Update What's new

Co-authored-by: Ciandelle Hughes <ciandelle.hughes@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk>
Co-authored-by: Calvin Lau <calvin.lau@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk>

Author: 3 people

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           <h2 id="whats-new" class="govuk-heading-l">What’s new</h2>
-          <p class="govuk-body">4 March 2025: We’ve released GOV.UK Frontend v5.9.0</p>
-          <p class="govuk-body">This release includes a <a href="https://design-system.service.gov.uk/components/file-upload/#using-the-improved-file-upload-component" class="govuk-link">JavaScript enhancement to the File upload component</a>, which makes dragging and dropping files easier for users.</p>
-          <p class="govuk-body">We’ve also deprecated the options to show a service name, as well as navigation links, in the GOV.UK header component. Both options will be removed from the GOV.UK header in the next breaking release of GOV.UK Frontend.</p>
-          <p class="govuk-body">Read the <a href="https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/releases/tag/v5.9.0" class="govuk-link">full release notes</a> to see what’s changed.</p>
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-          <p class="govuk-body"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/d484adee17c1/email-updates" class="govuk-link">Sign up to get update emails about the Design System</a>.</p>
+          <p class="govuk-body">1 May 2025: Updates to refresh the GOV.UK brand</p>
+          <p class="govuk-body">From June 2025, parts of the Design System will change to support a wider refresh of the GOV.UK brand. To get ready, we’ve released GOV.UK Frontend v5.10.0.</p>
+          <p class="govuk-body">Service teams in government should see the new guidance in these components to update to the refreshed GOV.UK branding:</p>
+          <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
+            <li><a href="/components/header/" class="govuk-link">GOV.UK header component</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/components/footer/" class="govuk-link">GOV.UK footer component</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/components/service-navigation/" class="govuk-link">Service navigation component</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/components/cookie-banner/" class="govuk-link">Cookie banner component</a></li>
+          </ul>
+          <p class="govuk-body">Read the <a href="https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/releases/tag/v5.10.0" class="govuk-link">full release notes</a> to see more details on what’s changed.</p>
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