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Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has secured a pledge from 13 major defence firms to create 40,000 youth jobs a year by 2035, rising to 50,000, as part of a wider government push to tackle youth unemployment. Here's what the new pledges mean for young people seeking defence careers and the future of the UK's defence industry.
Read Article →The government has confirmed that vocational GCSEs will replace technical awards from 2029, with new subjects and qualifications designed to help more young people get the skills they need for the future. Here's what the changes mean for schools, students and the future of technical education.
Read Article →Losing GPS alone would cost the UK economy £1.4 billion a day, and ministers have earmarked more than £3 billion for space over four years. No. 3 Space Effects Squadron is the first RAF unit built to defend the satellites behind that figure.
Read Article →Plymouth is getting £84 million to build a National Centre for Marine Autonomy expected to create nearly 1,000 jobs, while RAF Waddington starts a separate £53 million airfield refurbishment due to finish in 2028. Here's what both projects mean for jobs, skills and the infrastructure behind Britain's defence programme.
Read Article →Great British Energy is opening the first slice of up to £1 billion in community energy funding to Welsh towns and villages, on top of £9.5 million already spent fitting solar panels to Welsh schools and leisure centres.
Read Article →Around 300,000 people with a health condition leave work every year, and someone off sick for over a year has less than a 50% chance of returning. Sir Charlie Mayfield's Keep Britain Working programme wants to catch people before that drift becomes permanent, but a shrinking jobs market may be working against it.
Read Article →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 →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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