Travel Advisories
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Prime Minister’s statement on returning children to school
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today made a direct appeal to parents to return their children to the classroom when schools reopen next week. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: I…
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Study finds very low numbers of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
only 0.01% of open educational settings had an outbreak out of more than 1 million children attending pre-school and primary school in June, just 70 children were affected infections in…
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Statement from the UK Chief Medical Officers on schools and childcare reopening
This is a consensus statement from the Chief Medical Officers and Deputy Chief Medical Officers of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales on the current evidence of risks and benefits…
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Finalists revealed in competition to find homes of the future
Six finalists announced in competition to find the leading design for the low-carbon, age-friendly homes of the future Boost for low-carbon, modern home manufacturing as warranty providers work on shared…
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CDC Media Telebriefing Transcript: Update on COVID-19
Operator: Welcome, and thank you all for standing by. At this time, I would like to inform all participants that your lines have been placed on a listen-only mode until the…
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Tougher fines ahead of Bank Holiday to crack down on illegal gatherings
Tougher measures targeting the most serious breaches of social distancing restrictions will come into effect on Friday 28 August ahead of the bank holiday weekend. Those facilitating or organising illegal…
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DVSA response to problems with driving test booking service
The driving test booking service reopened on Friday 21 August 2020 for new bookings for the general public. The service is only taking bookings for the next 6 weeks. The…
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Culture Recovery Fund saves 135 grassroots music venues with emergency grants
£2.25m funding topped up by more than £1 million to help more venues in need of support to survive Recipients of the fund include The Troubadour in London, where Adele…
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Bumper weight of fish produced at Environment Agency’s National Fish Farm
The Environment Agency restocked rivers with more than half a million (520,475) fish last year, as its national fish farm near Calverton produced its largest ever tonnage of fish. 12.3…
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Libya: UK response to calls for ceasefire
Minister for the Middle East James Cleverly said: The UK Government welcomes today’s calls for a ceasefire from President of the Presidency Council Fayez Al-Serraj and Speaker of the House…