LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The inspection will have a particular focus on the effectiveness of: * the transition of benefits from the Digital Permissions delivery area into business-as-usual operations * the realisation of Electronic Travel Authorisation and eVisa fee income benefits * the arrangements to track the Border Vision project benefits enabled by FBIS. The inspection team anticipates reporting to the Home Secretary by July 202...
LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board met on26March 2026. The Secretary of State for Wales, Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP, in her role as Chair of the Transition Board, met with members to discuss the UK Government's Steel Strategy, published by the Department for Business and Tradeon 19 March. Members heardaboutthe action the UK Government is taking to protect domestic steelmaking and strengthen the wider suppl...
LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The Chancellor secured a commitment from lenders present to proactively contact 1.6 million customers whose fixed-rate deals end between now and the end of the year. This will set out customers' options or how to access bespoke support well before the payment changes. * The Chancellor also reaffirmed the Mortgage Charter with lenders, keeping clear the safety net in place for anyone worried about their mortgag...
LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has analysed data drawn fromannual returns for thefinancial yearending 2024- the most comprehensive dataset available to the charity sectoreach year. Charitiesin England and Walesspent£100 billionon deliveringvital societal impactin 2024,5.4%more than in2023andexceeding the 2.5% increase in the consumer price index for the same period...
LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Craig Coben is currently a Managing Director and Expert Witness at SEDA Experts. He has extensiveexpertisein the corporate finance sector from a career at Bank of America, including as ViceChairmanof Global Capital Markets. Before joining Bank of America, he was a Managing Director, EMEA Equity Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank. He began his career as a securities lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell. Lord Livermore,Fi...
LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: March 2026 The UK-Madagascar Trade Partnership - Building Opportunities Together The United Kingdom's trade partnership with Madagascar is built on two complementary frameworks: the expanded Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) and the UK-Eastern and Southern Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (UK‑ESA EPA). Together, they support Malagasy exporters with: * one of the world's most generous trad...
LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, at the Joint Expeditionary Force Summit (JEF) earlier today.  The Prime Minister welcomed Sweden's leadership in taking disruptive action against Russia's shadow fleet and updated on plans for interdictions in UK waters, including in the Channel, which were announced today.  Turning to Ukraine, the leaders reite...
LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Up to 700 new Registered Building Inspectors trained, and funding available for upskilling of existing ones * Funding for bursaries in Fire Engineering higher education programmes, higher education provision, research and academic capacity * More building inspectors and fire engineers to approve new homes New £70 million funding has been announced to address shortages in building safety professions and h...
LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Upto £64 million to back Port Talbot's development as the firstportin the Celtic Sea specifically developed to support floating offshore wind - a major step in delivering the clean power mission * The new port willhelpunlockat least4.5 GW of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea - helping deliver clean, homegrown electricity,protect households from volatile fossil fuelmarketsand create up to 5,000 new ...
LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The US DIU has launched a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) which is a fast, flexible route for companies to pitch technology directly to government. The programme, called REEF (Robotic Exclusion and Engagement Framework), seeks technology to counter the threat of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). The deadline to submit ideas to the challenge is 3 April 2026. Why this matters UUVs, such as autonomous subm...