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30 Sep 19
More than half of young people now go to university but more must be done to improve diversity in higher education, according to university leaders and the education secretary.
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7 Aug 19
Proposals aimed at ending an ongoing NHS pensions row have been overhauled less than three weeks after they were announced.
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13 Jun 19
An additional £4.5m in government funding has been confirmed for a scheme that aims to improve the wellbeing of unpaid carers.
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12 Jun 19
The UK has committed to eradicating its net contribution to climate change by 2050, in a plan that will see it become the first major economy to set its zero emissions target in law.
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19 Mar 19
Retired civil servants will have their pensions cut by up to £700 per year after mistaken payments were made over several years.
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18 Jan 19
Having voted overwhelmingly to reject the Brexit deal, parliament must now make sure that the government is ready for no deal, says the Institute for Government’s Tim Durrant.
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20 Dec 18
Local authorities should use empty shops more effectively and reduce parking charges to bring the high streets back to life, according to recommendations made to the government.
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27 Sep 18
The UK’s Department of International Development has “significant weaknesses” in contract management with commercial suppliers, a watchdog has found.
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3 Aug 18
Rents in England have risen 60% faster than wages since 2011, a housing charity has said.
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5 Jun 18
The government has made a loss of £2bn after selling 7.7% of shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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18 May 18
Ministers have bowed to public pressure and will consult on banning flammable cladding on high-rise buildings.
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13 Mar 15
Nearly a million public sector workers are to receive average pay increases of 1% in 2015/16, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has confirmed.