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A £233 million second application window for the Sustainable Farming Incentive opened on 22 September, including a £50 million boost for farmers hit by low yields and rising costs. Here's who can apply, what changed, and why 21,000 farms can now apply early.
Read Article →The UK is sending an RAF Voyager air to air refuelling aircraft to support Saudi Arabia's defences, the Ministry of Defence announced on 22 September 2026, following renewed Houthi attacks and escalating violence in the region.
Read Article →All 10 Regular training establishments inspected this year were rated good or outstanding by Ofsted, with four judged outstanding outright. But inspectors found female and smaller recruits still lack correctly fitting kit, for the fifth year running, and poor barracks continue to disrupt training.
Read Article →The UK and Cambodia are signing a new agreement to deepen cooperation against the criminal networks behind online scam centres, as Lord Hanson, the Home Office minister of state, visits Phnom Penh this week.
Read Article →Bereavement leave becomes a legal right for the first time in April 2027, covering step, half, adoptive, kinship and foster relationships that currently have none. Here's who qualifies, how much time off is on offer, and why it still won't be paid.
Read Article →More than £300 million has now been paid out in bonuses through Help to Save, with 656,700 accounts opened since 2018. Here's how the scheme works, who can open an account, and what changes from 2028.
Read Article →A £21.8 million top up to the Council Housebuilding Support Fund will help roughly 75 councils pay for the staff and groundwork behind ambitious affordable homes bids. Who can apply, and what it means for stalled local housing plans.
Read Article →Rape cases took an average of 424 days to complete once they reached the Crown Court in 2025, with many victims withdrawing before trial.
A plan to fix that with dedicated courtrooms, fixed trial dates and a new Rape Justice Taskforce.
Read Article →A reformed National Cancer Board has held its first meeting, tasked with tracking over 100 commitments in England's National Cancer Plan and flagging where progress is falling short. Here's what the board will do, who sits on it, and how it fits into the government's wider push to catch cancer earlier.
Read Article →Bridget Phillipson has convened experts, ministers and local leaders on a new national taskforce to root out misogyny, as figures show nearly 4 million adults endure domestic abuse every year. Here's what the taskforce will examine first, and how it links to the drive to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.
Read Article →Regional mayors, business leaders and college principals met the Education Secretary at a Manchester summit on 10 September, as new PISA data showed England holding steady while global scores slipped. Here's what the meeting means for 14 to 19 education reform and England's nearly 1 million NEET young people.
Read Article →Knife enabled robbery has fallen by 23% since June 2024 in seven pilot police forces, with more than 3,600 fewer robberies recorded. Here's how the government is rolling that approach out to over 230 areas and what local plans will actually involve.
Read Article →Great British Energy has launched £30 million in grants for community owned clean energy projects, the first wave of a promised £1 billion Local Power Plan.
Read Article →Six NHS trailblazer sites will share £1.5 million to test a new model of neighbourhood care, backed by a £250 million pledge from Macmillan Cancer Support over the next three to five years.
Read Article →Deploy publicly owned floating photovoltaic installations on grid-connected reservoir and hydroelectric sites via GB Energy, eliminating the grid connection bottleneck that delays conventional solar projects.
Resulting in up to 8.9 GW by 2030, 58.6 GW by 2050, £30bn+ cumulative GVA, 15,000+ FTE jobs annually, and reduced reservoir evaporation supporting water security alongside clean power.
Read Proposal →Reallocate £5-6bn from AI/datacentre subsidies into publicly owned offshore wind capacity through GB Energy, with full impact assessment and fiscal neutrality analysis.
Resulting in lower household bills, long term public revenue, reduced energy volatility, and strengthened industrial competitiveness.
Read Proposal →Replace breed bans with mandatory training programmes for all dog owners, addressing the real causes of aggression: poor training, unmet welfare needs, and owner misunderstanding.
Resulting in better public safety
Read Proposal →Practical alternative to failed Rwanda scheme: UK jurisdiction processing center saving £400-600 million annually with safe legal routes
Read Proposal →Create a unified capital gains tax framework with £1,000 annual allowance to democratize digital asset access
Read Proposal →Mandate affordable solar installations on all new builds to accelerate net zero without increasing house prices
Read Proposal →Cap profit margins at 10% on essential goods to combat the cost of living crisis
Read Proposal →Government cybersecurity education and ISP security requirements for national resilience
Read Proposal →Independent enforcement with wealth scaled penalties for political violations
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