Press release: FCO ministers meet ambassadors and high commissioners of ASEAN member states to drive forward UK-ASEAN ties

Jeremy Hunt and Mark Field met senior diplomats from ASEAN countries at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to promote our ever closer partnership.




Press release: 160 more industry professionals to be recruited as FE teachers

Outcomes of the second round of the £5 million Taking Teaching Further programme announced




Press release: England’s Marine Life Protected With Blue Belt Expansion

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today created 41 new Marine Conservation Zones, marking the most significant expansion of England’s ‘Blue Belt’ of protected areas to date.




Press release: PHE calls on all NHS Trusts to ban smoking on hospital grounds

Survey finds that more than two-thirds of NHS acute Trusts in England now prohibit smoking on site as part of their journey to becoming smokefree.




Press release: Vaccine for older adults gives significant protection against flu

Flu vaccine effectiveness data shows newly available adjuvanted influenza vaccine provided about 60% effectiveness for those aged 65 years and over.