LONDON, June 12 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has enabled a major multi-national training exercise alongside NATO allies on Braunton Burrows Training Area, demonstrating its crucial role in supporting military capability. Exercise Catamaran ran between 30 May and 7 June, bringing together military personnel from France, the UK, Brazil, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the US. Royal Marines fr...
LONDON, June 12 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government launches Call for Evidence on boosting private sector investment in nature recovery, delivering a key recommendation of the Corry Review. * Action supports the Government's aims to secure long-term economic growth and environmental health as part of the Plan for Change. Environment Secretary Steve Reed champions private investment in nature recovery as the government launches a new call for evi...
LONDON, June 12 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A record £2.5 billion of additional funding has been announced this week by the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to support the development of the world's first fusion power plant. The new prototype plant, known as STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) will be built at the site of the former West Burton A coal power station near Retford and Gainsborough. The site was chosen by the...
LONDON, June 12 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Following monitoring of pharmacovigilance data, the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) for Osurnia Ear Gel for Dogs has been updated. Information relating to the occurrence of eye disorders, despite no direct ocular contact, has been removed from section 4.5. Instead, section 4.6 (Adverse reactions) has been updated to indicate that, in very rare cases, the following eye disorders have been reported in tr...
LONDON, June 12 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published its Annual Safety Review which provides an overview of occurrences notified to the AAIB in 2024 as well as the safety action taken or planned in response to AAIB investigations concluded in 2024. * The AAIB received 762 occurrence notifications (compared to 790 in 2023) and opened 20 field investigations. A further 57 investigations were opened by corre...
LONDON, June 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez this evening, following today's historic agreement to secure the future of Gibraltar. Prime Minister Sanchez congratulated the Prime Minister on his leadership, adding that his government had succeeded where others had failed. Both leaders also agreed that this development unlocks huge opportunity to advance the bilateral relationship between...
LONDON, June 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Investment is part of comprehensive spending package to invest in UK's renewal, creating thousands of jobs in clean energy, manufacturing and defence  * The Welsh Government will receive the largest real terms settlement since devolution began in 1999, with an average settlement of £22.4 billion per year, enabling the Welsh Government to deliver for working people in Wales. Working people across Wal...
LONDON, June 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Working people across Scotland will benefit from significant investment in clean energy and innovation, creating thousands of high-skilled jobs and strengthening Scotland's position as the home of the United Kingdom's clean energy revolution.  The UK Government has confirmed £8.3 billion in funding for GB Energy-Nuclear and GB Energy in Aberdeen. This is alongside an increased commitment to the Acorn ...
LONDON, June 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Roger Devlin Roger Devlin is currently Chair of Persimmon, the FTSE housebuilder as well as a Director of the Sutton Trust, the leading social mobility charity. Previous non-executive roles have included Senior Independent Director of the Football Association and Chair of Marstons. He also chaired Sunningdale and served on the board of the R&A. In an executive capacity Roger was a director of merchant bankers H...
LONDON, June 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels on Wednesday 11 June. Building on significant progress achieved in the previous political meetings in 2024 and on intensive work of the negotiating teams since then to solve outstandin...