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EDUCATION

Teacher numbers in England rise by 4,654

Education minister Georgia Gould gave the figures in a written answer about teacher retention in North Shropshire, where the local authority’s teacher numbers rose from…

Whitehall Minute
The exterior of an English primary school building.
AGRICULTURE

Budget for England’s farm environment schemes hits £1.9bn

Stephen Morgan, a minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said spending on Environmental Land Management schemes was planned to reach £2bn by…

Whitehall Minute
Farmland bordered by a hedgerow in the English countryside
POLITICS

UK Home Office ad spending jumps by almost half

Spending on marketing and advertising campaigns went from £12.2m to almost £18m in a year, figures given to Parliament by Home Office minister Sarah Jones show.

Whitehall Minute
The Home Office headquarters in Marsham Street, London, its glass facade topped by a band of coloured panels.
AGRICULTURE

UK fishing quota falls to lowest since 2022

The 2026 total is the lowest since 2022, though its estimated value is put at £1.06bn, figures given to Parliament by minister Stephen Morgan show.

Whitehall Minute
Fishing trawlers moored at Peterhead harbour in Scotland