Luke Campbell MBE, Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire and Pat Ritchie CBE, Chair of Homes England Hull and East Yorkshire has taken a major step towards getting more homes built and bringing underused land back into use through a new long-term partnership with Homes England. Mayor Luke Campbell MBE and Pat Ritchie CBE, Chair … Read more
Stock photo of previous deployment of the Northwich temporary flood defences. Environment Agency. A large-scale exercise will put the Environment Agency’s £7m Northwich Flood Risk Management Scheme through its paces this weekend (11-12 October). The scheme protects around 400 homes and businesses. The annual training exercise forms part of the Environment Agency’s winter preparedness programme, … Read more
CoRWM members at the Forsmark nuclear site. CoRWM members had been hoping to visit Sweden’s radioactive waste facilities for some time, and our visit in September was well worth the wait. Sweden is frequently discussed internationally as one of the countries that has made significant progress towards the geological disposal of both spent nuclear fuel, … Read more
28th annual UK-Taiwan Trade Talks The Trade Talks were co-chaired by Minister for Trade Lord Sarwar and Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Cynthia Kiang. The UK and Taiwan discussed opportunities to strengthen trade and investment ties, deepen cooperation on digital trade and clean energy, and support collaboration in advanced manufacturing and resilient supply chains. The … Read more
Wreckage and eyewitnesses’ location with final flight path from recorded tracking services © Google Earth, Image © Airbus The pilot took off in G-AZDG from North Weald Airport, Essex for a local flight. About 1 hour and 20 minutes later the aircraft was observed to enter a steep descent before it struck the water in … Read more
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the West Bank. Location:United Nations, New YorkDelivered on:28 September 2026 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Throughout High-Level Week, we heard a clear and repeated commitment to achieving a two-state solution. It remains … Read more
Prime Minister blocks manslaughter, death by drunk or dangerous driving and historic child sex offences from sentencing changes Builds on action to keep those in prison for rape, child sex or grooming offences behind bars Victims of domestic violence will be better protected from perpetrators, with record numbers of offenders set to leave prison tagged and the new … Read more
Location: United Nations, New York Delivered on: 28 August 2026 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) (Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0)
People across the UK can now sign up for a new air quality alerts service, giving them an easy way to check local pollution levels through accurate, up-to-date information. Millions of people live with conditions made worse by poor air quality, and treating lung conditions and asthma costs the NHS millions of pounds each year. … Read more
UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Rosie Winterton makes first overseas visit to Cambodia, visiting Siem Reap and Oddar Meanchey. The Minister will visit a UK-funded education programme for those displaced by the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict, continuing more than three decades of UK support for humanitarian mine clearance. The Minister will also visit Phnom Penh for … Read more
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