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The Legal Aid Agency says civil legal aid now covers Respect Orders, youth injunctions and housing injunctions, with criminal legal aid available for breaches. Providers keep existing codes for former Part 1 injunctions.
The National Space Operations Centre says September brought a 7% rise in monitored re-entries and 16% more collision risks for UK-licensed satellites than in the previous month, though space weather was quieter.
The Low Pay Commission's recommendations, accepted in full by the Government, raise the National Living Wage by 3.9 per cent to £13.21 from April 2027, with rates for younger workers and apprentices also up 3.9 per cent.
New health data from Ituri Province shows essential care use fell sharply during the outbreak, with routine childhood vaccinations down by more than half in the main hotspots, UNICEF says.
Professor Nick Hopkins has become Chair of the Leasehold Advisory Service, the government-funded body advising leaseholders and park home owners in England and Wales, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced on 2 November 2026.
Chancellor John Healey has set out a Budget combining near-term help with rising costs and longer-term structural changes, including a £100 Household Energy Payment in 2027 and a six-month extension of the 5p fuel duty cut.
After the first joint report by four water regulators, Environment Secretary Angela Eagle is considering stricter consequences for executives at persistently failing water companies, including stronger limits on bonuses.
UK Export Finance will raise the amount lenders can provide automatically under its General Export Facility from £10 million to £15 million and widen eligibility, while increasing its Ukraine cover limit from £3.5 billion to £6.5 billion.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero says the Autumn Budget will provide a £100 payment to eligible households in England from January 2027 and asks Ofgem to remove standing charges from gas bills as early as 2027.
The Department of Health said the Siu Sai Wan Child Assessment Centre opens on December 21, replacing the Ngau Tau Kok centre, while the child assessment service moves to the Hospital Authority from May 31, 2027.
The British Embassy in Berlin is recruiting a voluntary Honorary Consul in Bremen to support UK interests and British nationals, with applications due by 22 November 2026.
Four regulators published a combined Water Industry Performance Insights report on 29 October 2026, showing strong drinking water quality results alongside ongoing concern over pollution incidents and environmental performance.
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