UK to learn from Ukrainian tech expertise to crush drone smuggling behind bars New £6.5million investment to accelerate anti-drone prison research Part of historic 100 Year Partnership to drive security and prosperity in UK & Ukraine The Government will look to apply battle-tested tactics used against Russian drone forces, adapted to protect UK prisons, as … Read more
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds has spoken with the Chair of South East Water and visited the most affected town, Tunbridge Wells, following weeks of water supply disruption. Emma Reynolds visited the town to see for herself the conditions local residents were facing, which – along with East Grinstead – has been heavily impacted for over … Read more
Location: House of Commons Delivered on: 12 January 2026 (Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0)
The Government has allocated £200 million of funding to prepare the UK Armed Forces to deploy as part of the Multinational Force for Ukraine (MNFU), the Defence Secretary has announced during a visit to Ukraine. The funding will equip UK forces to secure Ukraine’s future and reinforce long term security guarantees, following the declaration of intent … Read more
The Prime Minister spoke to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, this afternoon. The leaders discussed Euro-Atlantic security and agreed on the need to deter an increasingly aggressive Russia in the High North. European Allies had stepped up in recent months to defend Euro-Atlantic interests, but more could be done to protect the area, the … Read more
Delivered on: 6 January 2026 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) (Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0)
Royal Air Force aircraft have continued to conduct patrols over Syria to help prevent any attempted resurgence of the Daesh terrorist movement following its military defeat at Baghuz Fawqani in March 2019. Careful intelligence analysis identified an underground facility, in the mountains some miles north of the ancient site of Palmyra. This facility had been occupied by … Read more
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today, 2 January 2026, approved zapomeran (Kostaive) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, for the immunisation of individuals aged 18 years of age and older. Zapomeran is given as a single 0.5 mL booster dose by injection into the muscle of the upper arm. It contains a self-amplifying messenger RNA (sa-mRNA) which instructs the body’s cells to … Read more
Latest The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has expanded the current amber cold-health alert (CHA) to all regions of England. Previously, only the North West and North East regions were under an amber alert, and all other regions were under a yellow alert. The amber alert will be in place from 8pm on Wednesday 31 … Read more
Naloxone to be made accessible at homeless shelters and to the public in emergencies Government launches consultation to help combat rising drug deaths from opioids Part of record £3.4 billion investment including in drug and alcohol treatment and education services Hundreds of people at risk of overdosing on opioids could be saved by providing homeless … Read more
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