LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: UK-Oman Joint Statement During the State Visit of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sultan of Oman, to the United Kingdom as the guest of His Majesty The King on 20-22 October 2026, the United Kingdom and the Sultanate of Oman reaffirmed the enduring friendship between their two countries, reflected in the close relationship between His Majesty The King and His Majesty the Sultan, and agreed to build an ambi...
LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Sudan is experiencing an alarming deterioration in its food security. The risk of famine in the coming months, as warned by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, needs urgent action. There is no time to lose to save lives and prevent famine. An estimated 19.5 million people (41% of the country's population) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, including 5 million facing emergency l...
LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: It's a pleasure to be here with you today. Since I joined the department a year ago ADE have always been really helpful to me in understanding how this whole sector works and are a trusted and valued partner to the department and myself as we have worked our way through some of the issues in heat networks. For nearly 60 years, ADE has been championing decentralised energy systems and district heat. A...
LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The government announced an update today on how accounts reform measures set out in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) will be implemented. Under ECCTA 2023, the government is reforming how companies report information and what information they report when filing their annual accounts with Companies House. The accounts reforms seek to improve the transparency, accuracy and reliab...
LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The Self Assessment tax return deadline for 2025 to 2026 tax year is 31 January 2027. * People can file their tax returns via GOV.UK and beat the January rush. * Support and guidance are available on GOV.UK for those need it. With 100 days to go until the deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging millions of Self Assessment customers to get ahead of the January rush and not put off completing their tax...
LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Armed Forces veterans will be supported into construction jobs through a new partnership between the Ministry of Defence and Places for London, Transport for London's wholly owned property company, helping ex-service personnel translate their skills into civilian careers. Building Beyond Service is a new programme designed to help former Service personnel turn their military experience into construction careers ...
LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This statement provides an update on the AAIB investigation into an accident involving a ground handling headset operator at Birmingham Airport, on 24 October 2025. During a routine pushback, when the tug was disconnected from the aircraft and moved away, the aircraft started to roll and injured the headset operator's leg.  The investigation is considering technical, operational, human and organisational f...
LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: TheKinghas approved the nomination of theReverend Dr Jitesh Krisnakant Patel, MA, MPhys,PhD, ActingDirectorofSt Mellitus CollegeEast Midlandsand Associate Vicar at Holy Trinity Church, in theDiocese of Leicester, to the Suffragan See ofJarrow, in the Diocese ofDurham, in succession to theRight Reverend Sarah Clark, MA,following hertranslation to the See ofEly. Jitesh was educated at Jesus College, University of ...
LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Sue will continue to lead the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) to provide advice to the Department for Transport aimed at ensuring disabled people can travel safely and independently across all modes of transport. She was formerly Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Society for Blind Children, has served on the Committee since 2017 and was previously DPTAC's Deputy Chair. Sue's appointment...
LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: During the week of 14 September, Ambassador David Concar joined the Chilean delegation of ministers, parliamentarians and private sector leaders in London for ChileDay. To make the most of the delegation's visit to London, the British Embassy Santiago organised a programme of activities aimed at promoting trade and investment, and sharing the UK's experience on regulation and capital market development. Chile's ...