LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Community heroes up and down the country are celebrated in His Majesty The King's Birthday Honours List 2025 today. Over a thousand recipients have been awarded for their exceptional achievements, with a particular focus on those who have given their time to public service. This year's recipients include dedicated community champions, role models in sport, pioneers in the arts, passionate health workers, and su...
LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The ERS Silver Award recognises employers who have shown exceptional support to the armed forces community, including reservists, veterans and military families. These employers have gone beyond their Armed Forces Covenant commitments to embed supportive HR policies, promote defence values, and advocate for service personnel in the civilian workforce. Awardees typically demonstrate: * paid leave for reservist t...
LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 Summit this evening. Discussing the situation in the Middle East, the Prime Minister urged restraint and de-escalation. The devastating human toll as well as the potential global economic impact caused by rising global oil prices cannot be underestimated, the leaders agreed. They added that this Summit comes at a vitally important moment for...
LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK's Janus Accelerator has been selected as an activated site for NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) 2026 programme, reinforcing Britain's position at the forefront of global defence innovation. Based in London's thriving White City Innovation District, the Janus Accelerator will support a new cohort of cutting-edge companies developing dual-use technologies that enhance NAT...
LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has awarded the £5.15 million satellite contract for the Orpheus space domain awareness mission to Astroscale UK. This will be a successor to the Prometheus-2 and CIRCE missions that were lost aboard the Virgin Orbit launch in 2023. Orpheus is a collaborative effort between UK industry, government and academia-as well as international government partners ...
LONDON, June 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The first ever female Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) has been announced by the Prime Minister today. Blaise Metreweli CMG will be the 18thChief in the organisation's history and the first woman to hold the role, at a time when the United Kingdom faces increased threats from our adversaries. Commonly referred to as 'C', the Chief has operational responsibility for MI6, and is the only publicly na...
LONDON, June 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Today, Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) and Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada met in Ottawa to reaffirm the profound friendship and shared values that unite both nations. The Canada-UK partnership, rooted in a common history and enduring people-to-people ties, continues to grow stronger, with a focus on delivering prosperity and security for the working people of Canada and the UK a...
LONDON, June 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa this afternoon. They began by discussing the grave situation in the Middle East, agreeing that the upcoming G7 Summit presented an opportunity to come together with partners in pursuit of de-escalation. Turning to the UK-Canada relationship - they had a warm and productive conversation, agreeing that as two like-minded leaders there is hug...
LONDON, June 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, from Ottawa this afternoon. They discussed the grave situation in the Middle East. The Prime Minister reiterated that his priority is diplomacy and dialogue, in order to de-escalate as quickly as possible. The Prime Minister said this would be top of the agenda during his conversations with G7 par...
LONDON, June 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Leading tech firms join talks with ambitions to train 7.5 million UK workers in essential AI skills. * Amazon, BT, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Sage among companies called together for discussions, as government-industry partnership agree programme of work. * Boosting AI skills for a fifth of UK workers is poised to unlock further growth and high-paid jobs, accelerating delivery of the government's Plan for Chang...