26 January 2021
Over £23 million funding has been allocated to 60 councils and voluntary groups across England to expand work to support those most at risk from Covid-19 and to boost vaccine take-up.
25 January 2021
With mental health challenges for van drivers exacerbated due to fatigue and stress during the pandemic, their suicide rate is now 25% higher than the national average.
25 January 2021
A number of trade unions have come together to press the Environment Agency to review its risk assessments.
25 January 2021
The Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate (TRID) started work in 2020 in preparation for taking over powers previously exercised by the European Commission when the UK was an EU Member State (see New trade barriers service launched).
25 January 2021
Everyone, no matter where they live or their background, will be able to gain the skills they need to progress in work at any stage of their lives according to a blueprint for a post-16 education system set out in a new Government White Paper.
25 January 2021
Amidst concerns that there is still no indication of when schools might reopen to all pupils, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson recently said that schools and colleges will have two weeks' notice of any plan to open more widely.
25 January 2021
To recognise that passenger-carrying industries may face significant challenges in the coming months, the Senior Traffic Commissioner has issued temporary guidance to the Traffic Commissioners on the way they carry out their regulatory duties during this period.
22 January 2021
Job adverts in the UK in December 2020 saw a 10.5% increase on the figure for the same month in 2019 with 1.77 million jobs on offer.
22 January 2021
Continuing the trend for establishing routes to EU countries that do not involve possible delays at the Channel crossing (see New container service links Immingham with Bilbao), Containerships has announced another service due to start this month.
22 January 2021
According to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, residents are to be protected through the establishment of a national regulatory body which will ensure materials used to build homes will be made safer.