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Foreign Secretary in India to forge stronger economic and tech ties in Indo-Pacific
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting India to mark a new scheme allowing young Brits and Indians to live and work in each other’s countries for up to 2 years, which was announced by the Home...2023-03-01 1126 0 -
DBT unveils new ‘Help to Grow’ site to support businesses and grow the economy
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has unveiled a new centralised website, targeted at helping the UK’s 5.5 million businesses. The new ‘Help to Grow’ site from DBT is aimed at upskilling both big and...2023-03-01 2504 0 -
New UK partnership to tackle climate change in Latin America
The UK has joined IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) focused on development through the private sector, in a move designed to boost the UK’s work reducing poverty and tackling...2023-03-01 1152 0 -
2.5 million children in Türkiye need urgent humanitarian assistance
(C)UNICEF/UN0793737/KaracanUNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell in a psychosocial session in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, with children who survived the devastating twin earthquakes UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concluded a two-day visit to Türkiye, where she met with...2023-03-01 1174 0 -
B737 MAX Flights are back to the sky in China
B737 MAX flights, which were grounded following the two fatal accidents, are now being permitted to resume in China by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Fuzhou Airlines became the third domestic Chinese airline to...2023-03-01 8887 0 -
New guidance to help businesses co-operate on environment
In March 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provided its environmental sustainability advice to the Government. As part of that work, the CMA found that businesses needed more clarity about what is, and what is...2023-02-28 2279 0 -
Businesses urged to get ready for reforms to cut packaging waste
Plans to make it easier for consumers to recycle packaging waste move a step closer today, as reporting requirements for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) come into force. Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) will make firms...2023-02-28 1603 0 -
Empty Homes Week 2023
In the last financial year 2021/2022 The Empty Property Team at Birmingham City Council brought 267 homes back into residential use. From April 2022 to January 2023 the team brought an additional 184 homes back into...2023-02-28 1122 0 -
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies
(C)UNICEF/UN0541828/SatuJahan, 18, gave birth to her first baby with the support of a UNICEF primary healthcare centre in the Rohingya refugee camps. Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the...2023-02-27 1762 0 -
Investment in new indoor athletics track strengthens city’s reputation for major events with strong community benefits
A new athletics track for Utilita Arena Birmingham, purchased by Birmingham City Council, is set to host its first event this weekend in the shape of the UK Athletics Indoor Championships. The track replaces the original,...2023-02-25 1424 0
