SSSC Registered – a qualified workforce: evidence your learning
Monday 2 Feb 2026

SSSC Registered – a qualified workforce: evidence your learning


We understand the challenges you face in gaining your qualifications for registration and we are here to support you. It can be daunting thinking about what’s involved and how you will evidence your learning.

Scottish Social Services News
Providing more genuinely affordable homes for residents
Monday 2 Feb 2026

Providing more genuinely affordable homes for residents


From building and buying new properties to recovering homes for local families, Islington Council is going above and beyond to provide safe, secure, genuinely affordable homes. 

Islington Council News
Revealed: The UK cities where you need the highest salary to buy a home
Monday 2 Feb 2026

Revealed: The UK cities where you need the highest salary to buy a home


The salary needed to buy in London is now nearly four times the national average earnings, while St Albans is named the most expensive place to buy outside the capital

GoCompare News
New national campaign urges personal employers to check PVG scheme membership
Monday 2 Feb 2026

New national campaign urges personal employers to check PVG scheme membership


New guidance and campaign materials launched by Disclosure Scotland to help personal employers make safer hiring decisions.

Disclosure Scotland News
Landmark year for Disclosure Scotland
Monday 2 Feb 2026

Landmark year for Disclosure Scotland


Disclosure Scotland's transformation that will protect Scotland’s most vulnerable.

Disclosure Scotland News
Disclosure Scotland launches new media and marketing resources site
Monday 2 Feb 2026

Disclosure Scotland launches new media and marketing resources site


New ‘Newsroom’ platform designed to give journalists faster access to press releases, updates, and campaign materials 

Disclosure Scotland News
Disclosure Act update – Five-year PVG scheme membership
Monday 2 Feb 2026

Disclosure Act update – Five-year PVG scheme membership


Disclosure Scotland announces changes to its PVG scheme membership from April 2026.

Disclosure Scotland News
A year of safeguarding: Disclosure Scotland processed over 627,000 checks in 2025
Monday 2 Feb 2026

A year of safeguarding: Disclosure Scotland processed over 627,000 checks in 2025


Record volumes of checks, growth in PVG membership and robust barring decisions showcase a year of strengthening public protection. 

Disclosure Scotland News
House price growth edges higher in January
Monday 2 Feb 2026

House price growth edges higher in January


  • Slight rise in annual house price growth to 1.0%
  • House prices were up 0.3% month on month
  • Continued improvement in affordability helped drive first-time buyer activity in 2025
Nationwide HPI News
Special Delivery! First baby bundles land on doorsteps in Wales
Monday 2 Feb 2026

Special Delivery! First baby bundles land on doorsteps in Wales


From today [Monday, February 2] ‘baby bundles’- a gift of essential supplies - will begin to be delivered to expectant families in Flying Start areas of Wales.

Welsh Government News
More than 56,000 potholes fixed and prevented across south-west Wales
Monday 2 Feb 2026

More than 56,000 potholes fixed and prevented across south-west Wales


More than 56,000 potholes on over 100 miles of road have been fixed or prevented across south-west Wales on the Strategic Road Network and local roads since April last year. 

Welsh Government News
More than 50,000 potholes fixed and prevented across south-east Wales
Monday 2 Feb 2026

More than 50,000 potholes fixed and prevented across south-east Wales


More than 50,000 potholes on over 100 miles of road have been fixed or prevented across south-east Wales on the Strategic Road Network and local roads since April last year. 

Welsh Government News
More than 50,000 potholes fixed and prevented across mid Wales
Monday 2 Feb 2026

More than 50,000 potholes fixed and prevented across mid Wales


More than 52,000 potholes on almost 100 miles of road have been fixed or prevented across mid Wales on the Strategic Road Network and local roads since April last year. 

Welsh Government News
More than 40,000 potholes fixed and prevented across north Wales
Monday 2 Feb 2026

More than 40,000 potholes fixed and prevented across north Wales


More than 40,000 potholes on nearly 80 miles of road have been fixed or prevented across north Wales on the Strategic Road Network and local roads since April last year. 

Welsh Government News
More than 200,000 potholes fixed and prevented across Wales
Monday 2 Feb 2026

More than 200,000 potholes fixed and prevented across Wales


More than 200,000 potholes on more than 400 miles of road surfacing have been fixed or prevented throughout Wales since April last year.

Welsh Government News
Passengers in Devon and Cornwall advised to check before travelling during the first week of February
Sunday 1 Feb 2026

Passengers in Devon and Cornwall advised to check before travelling during the first week of February


Network Rail and Great Western Railway are advising passengers in Devon and Cornwall to continue to check before travelling as engineers work to fix flood damage to railway lines, with a further weather warning for heavy rain in the region lasting from noon on Monday 2 February until 09:00am on Tuesday morning.

Network Rail Media Centre
Great Western Railway introduces record-breaking battery train into passenger service
Saturday 31 Jan 2026

Great Western Railway introduces record-breaking battery train into passenger service


Great Western Railway today (Saturday 31 January) introduced the UK’s first battery-only powered train into passenger service.

GWR News
“The Best in the World” CM Punk Graces WWE® 2K26 Cover as Four New Match Types, Upgrades to All Game Modes, and Unprecedented Roster Ensure The Show Never Stops
Saturday 31 Jan 2026

“The Best in the World” CM Punk Graces WWE® 2K26 Cover as Four New Match Types, Upgrades to All Game Modes, and Unprecedented Roster Ensure The Show Never Stops


Highlights include King of Kings Edition, Attitude Era Edition, Monday Night War Edition, new interactive environments, updated storyline in The Island, expanded customization features, and more

2K News
“The Best in the World” CM Punk Graces WWE® 2K26 Cover as Four New Match Types, Upgrades to All Game Modes, and Unprecedented Roster Ensure The Show Never Stops
Friday 30 Jan 2026

“The Best in the World” CM Punk Graces WWE® 2K26 Cover as Four New Match Types, Upgrades to All Game Modes, and Unprecedented Roster Ensure The Show Never Stops


Highlights include King of Kings Edition, Attitude Era Edition, Monday Night War Edition, new interactive environments, updated storyline in The Island, expanded customisation features, and more

2K News
“The Best in the World” CM Punk Graces WWE® 2K26 Cover as Four New Match Types, Upgrades to All Game Modes, and Unprecedented Roster Ensure The Show Never Stops
Friday 30 Jan 2026

“The Best in the World” CM Punk Graces WWE® 2K26 Cover as Four New Match Types, Upgrades to All Game Modes, and Unprecedented Roster Ensure The Show Never Stops


Highlights include King of Kings Edition, Attitude Era Edition, Monday Night War Edition, new interactive environments, updated storyline in The Island, expanded customisation features, and more

2K News
“The Best in the World” CM Punk Graces WWE® 2K26 Cover as Four New Match Types, Upgrades to All Game Modes, and Unprecedented Roster Ensure The Show Never Stops
Friday 30 Jan 2026

“The Best in the World” CM Punk Graces WWE® 2K26 Cover as Four New Match Types, Upgrades to All Game Modes, and Unprecedented Roster Ensure The Show Never Stops


Highlights include King of Kings Edition, Attitude Era Edition, Monday Night War Edition, new interactive environments, updated storyline in The Island, expanded customization features, and more

2K Newsroom