LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you. And let me thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.And let me say clearly, to begin with, Foreign Minister Sybiha‎ Andrii, the United Kingdom stands with Ukraine and its people, and we stand with you as long as it takes.And more than four and a half years since the full scale invasion of Ukraine, we must be under no illusion. We are at this point because of Russia's deli...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced today that their wastewater and environmental surveillance programme is expanding to strengthen the UK's ability to detect pathogens with significant public health threat. The new programme, called PRISM (Pathogen Risk Intelligence through Surveillance and Modelling), builds on the development programme for wastewater monitoring launched by UKHSA in April 2025...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Almost 3 million matured Child Trust Fund accounts have been claimed or transferred into an Individual Savings Account since September 2020. * Around 827,000 matured Child Trust Funds yet to be claimed, worth on average £2,310. * Young people can find their Child Trust Fund quickly and for free using the GOV.UK locator tool. Almost 3 million Child Trust Fund accounts held by 18 to 24 year-olds have eithe...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Every young person across the country will be able to pursue prestigious new Vocational GCSEs and access work experience in a major shake-up of the education system to prepare them for the world of work. Delivering on the Prime Minister's commitment in his first week in the role to put technical education on an equal footing with the traditional academic path, the new national qualifications will be created to ...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Following a recent tender exercise, the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) is progressing a new contract for its competence assessment service; designed to better support advisers and candidates, strengthen assurance of competence, and improve the overall assessment experience. What's changing?  Key changes to the competence assessment process will include:  * assessment questions based on revised...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Today, the United Kingdom and the Philippines have finalised a government-to-government (G2G) Partnership to strengthen bilateral trade cooperation on infrastructure. The Partnership, signed on 23 September by UK Trade Minister Lord Sarwar and Philippine Finance Secretary Federick Go, marks a major step in the two countries' long-term economic cooperation. It will mean that priority Philippine government infras...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Charles Donald Appointed from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030 Charles Donald CBE has almost 40 years' experience across investment banking, public sector finance and corporate governance, including senior leadership roles within UK Government Investments. In 2018, he joined UK Government Investments as Head of the Financial Institutions Group, before serving as Chief Executive Officer from 2020 to January...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Industry leaders and trade unions convened for a meeting of the revamped Steel Council at British Steel's Scunthorpe site today, where Minister for Reindustrialisation Blair McDougall set out his ambition for steelmaking to thrive in Britain. Two months after the Government took decisive action to bring British Steel into public ownership and secure UK steelmaking capability, Minister McDougall visited the Scun...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has today announced that The Right Honourable Sir John O'Hara KC will lead the independent review into the decision-making processes and organisational governance of the Parades Commission. Announcing the appointment, Sir Chris Bryant said: "The Parades Commission carries out a vital role in sensitive and often challenging circumstances. "Following the recent court ...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £84 million package, backed by £50 million from government and up to an additional £34 million from industry and local partners, will make Plymouth a national leader in defence maritime autonomy. * Investment will create nearly 1,000 jobs and support 500 people into work, with a new National Centre for Marine Autonomy. * Over 400 UK businesses will benefit, alongside new skills and training oppo...