UK inflation held steady in August, official figures show, maintaining pressure on households as the Bank of England prepares to keep borrowing costs at elevated levels.
Read MoreUKHSA weekly winter surveillance bulletin
Weekly UKHSA report for the 2025/26 season, monitoring respiratory viruses as people are encouraged to take simple steps to protect themselves. HM GovernmentSource
Read MorePM wraps up India trade trip with 10,600 jobs secured
Wrapping up a two-day trade mission to Mumbai, the Prime Minister has praised the strengthened, future-facing UK-India partnership, which will deliver for Britain by boosting growth, creating jobs and making hard-working peo… HM GovernmentSource
Read MoreSwitzerland-UK Financial Dialogue 2025 Joint Statement
Joint Statement between State Secretariat for International Finance and HM Treasury on the Switzerland-UK Financial Dialogue. HM GovernmentSource
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Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist
Former Bank chief economist Andy Haldane says left-behind communities need investment to stem populist tide Defeating far-right populism will require Labour to radically overhaul its “arid” approach to raising living standards in left-behind communities, the former Bank of England chief economist has said. Andy Haldane warned that Labour’s
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