Sutton Trust response to GCSE Results Day 2026
Sutton Trust analysis and comment on 2026 GCSE results, offering the charity’s interpretation of attainment patterns and implications for social mobility and schools following Results Day.
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Latest poultry and poultry meat statistics
Monthly UK statistics covering hatchery activity and slaughterhouse throughput for poultry, offering data on production volumes and industry trends relevant to food supply and biosecurity monitoring.
Listeria monocytogenes: incident reports
Lists reported outbreaks and incidents of Listeria monocytogenes in England and Wales, providing case and incident notices for public health monitoring and response relating to foodborne listeriosis.
Cyber security breaches survey: 2026/2027
Annual Department for Science, Innovation and Technology survey examining organisations’ experiences of cyber security breaches and attacks, and the impacts of those incidents in 2026/27.
Analysis: Weaker EV targets could cost UK consumers £3bn a year by 2030
Argues that a proposed UK government move to weaken electric vehicle targets could raise costs for households, potentially costing UK consumers up to £3bn a year by 2030.
London Borough of Barnet Council: External assurance review, 2026-27
CIPFA conducted an external assurance review of the London Borough of Barnet in April 2026, assessing the borough’s governance, financial controls and service delivery as part of MHCLG’s 2026–27 assurance work.
Q&A: What does China’s 15th five-year plan for coal mean for climate action?
China’s 15th five‑year plan for coal is analysed in a Q&A, assessing what new coal targets and policies mean for emissions, domestic energy policy and international climate action.
Labour market dashboard
Learning and Work Institute publishes a monthly interactive labour market dashboard, offering detailed, timely analysis of the latest ONS statistics on employment, unemployment and related labour-market indicators.
Chokehold
The Fabian Society examines the dominance of US technology firms across email, social media, payments and workplace software, arguing the ubiquity of US tech has concentrated control over many aspects of daily digital life.
Capacity Market: Hydrogen to Power and interconnectors
Consultation seeks views on allowing Hydrogen-to-Power projects into the Capacity Market and proposes technical changes to how interconnector de-rating factors are set, affecting capacity market participation and system adequacy calculations.
Warning as investors lose hundreds of thousands of pounds to “Ponzi-style” crypto scheme
The Insolvency Service has acted to shut down an unauthorised crypto investment firm described as ‘Ponzi‑style’, after investors lost hundreds of thousands of pounds; the agency is warning the public about similar high‑risk schemes.
Better WiFi on remote trains and access to cutting edge tech for British farmers through £13 million boost to drive next-gen satellite communications
A £13 million investment will expand next‑generation satellite communications to improve WiFi on remote Scottish trains and fund affordable sensor technology to help British farmers boost productivity and monitor crops more cheaply.
Individual insolvencies, July 2026
Monthly release covering individual insolvencies in July 2026: counts and rates of bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with quarterly Scotland figures and Breathing Space stats for England and Wales.
Finding an NHS dentist in England
Explains routes for patients in England to find and book NHS dental appointments, what to expect from NHS dental treatment and the NHS dental charges framework for different banded treatments and patient groups.
PM meeting with Prime Minister Frieden of Luxembourg: 23 August 2026
Covers a meeting on 23 August where the UK Prime Minister spoke with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden while travelling by train into Kyiv.
PM meeting with President Costa of the European Council: 23 August 2026
Summarises the Prime Minister’s meeting with European Council President António Costa on 23 August, held on the train into Kyiv as leaders travelled to mark Ukrainian Independence Day.
Air Pollution Awareness Coalition (APAC)
A cross‑sector Air Pollution Awareness Coalition (APAC) has been established to improve public understanding of air pollution and to support collective action to reduce exposure and harm from polluted air.
National Lottery Good Causes: Fund what matters to you
A call for evidence has opened to inform how National Lottery 'good cause' funding should be allocated in future, inviting views to shape policy on which causes receive grants and how funding decisions are made.
Beyond competence: the development of technical skills teaching
A Higher Education Policy Institute blog discusses developing technical skills teaching amid early educational reforms under Andy Burnham’s government, arguing for change in approaches to vocational and technical education.
Former waste firm boss banned as director after transferring assets worth millions to connected companies as NHS contracts collapsed
A Scottish businessman has been disqualified from acting as a company director for nine years after transferring assets worth millions to connected companies while NHS contracts collapsed, prompting the ban.
Livestreamed child sexual abuse: Scale, detection and how it can be disrupted
POST explores livestreamed child sexual abuse, assessing its scale in the UK and internationally, available technological detection or disruption tools, and regulatory approaches to prevent and respond to this form of online child exploitation.
Environmental Indicator Framework: Assessments
This release provides summaries of all Environmental Indicator Framework assessments that relate to the goals in the government's Environmental Improvement Plan, setting out how progress against those goals is being measured.
Minister renews calls for Israel to allow more aid into Gaza on first visit to the region
Minister Stephen Doughty completed a two-day regional visit, urging Israel to permit increased humanitarian aid into Gaza; the trip, his first to the area, included meetings in Egypt and public calls for expanded assistance.
Charity Sector Risk Assessment 2026
A high-level assessment identifying current and emerging risks facing the charity sector to help trustees take proportionate, context-specific steps to prepare and manage organisational threats in 2026.
Raising the bar: Strengthening living standards while banning exploitative zero-hours contracts
IPPR recommends a 30‑hour low‑hours threshold for new guaranteed‑hours rights to ban exploitative zero‑hours contracts, arguing any lower threshold would leave many who consistently work beyond their contracts without protection or guaranteed income.
Wildfires mean we have to fire all the on-call firefighters
With wildfires becoming more frequent, the National Fire Chiefs Council reported 11 major incidents simultaneously and 43 wildfires in 24 hours, leaving services stretched and prompting calls for increased equipment and staffing.
Outsourcing and competition in the banking sector: the rise of Cloud Service Providers
Staff working paper analysing banks’ increasing outsourcing to cloud service providers and the competition implications for the banking sector, exploring risks, market concentration and how dependence on a few cloud firms could reshape competition and operational resilience.
New Covent Garden Market research 2026
Provides an up-to-date assessment of New Covent Garden Market’s role and economic and social impact, covering its operations, employment, supply-chain links and local/regional benefits to inform stakeholders and planning decisions for the market’s future.
Counting down: the Timms Review of PIP
The Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment is due to conclude in autumn 2026 with expected ‘bold’ recommendations for change, signalling potential significant reforms to PIP assessment and delivery.
But what if synthetic natural gas actually works?
Brief argues synthetic natural gas could be a viable, dispatchable low‑carbon option, noting Rivan claims production at below £10/MWh and urging market‑driven solutions such as carbon pricing to deliver diverse climate technologies.