LONDON, May 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government launches consultation on suspending tariffs on OVER 100 everyday essentials with the full list now available. * This Government is the first in 15 years to uprate mileage rates for 3 million people who use their own vehicle for work, saving over £120 a year for a worker doing 6,000 business miles. * The support is an additional saving for motorists following the Chancellor's third extension to th...
LONDON, May 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Marshall Scholarship programme will benefit from a £0.9 million uplift over the next 3 years through the UK Government's Spending Review settlement. This increase brings the FCDO Grant-in-Aid funding for the programme to £5 million per annum. The uplift is intended to support the expansion of the Scholarship, with a particular emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disc...
LONDON, May 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister hosted the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, at RAF Northoltand a nearby military museumtoday. The leaders began by reflecting on the historic relationship between the UK and Poland, including the strong links between the Polish community and RAF Northolt, where the 303 Polish Fighter Squadron had been based in the Second World War. That military relationship was the foundation for the st...
LONDON, May 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Christopher Luxon, this morning. The Prime Minister began by thanking Prime Minister Luxon for New Zealand's continued support for the Coalition of the Willing on Ukraine and plans for a future Multinational Military Mission in the Strait of Hormuz. Ahead of New Zealand's Budget tomorrow, the leaders discussed the financial impact that widespread glo...
LONDON, May 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On 27 May 2026 the UK and Poland signed the Security and Defence Partnership Treaty. As part of our implementation of the Treaty, they agreed to deliver a range of priority projects. These projects span the breadth of the Treaty focusing on making the UK and Poland safer and stronger, demonstrating a step change in our ability to counter threats to our security, including not only closer collaboration on defence c...
LONDON, May 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Republic of Poland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "the Parties", Resolving to strengthen close co-operation in security and defence and preparing for the challenges facing both States and Europe as a whole; Guided by the desire to ensure a prosperous, secure and sustainable future for their citizens amid fundamental geopolitical change; Cognisant of ...
LONDON, May 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: UK businesses can save millions of pounds and unlock new growth opportunities by putting nature at the heart of boardroom decisions - with new resources launched today. Defra, together with business partners have released three resources for Boards to inform and support board-level action. The resources include a short film featuring His Majesty and Sir David Attenborough, alongside a Boardroom Briefing on Natur...
LONDON, May 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) welcomes Jason Bonander, who starts his role as the MHRA's Chief Digital and Technology Officer (CDTO) today (27 May 2026). Jason is an experienced technology leader with over 25 years workingintechleadership and health informatics. He joins the MHRA from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where he served as Chief Information Of...
LONDON, May 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Three housing associations received consumer grades of C1 - including two upgrades - in regulatory judgements published by the Regulator of Social Housing today (Wednesday 27 May). But the judgements also confirmed serious failings at Rugby Borough Council (Rugby BC) in how the local authority is delivering the outcomes of the Rent Standard. Sanctuary Housing Association has been upgraded to C1, having made impr...
LONDON, May 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK's first successful download of data from space using a deployable laser communications ground station has been achieved by Archangel Lightworks for the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The demonstration will now provide a way for faster and more secure communications for the UK's armed forces. During a 90-second satellite pass, many gigabits of data were downloaded from a satellite in low ...