Press release: UK takes step forward in global marine protection

UK Government backs plans by Ascension Island to designate over 150,000 square miles of its waters as a fully protected no-take Marine Protected Area.




Press release: Report 01/2019: Runaway of a road-rail vehicle at Bradford Interchange

RAIB has today released its report into a runaway of a road-rail vehicle at Bradford Interchange, 8 June 2018.




Press release: ‘Missing Link’ proposal unveiled for route linking Midlands and South West

The next step in a multi-million pound scheme to upgrade a key route linking the Midlands and South West has been announced by Highways England.




Press release: Storm Gareth – Operation Stack activated on coast bound M20 between junctions 8 and 9 in Kent

Drivers heading to the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel are being advised to plan ahead and leave extra time for their journeys as part of the coastbound M20 in Kent is being used to stack lorries due to Storm Gareth.




Press release: Low Pay Commission welcomes review of international evidence on minimum wages

The Low Pay Commission welcomes the Government’s announcement that Professor Arindrajit Dube has been appointed to undertake a review of the international evidence on the impacts of minimum wages.