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Nearly £22bn pledged for carbon capture projects
The government has pledged nearly £22bn for projects to capture and store carbon emissions from energy, industry and hydrogen production.…
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10,000 homes on ex-military bases were never built
A government scheme to use vacant military land for new homes was quietly shelved two years ago without a single…
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Government looking at tougher outdoor smoking rules – PM
Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed the government is looking at tougher rules on outdoor smoking to reduce the number of…
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Protect kids from vapes, doctors urge government
The government must ban flavoured and disposable vapes, doctors say, to protect children against a growing epidemic of use in…
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Plan to hike windfall tax sparks energy jobs warning
Firms across the UK’s oil and gas supply chain have expressed “grave concern” about government plans to hike windfall taxes…
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Move to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters jailed
The government has activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters are being sentenced for their role in…
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Train strikes near end as union and government agree deal
Train drivers will vote on a new pay deal aimed at ending long-running strike action. It follows talks between representatives…
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Tragic shipwreck off Dorset granted special status
The wreck of a ship which sank more than 200 years ago has been granted special protection by the government.…
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No refunds in historic miscarriage of justice cases
Victims of historic miscarriages of justice have been told by the government they must have “bed and board” costs for…
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Dozens arrested in violent clashes across the country as government warns rioters will pay the price
Rioters will “pay the price” for the wave of violent clashes that has spread across the country, ministers warned on…
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Labour to use royal land to boost wind energy
The government is set to use British seabed owned by the Royal Family to help build windfarms which it hopes…
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Government destroys £1.4bn of PPE from one Covid deal
About £1.4bn worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been destroyed or written off in what is understood to be…
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Bid to extend police protest powers ruled unlawful
An attempt by the government to widen police powers over protests has been ruled unlawful by the High Court. Legislation…
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MoD data breach: China suspected of hacking UK armed forces payroll
The government suspects China was behind the hack of an armed forces payroll system, the BBC understands. Defence Secretary Grant…
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defends rollout of free childcare hours
The government has defended its rollout of free childcare after Labour called the system a “total mess”. The scheme is…
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Disposable vapes to be banned for children’s health, government says
Disposable vapes are set to be banned as part of plans to tackle the rising number of young people taking…
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UK government plans further nuclear power expansion
The government has announced plans to build a new large-scale nuclear plant, despite concerns about delays to existing projects. Ministers…
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Petrol and diesel car ban immovable, says Michael Gove
The government remains committed to banning the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, cabinet minister Michael Gove…
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Cost of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying in state revealed
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and events during the period of national mourning cost the government an estimated £162m, the Treasury…
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Kuwait announced a new government
Kuwait announced a new government on Sunday, its seventh in three years of deep political crisis between parliament and the…
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