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How we protected the UK and space in July 2025 – uk.gov

How we protected the UK and space in July 2025
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July saw reduced levels of space activity with both uncontrolled re-entry and collision alerts at levels below the 12-month rolling average. All NSpOC warning and protection services functioned as expected throughout the period. Re-entry Analysis July saw a 5% decrease in the number of objects re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, tracked by NSpOC, when compared with the … Read more

Outbreaks of Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease in 2025 – uk.gov

Outbreaks of Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease in 2025
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KHV is a serious viral disease of fish and is a listed disease in the United Kingdom. It affects all varieties of common and ornamental carp species (Cyprinus carpio) and can result in large scale mortalities. Fish with KHV disease may show the following signs, especially when water temperatures are between 16 to 28 °C: … Read more

Collective action is vital to secure the safety of our seas for future generations: UK statement at the UN Security Council – uk.gov

Collective action is vital to secure the safety of our seas for future generations: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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Location: United Nations, New York Delivered on: 11 August 2025 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) The United Kingdom commends Panama’s leadership in upholding international maritime standards through its work to remove ships from its registry that fall short of international regulations.  We further recognise the strategic importance of the Panama Canal … Read more

Joint Foreign Ministers’ statement on Gaza – uk.gov

Joint Foreign Ministers’ statement on Gaza
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The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom, and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, strongly reject the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet on 8th August to launch an additional large-scale military operation in Gaza. It will aggravate … Read more

UKAEA renews engineering framework agreement for fusion energy – uk.gov

UKAEA renews engineering framework agreement for fusion energy
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Machine in Materials division at Culham Campus – Image credit: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has renewed its multimillion-pound Embedded Engineering Resource Framework (“the Framework”) with seven companies. The renewal follows a successful four-year supply of a breadth of engineering resources to UKAEA in support of its mission to … Read more

Brand Scotland Goes To Germany – uk.gov

Brand Scotland Goes To Germany
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Young Scottish musicians will be centre stage in Germany this week as part of Scottish Secretary Ian Murray’s Brand Scotland campaign.  The event is part of the Secretary of State’s Brand Scotland campaign, which is selling the best of Scotland to the world, and encouraging inward investment to Scotland – creating jobs and putting money … Read more

Keeping children safe online: changes to the Online Safety Act explained – uk.gov

Keeping children safe online: changes to the Online Safety Act explained
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New protections for children online now in force. Online Safety Act. Keeping children safe The way children experience the internet has fundamentally changed, as new laws under the Online Safety Act have come into force to protect under-18s from harmful online content they shouldn’t ever be seeing. This includes content relating to: pornography self-harm suicide … Read more