The UK Standard Skills Classification (SSC), a new national framework, is a significant step forward in how we think about and discuss skills in the UK Simpler, Shared System for Describing Skills Needs Launched A new comprehensive way of identifying and describing skills needs will help employers, training providers, job seekers, and people looking to upskill to get the best from the system. The national framework, called the UK Standard Skills Classification (SSC), was offi

New Round of Economic Fury Sanctions Targets IRGC Oil Operations The Trump Administration is intensifying pressure on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by targeting the financial networks that enable its illicit oil operations. Today, the United States is sanctioning a network involved in selling and shipping Iranian oil to overseas buyers on behalf of the IRGC and three senior officials from the IRGC’s Shahid Purja’fari Oil Headquarters who coordinate these illici

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timotheos on the margins of the U.S.-Ethiopia Bilateral Structured Dialogue. The Secretary underscored Ethiopia’s important role in promoting the resolution and deescalation of conflict across East Africa. The Secretary and Foreign Minister also discussed the U.S.-Ethiopia security partnership and the significant steps taken to advance commercial opportunities between

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn has today (Monday 11 May) published the May Review Report Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Publishes May Review Report The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn has today published the May Review Report, and written to the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee with the Department’s response. The May Review of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) wa

The campaign encourages the public to check that their immigration adviser is properly regulated before placing their trust in them Public Urged to Check Immigration Advisers are Regulated The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) has launched its first national awareness campaign to protect people from fraudulent, unregulated immigration advisers. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the IAA’s role as the UK’s independent regulator of immigration advisers, while encouraging

New legislation to be announced in the King's Speech on Wednesday will give government the option to bring British Steel into public ownership New Legislation Gives Government Power to Bring British Steel into Public Ownership Government to introduce legislation which would give it the option to nationalise British Steel, subject to public interest test being met. Primary legislation would give Government a route to safeguard UK steelmaking capacity and avoid sudden halt of p

Company director Paul Thomson pleaded guilty to knowingly deploying Daniel Almond-Farrant, who was also prosecuted, as an unlicensed keyholder Convicted Cambridge Security Boss and Operative to Pay Over £5000 On 28 April 2026 at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court, Mr Thomson pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 5 (via section 23) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (PSIA). The company Cambridge Security Services Ltd, of which Mr Thomson was the sole director, pleaded gu

An Army specialist team has parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha to deliver critical medical support after it was confirmed that one British national on the island was suspected of contracting Hantavirus Military Conducts Daring Parachute Drop to Deliver Critical Medical Support to Tristan da Cunha Specialist Army team parachute from an RAF A400M onto remote island, with medical personnel in-tandem and oxygen supplies and medical equipment. Tristan da Cunha – Britian’s most remot

9,500 more homes and businesses in Essex to receive faster, reliable internet as part of the government’s Project Gigabit roll out Digital Future of Essex Supercharged with 9,500 More Homes and Businesses Getting Upgraded Broadband An extra 9,500 homes and businesses in Essex to receive faster, reliable internet as part of the government’s Project Gigabit roll out. Expansion of gigabit rollout to cover full fibre blackspots in urban areas, as well as the countryside. Open