LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: An FCDO spokesperson said: Today, upon instruction from the Foreign Secretary, the Charge d'Affaires of the Iranian Embassy in London was summoned to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Mr Ali Nasimfar was summoned by the Minister for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer. The summons follows the sentencing of two Romanian nationals for their role in the attack on Iran International journalist Pouria Zera...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The UK is one step closer in establishing a dedicated Business Centre on Ukrainian soil, giving British companies a permanent base in Kyiv. * The Audere Group, a British small business, has been selected as the delivery partner for the Kyiv Business Centre. * This is the 100-Year Partnership in action and builds on more than 40 major UK-Ukraine industrial partnerships already established. The UK is one step clo...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thank you, Mr President, Ten years ago, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286, a landmark commitment to protect the wounded and sick, and the medical and humanitarian personnel caring for them during armed conflict. Yet in 2025, the number of medical personnel and patients killed in conflict zones reached record levels.This is appalling. The UK calls on all parties to armed conflict to comp...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Mrs Geraldine McCafferty has been appointed His Majesty's Ambassador to United Arab Emirates in succession to Mr Edward Hobart CMG, who will be leaving the Diplomatic Service. Mrs McCafferty will take up her appointment during August 2026. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Geraldine Mary McCafferty Year Role 2022 to present Beijing, Deputy Head of Mission 2019 to 2022 FCDO, Director, Policy 2015 to 2019 Bogota, M...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Wales Office Minister Anna McMorrin has brought Welsh universities together with the CEO of UKRI to boost collaboration and help Wales secure more research and innovation funding. * The universities agreed to collaborate more closely, marking a new chapter for the Higher Education sector in Wales. * The initiative aims to unlock more jobs, investment and economic growth by building on Wales's world class...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New partnership with Diabetes UK to educate public on links between cardiovascular diseaseand diabetes and how to reduce risksfor millions of people * Actionto tackle the 70% of preventable cardiovascular diseaselinked to risk factors including high blood pressure, cholesterol,smokingand other behaviours to help reduce pressure on NHS andreducehealthinequalities. Thousands of lives could be saved andmillions mo...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * British Army to acquire the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), a proven supersonic ballistic missile capable of hitting targets up to 500km away. * PrSM will help the Army's ability to find, fix and strike threats to destroy enemy systems and supply lines before they can threaten NATO forces and territory. * Procurement backed by £190 million from the Government's £298 billion Defence Investment ...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Defence Medical Command (DMedC) is calling on partners in Defence, academia, business and research across the UK to work with it to drive forward innovation in military healthcare and medicine in its new research strategy . Providing a clear, unified direction for Defence medical research for years to come, the strategy focuses effort where it matters most - supporting personnel, improving patient care, and s...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: From 7 July 2026, APHA customers can now use our new digital contact form to access TB Advice services. New contact forms have already been launched for Pet Travel, Customer Advice (animal health, including diseases) and Welfare with more contact forms being rolled out over the coming months. This new and improved service will allow customers to provide all relevant information needed upfront, which will help to...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Getty has delivered a notice to Shutterstock terminating their merger agreement, which the CMA had conditionally cleared earlier this year. Responding to the decision, Margot Daly, chair of the independent inquiry group leading the investigation, said: The decision by Getty to abandon its merger with Shutterstock is ultimately a commercial choice. Our investigation cleared the merger on the condition that the co...