The NDS site provides up-to-the minute national and regional Government news across all departments and agencies. Visitors also have access to the archive of Government news along with background information and photographs.
If you are a member of the press or the public interested in elements of Government news, why not sign up for our email alerts? You can specify the region and / or government department you are interested in and be the first to hear the news.
Information and Resources on the site
Press Information
Embargoes
Operational Notes, Press Invitations
Regional and National News
Department News Section
Searching the site
Questions and Problems
How can I save / print news items of interest?
How can I save / print photographs and other assets?
I am unable to download a Release
Information about Registration
Reporting a problem
Email Alerts
How can I register to receive email alerts?
How can I unsubscribe from email alerts?
How can I change the regions / departments I receive information about?
How can I change my email address?
Press information
The NDS site aims to provide members of the press with simple and open access to the archive of Government news across departments and regions.
As well as press releases, members of the press will have access to a number of other benefits:
Media Contacts on each press release
Access to operational notes and media diary dates
Access to embargoed information
Tailored email alerts regarding departments and regions of interest to you
Tailored email alerts regarding press events ministerial visits in your area
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Embargoes
Embargoes refer to press releases or assets which have not yet been issued to the general public. These are made available only to registered journalists and the date on which they are due to go live to the public will be clearly stated. Please note that journalists' ability to view embargoed releases depends upon the approved lead time to publication which has been set on registration.
NOTE: To register you must be a professional journalist and each application will be accredited before your account is activated.
'Sign up now'
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Operational notes, press invitations
An Operational Note is not for publication and would be clearly labelled to that effect; it is to alert newsdesks and reporters to impending events, visits and media facilities.
Press Invitations will include date, time and place of the event and again are to inform media diaries, not for publication.
Operational Notes and Press Invitations will be available to accredited registered journalists.
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Regional and national news
To find press releases tailored for your region, please select the region that you are interested in from the Regional News section of the site. If you are interested in national news, please select the National News navigation item. Please note that variations of the same press release may be found in the national and the regional news sections.
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Department news section
If you are interested in news releases from particular government departments or agencies, please use the Department News section to find this information. You will also be able view the departments who have issued the greatest number of press releases this week.
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Searching the site
There are a number of ways to search for information on the site.
Keyword search -
At the top right of the page you will see a search box into which you can type your keyword. If you
type in more than one keyword, the search will return releases which contain all of your specified keywords. To see
all releases from a certain date, only select the 'From' date box and leave the 'to' date box empty. Use the calendar
icon to select a date easily. The search will bring back a maximum of 500 results with the latest displayed first. To
refine your search further, please use the search box that appears at the top of the page above your search results.
For more information on how to use this search box, please see below 'Advanced Search'.
News Searches -
You are able to search by department, region, keywords, date range or fixed period. When
searching on a keyword, the search will bring back releases which contain any of the keywords
specified. Results will be displayed, with the latest displayed first. To see all releases from a
certain date, only select the 'From' date box and leave the 'to' date box empty. Use the calendar icon to select a
date easily.
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How can I save / print news items of interest?
Each news item on the site can be saved in a number of ways.
Select the 'Download everything on this Page' option which is denoted by a Folder icon to the right of the page to
download the press release and associated news items and assets in compressed file. This can then be saved to your
computer and opened off-line.
Press the Print icon to the top right of the page (also displayed as a link at the bottom of the page in the footer)
to be presented with a print friendly version of this page.
Use your mouse to 'copy and paste' the text of the press release to your prefered
word processing package.
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How can I save / print photographs and other assets?
Each asset (photograph, white paper, research, etc) can be downloaded by selecting the 'Download' link beside the item. If you would like to see more details about the file which you are downloading (size and type for instance) please click on the 'View more details' link or click on the actual icon itself.
The photographs which you see on the site have been optimised for viewing on the web. When you download these images, you will usually be downloading a high resolution version so it is always advisable to check the file size before downloading.
Each image will be compressed into a 'zip' file in order reduce the amount of time spent downloading. Once it has been saved, you are then able to 'unzip' the file to access the high resolution image for use in your publication.
Please note that each photograph displayed on the site comes under Crown Copyright. For more information on terms and conditions for use, please see our Privacy Policy.
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I am unable to dowload a release
To download a release you will need to have a piece of software called 'WinZip'. Click here to download your copy of
'WinZip'. Each release is compressed to ensure that it takes less time to download to your machine. WinZip is used
to expand these files back to their original size thereby enabling you to view all high resolution images, documents
etc. If you would not like to install this software, you can also open and all items individually and save them to
your computer.
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Information about Registration
Registered journalists will have up to the minute press releases, high resolution downloadable images and supporting assets.
However, we also understand the importance of getting a story in time to meet exacting deadlines. By providing us with information about your lead times and your publication, successful applicants will be able to use the NDS site to access releases, images and assets before they are issued to the general press.
You will know an 'Embargoed' release by this special icon:
EMBARGOED
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Simple Logon
When you log on to the site a cookie can be placed upon your machine if you tick the 'Remember me'
checkbox. This means you will be recognised immediately on your next visit unless you are using
a different computer. If you forget any of your log on details, you can simply request for these to be sent to you via the 'Forgotten Password' link beneath the log on box which is present throughout your journey around the site. If you would not like a cookie to be placed on your machine, you can simply click on 'log out', this action will remove the cookie from your machine.
Of course, you don't need to log on to view all the information on general release, but if
you don't want to miss out on all the latest news, we recommend that you do!
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Change your Profile
It is also simple to change your profile once you have successfully registered. In this way
you can always be sure that you are receiving the information you are interested in, in the
most suitable format.
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Reporting a problem
If you have a problem with any aspect of the site,
please ndsenquiries@coi.gsi.gov.uk.
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Email alerts
To register to receive alerts on the departments or regions of interest to you please visit the Registration area and complete the first part of the application.
If you have already registered and you would like to stop receiving alerts, then please go to the stop receiving alerts web page.
If you would like to change the regions or departments you receive emails about, please go to the change regions or department web page.
If you would like to change your email address please go to the change your email address web page and you will be able to request that your email be changed.
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