Everything government, Parliament, the statistical agencies and the major policy institutes published — read, summarised and ranked so you can skim the day in a minute.
Updated live tables provide the latest indicators of new housing supply in England, offering detailed breakdowns of completions, starts and other supply measures used to monitor delivery against targets.
Quarterly indicators showing levels and trends in new housing supply in England for April to June 2026, covering measures such as starts, completions and possibly permissions to indicate recent building activity and short-term trends.
Publishes statistics on referrals into the National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify for potential modern slavery victims in the year to June 2026, showing levels of identification and reporting over that period.
Breakdown of Ministry of Defence expenditure with industry for 2025/26, disaggregating spend by UK region and industry group to show where MOD contracts and payments were concentrated geographically and sectorally.
Industrial energy price indices release provides quarterly and annual price indices for industrial fuels in real and current terms, with series both including and excluding the Climate Change Levy (CCL) for comparative analysis.
Summarises initial work linking STATS19 fatality records from reported road collisions with Office for National Statistics death registrations, describing linkage approach and potential to improve accuracy of reported road fatality counts.
Quarterly official statistics listing Department for Work and Pensions complaints received, closed and upheld by business area to June 2026, with breakdowns by reason for complaint to support oversight and service improvement work.
Collects special feature articles from the September 2026 Energy Trends bulletin, analysing contemporary UK energy issues and providing statistical context and commentary for policymakers and sector analysts.
Annual epidemiological commentary covering financial year 2025–26 (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026) reporting trends in E. coli, Klebsiella spp., P. aeruginosa, MRSA and MSSA bacteraemias and C. difficile infections up to and including 2025–26.
Reports headcount and full‑time equivalent figures for Primary Care Network staff as of 31 August 2026, with breakdowns by age and gender at PCN, Sub‑ICB, ICB, region and England levels.
National data on average speed, delay and reliability of travel times on the Strategic Road Network and local 'A' roads, covering measured journey speeds, minutes of delay and reliability metrics for road users.
A new toolkit compiles guidance from across government to help civil servants connect academic expertise with policy needs, offering practical advice and examples for commissioning, engaging and using academic research in policymaking.
The MHRA has approved lurbinectedin for adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, authorising its use while committing to continue close monitoring of the medicine’s safety and effectiveness in clinical practice.
A purported BBC News clip linking an Indian passenger to the Flydubai attack has been confirmed as a deepfake; the BBC told Full Fact the footage is not genuine.
Text of the UK’s statement at UN Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue on Ukraine, delivered by Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders, addressing the oral update on human rights issues arising from the conflict.
Highlights projected declines in pupil numbers in England and discusses the likely implications for school organisation, capacity planning and funding formulae over coming years.
Explainer describes how rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures for millions worldwide and warns that further sea-level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to people, heritage and natural systems.
A viral video claimed to show the Flydubai incident is misattributed: visuals are from a different flight over Dubai and the audio derives from a separate 2022 turbulence clip, not the reported attack footage.
The Intellectual Property Office seeks evidence on the cost and effectiveness of judicial processes protecting IP rights in the UK, through an informal Call for Evidence examining enforcement pathways and potential reforms.
Analyses how Serbia’s election could create strategic problems for Israel, suggesting developments in Belgrade may have implications for Israeli defence planning beyond threats from Iran, Gaza or Hezbollah.
A new Youth Hub has opened in Rossendale to expand employment support for young people, delivering government-backed services locally to help them move into work.
A polemic opposing the Green Party’s proposal for a national “Fair Rents Guarantee” to keep rents permanently affordable, arguing the ambition is unrealistic and criticising its feasibility and potential costs.
Five researchers from HERE@Manchester (Tom Fryer, Charlie Deeks, Sylvie Lomer, Paul Smith and Steven Jones) provide a response to Universities UK’s 10 July 2026 guide on contextual admissions, analysing its guidance on fair and transparent contextual admissions practice.
Delivered by Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders, the UK’s statement addressed the UN Human Rights Council’s interactive dialogue on Haiti, outlining the UK’s positions and concerns on human rights developments in Haiti (as presented to HRC63).
The MOD’s ‘War Detectives’ identified the grave of Private Sidney Allen, missing since 1945, and a rededication service was held at the CWGC Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Germany.
A previously unnamed World War II grave has been identified and the soldier from Sheffield was formally named during a rededication ceremony in the Netherlands, 81 years after his death.
Provides a September 2026 progress update on Project Gigabit, tracking progress towards the government’s target of 99% gigabit-capable broadband coverage across the UK by 2032 and outlining rollout milestones and delivery challenges.
Second application window for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2026 opened on 22 September, backed by a £233 million fund intended to help more farmers increase food production while protecting land.
Sellafield presented its continuous improvement approach to over 400 nuclear leaders from 38 countries at the WANO General Meeting in Japan, influencing international practice on operational improvement in the nuclear sector.