LONDON, Nov. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan, Takaichi Sanae, today (22 November 2025). The Prime Minister began by welcoming Prime Minister Sanae to the G20 grouping and thanked her for her strong signal of support for Ukraine through her attendance at the Coalition of the Willing call just days after being elected. The friendship between the UK and Japan had gone from strength to strength ...
LONDON, Nov. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £370 million budget boost for public services following largest Spending Review settlement for Northern Ireland Executive in the history of devolution * Pledge to help Northern Ireland Executive address cost-of-living for working families * Chancellor announces £16.6 million UK Internal Market package to boost trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain and back innovation sectors Rachel Reeves ...
LONDON, Nov. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Chancellor announces a fair deal for working families with removal of two-child benefit cap, energy bill savings and fuel duty freeze * Welsh industry backed by investments from Port Talbot to Anglesey, creating jobs and growing the Welsh economy * Public services backed with extra half a billionand increased fiscal powersfor Welsh Government, on top of the largest settlement in the history of devolution Rache...
LONDON, Nov. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Chancellor announces fair deal for working families with removal of two-child benefit cap, energy bill saving and fuel duty freeze * Scottish industry backed by investments in Grangemouth, Greenock, Leith and Fife * Public services backed with extra £820 million for Scottish Government Rachel Reeves recognised Scotland's huge £204 billion annual contribution to the UK economy with investments in Gran...
LONDON, Nov. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Income Contingent Repayment Student Loans Undergraduate loans Income Contingent Student Loans for Plan 2 (2012-2023) undergraduate loans The income threshold and the lower interest rate threshold for repayment of Plan 2 loans to apply from April 2026 is £29,385. The higher interest threshold for repayment of Plan 2 loans to apply from April 2026 is £52,885. Postgraduate Loans - Plan 3 The income t...
LONDON, Nov. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The company has asked for permission to build a temporary wellsite at Weaverthorpe and drill a test borehole to explore for natural gas. The proposed site is land north of Butt Lane, at Foxholes in Driffield. Before any drilling or testing can start, the company must have an environmental permit to operate.  The Environment Agency is now seeking views from the local community and interested groups on th...
LONDON, Nov. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today,26 November2025, approved inavolisib (Itovebi)for the treatment of adults with a type of breast cancer called HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. Inavolisib is licensed for adults whose breast cancer has come back,during or soon after hormonetherapy,andhas spread to other parts of the body. Itwill be available topatients whose cancer ...
LONDON, Nov. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has updated the rateable values of all commercial, and other non-domestic, properties in England and Wales. These future values will take effect from 1 April 2026. What does this mean? Revaluations are carried out every three years in England and Wales to reflect changes in the property market. Your local council uses rateable values to calculate business rate bills. A rateabl...
LONDON, Nov. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Foreign Secretary and Minister Falconer, Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan met H.E. Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain on 24 November 2025 for the second UK-Bahrain Strategic Dialogue in London. The Ministers reaffirmed the strength of the UK-Bahrain strategic partnership, grounded in share...
LONDON, Nov. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This pause is to align with the Department for Education's NPQ review and the launch of the early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) in September 2025. During this time, Ofsted will redevelop the current early career framework (ECF) and NPQ inspection framework to bring it into line with the renewed approach to other education inspections, which began on 10 November. In spring 2026, we will begin engaging with t...