LONDON, Aug. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer today co-chaired a virtual meeting of a grouping of 'Coalition of the Willing' Leaders with the participation of President Zelenskyy. Leaders convened to discuss support for Ukraine and next steps in peace negotiations following President Trump's meeting with President Putin in Alaska. The Leaders reaffirmed their continuedsupport to Ukraine, and praised President Zel...
LONDON, Aug. 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Patients and frontline staff could see huge benefits from new AI helping people out of hospital quicker and slashing bureaucracy. * Tool is one of the Prime Minister's AI Exemplars, including real-world projects using AI to make people's lives easier and modernise services across health, justice, tax and planning. * Group of leading projects will receive support to expand the use of their technology more quickl...
LONDON, Aug. 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: President Trump's efforts have brought us closer than ever before to ending Russia's illegal war in Ukraine. His leadership in pursuit of an end to the killing should be commended. While progress has been made, the next step must be further talks involving President Zelenskyy. The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without him. This morning, I spoke to President Zelenskyy, President Trump and other Euro...
LONDON, Aug. 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Early this morning, President Trump debriefed us and President Zelenskyy following his meeting with the Russian President in Alaska on 15 August 2025. Leaders welcomed President Trump's efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine, end Russia's war of aggression, and achieve just and lasting peace. As President Trump said 'there's no deal until there's a deal'. As envisioned by President Trump, the next step must now...
LONDON, Aug. 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Brits could have their own AI agent to help them deal with everything from life admin, to getting personalised guidance to pick careers, find work and more. * The UK Government will call for frontier AI companies to help it test the tech, progressing a world-first plan to use AI agents for national government services as soon as 2027. * Comes ahead of the Prime Minister unveiling an initial set of priority AI E...
LONDON, Aug. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New online campaign to give people clear, reliable advice before travelling overseas for cosmetic or medical treatments. * It aims to raise awareness of the risks, protect patients and reduce costs for the NHS of fixing botched procedures. * Part of wider government initiative to improve safety of cosmetic treatments. Patients who use social media to help plan cosmetic procedures will now be able to access mor...
LONDON, Aug. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Experts set challenge of creating detailed interactive crime maps that identify where crime is most likely to happen to allow for better prevention * Tool to be fully operational by 2030 with Britain's brightest minds backing law abiding majority over law breakers * Technology will focus on the crimes that make people feel unsafe in their own neighbourhoods, from theft, anti-social behaviour, knife crime and vi...
LONDON, Aug. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announced on 7 August 2025 to reduce the Bank of England base rate to 4.00% from 4.25%. HMRCinterest rates are linked to the Bank of England base rate. As a consequence of the change in the base rate,HMRCinterest rates for late payment and repayment will reduce. These changes will come into effect on: * 18 August 2025 for quarterly instalment payments * 27 August ...
LONDON, Aug. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Prison's leadership strengthened to increase oversight and accountability * Immediate action to tackle safety concerns and improve living conditions * Review to prevent sentence calculation errors completed The jail received an Urgent Notification in July, with inspectors finding poor living conditions, prisoners not being released at the end of their sentence due to administrative errors, and inadequa...
LONDON, Aug. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The charity provides accommodation and support for people suffering the effects of substance abuse in Bristol. In November 2023, Emerge was placed into the regulator's double defaulter's class inquiry, after the charity failed to submit required accounts and annual returns for multiple financial years. During this process, additional serious governance and financial concerns emerged. The inquiry will examine t...