On Tuesday 26 June, the Met joined the rest of the UK in celebrating Armed Forces Week, an annual event that recognises the contribution Reservists and Cadet Adult Instructors make to their organisation and the Armed Forces. The annual campaign that runs annually, gives everyone
Women from across London’s multi-faith communities will be coming together today to help tackle key crime issues. The Met-led event ‘Girls Allowed’ will bring together over 400 people from various multi-faith communities. The aim is to inspire under-represented women from within these communities to help
The building blocks to a lifelong passion for engineering could be a step closer for thousands of children across the UK, as LEGO® has announced its support for a national campaign to bring children face to face with engineering experiences and role models. The Engineers
Government officials and policy makers and the Big Lottery Fund paid a two day visit to an innovative mental health programme in east London to find out how it is supporting young people to become more resilient. HeadStart Newham provides a range of activities in
Police will be able to boost the number of detectives by up to 1,000 in the next 5 years following new government funding to develop a national training programme. The Home Office will work with Police Now, an award-winning police graduate recruitment programme, to develop
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care has calculated that around a third of Local Authorities, 56 in total, will be unable to raise much needed social care funds via the social care precept in 2019/20. Professor Martin Green
In response to The Mayor of London’s announcement today that an Ultra-Low Emission Zone will be brought in for central London in April 2019 and expanded to the North and South Circular roads from October 2021, Paul Morozzo, clean air campaigner at Greenpeace, said: “The
Personnel leaving the armed forces will now be able to keep their military ID, Minister for Defence People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood has announced. The move will allow veterans to maintain their emotional connection with the armed forces, allowing them to keep the card they
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has praised Londoners for their help in connecting more rough sleepers with services in the capital than ever before, and for their generosity in donating almost £200,000 towards his ‘No one needs to sleep rough in London’ campaign. The
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling and Rail Minister Jo Johnson met with more than 50 MPs yesterday (5 June 2018) to hear about the serious issues faced by passengers affected by disruption following the introduction of new rail timetables. Ministers met with every MP who requested