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Dominic Hornberger remanded in custody until 13 September

The leak of the Cabinet Office’s Operation Yellowhammer contingency planning shows how much government is working on mitigating the risks it can predict from a no-deal Brexit. But the government cannot prepare for things it doesn’t know will happen

PCS says campaign netted ‘significant boost’ for 100-plus staffers left in pay limbo

BT reviews an event looking at how man and machine are working together to drive digital transformation

Damascene conversions on civil service brilliance should be backed with proper recognition and reward, says Prospect deputy general secretary

Home secretary wants border restrictions to be imposed immediately after Britain leaves the European Union if no agreement can be struck with the bloc

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove admits no-deal Brexit would cause ‘bumps in the road’ but says leaks represent worse case scenario

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Injuries to official said to be not life threatening after attack on Marsham Street yesterday

Cabinet secretary says that there is ‘no evidence to suggest that the attack was anything other than an isolated incident’ at this stage

Labour leader tells MPs cabinet secretary’s written response to query should inform plans for combatting an election-time EU exit

Home secretary says her thoughts are with victim of “unprovoked knife attack”

Three weeks into his cabinet career, Commons leader says he ‘previously thought only corporate bankers worked such hours’

Providers told supplies could take up to five days to deliver – up from three days set out in February guidance

Extra staff drafted in as departments feel the strain of Brexit preparations and major tech projects

Recently launched National Leadership Centre to create online platform allowing leading officials to seek each other out

Virgin Trains, which has run the line since privatisation, loses out to new operator including Italian state-owned firm

Think tank also calls for merger of policing watchdogs after warning current set up 'places a heavy bureaucratic burden on individual forces'

Work and pensions select committee chair asks if DWP network will benefit from no-deal Brexit prep funding

Lord Carlile will consider if programme is fit for purpose

Migrating to the cloud or moving to a future network can be a risky business. BT explains how managing applications is important for end user experience, productivity and for understanding and managing operational risk.

Johnson said the Treasury would provide £2.5bn to increase prison spaces

Creation of rapid rebuttal unit around UK’s EU exit in addition to existing work to respond to fake news

Civil servants told to 'communicate clearly with the British people about what our plans for taking back control mean'