LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The UK has successfully agreed terms to join the Erasmus+ programme in 2027, widening opportunities for young people from all backgrounds, learners, educational, youth and sport staff to study and train abroad. * The UK and EU also agreed to start negotiations on electricity market integration and set a deadline to agree a food and drink trade deal and carbon markets linkage next year. * Strengthened UK-EU rela...
LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The October data shows: * on average, house prices have fallen -0.1% since September 2025 * there has been an annual price rise of 1.7% which makes the average property in the UK valued at £270,000 England In England the October data shows, on average, house prices fell by 0.1% since September 2025. The annual price rise of 1.4% takes the average property value to £292,000. The regional data for Eng...
LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Evidence to date suggests the market is caught in a cycle of inefficiency, characterised by high costs, and low investment * CMA has provisionally identified significant opportunities to improve how projects are scoped, planned, procured and regulated to better support UK growth The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its interim report as part of its ongoing market study into the civil engin...
LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP, has expressed his regret that the latest search for disappeared teenager Columba McVeigh in Co Monaghan has ended. Mr Benn was commenting after the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) confirmed they have ceased the search operation at Bragan Bog, which had been ongoing since the summer after a review of previous operations i...
LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: R092025_251217_London Bridge PDF, 6.03 MB, 38 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@raib.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Summar...
LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Memorandum of Understanding agreed to enable and encourage knowledge sharing, and improve best practice * NDA's extensive experience will support the decommissioning of UKAEA's Joint European Torus (JET) with the development and implementation of safe, compliant, and efficient waste strategies, and with planning for decommissioning JET's auxiliary buildings at Culham Campus * Solutions that are developed for UK...
LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Today, we have published our accident investigation report into the capsize and foundering of the prawn trawler Odyssey (FR 70) on 29 October 2024. The report, available via this link, contains details of what happened, subsequent actions taken and recommendations. A safety flyer to the fishing industry has also been produced with this report. Media enquiries (telephone only) Media enquiries during office hou...
LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Over 1,000 UK-built air-defence missiles delivered since June, as Russia targets power stations and energy networks. * New British systems including RAVENandGRAVEHAWK and counter-Shahed turrets set to bolster Ukraine's defences this winter. * Defence Secretary co-chairs meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) as UK further steps up support for Ukraine's security andsovereignty. The UKhas ...
LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: These proposals follow the first recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which was published in September 2024. The Inquiry recommended that government create a 'single construction regulator' to reduce fragmentation and complexity in the way the built environment is regulated. The new regulator will help ensure a well-functioning building system, which will support industry build the home...
LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Combined Space Operations Initiative (CSpO), a ten-nation space coalition spanning four continents, met in Toulouse, France, to discuss the security of space. Representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, gathered in France to address space threats, conduct a tabletop exercise, and progress efforts to strengthen resilien...