LONDON, June 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * A new independent advisory group of experts will provide accountability and insight on how the Government's digital ID system can be inclusive, useful and trusted. * A separate programme of engagement with the digital verification services and financial services sectors will be launched later in the month to ensure their insights inform the Digital ID programme as it develops. * Digital ID will make public serv...
LONDON, June 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Patients across London are set to benefit from faster access to innovative, AI‑powered healthcare technologies, as the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), in partnership with NHS England (London) and the London Health Innovation Networks (HINs), today announces a new regulatory sandbox. The initiative, known as London Region I, will create a real-world environment to safely deploy A...
LONDON, June 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Trustees, employers and members invited to shape new rules on how Defined Benefit (DB) surpluses can be safely released. * Plan will give trustees the option to unlock billions of pounds, with around four in five DB schemes in surplus. * Part of ambitious pension reform agenda to boost both investment and savers pensions. New proposals setting out how billions of pounds in DB pension scheme surpluses could be ...
LONDON, June 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Cobalt Housing Limited has been given a consumer regulation upgrade to C1 in the latest regulatory judgements published by RSH today (Wednesday 10 June). RSH concluded that Cobalt has made the planned improvements to its repairs service and provided assurance that it is delivering this service in an effective, efficient and timely manner to meet the outcomes of the consumer standards. The landlord, which manage...
LONDON, June 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thousands of hectares of precious moorland and peatland in the North York Moors National Park are to be restored following the unprecedented Fylingdales wildfire of summer 2025, helping to better protect nearby communities, homes and critical infrastructure from future fires by slowing their spread and reducing flood risk. The government is providing up to £3.2 million to the North York Moors National Park ...
LONDON, June 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK welcomed the opportunity to mark the conclusion of the year commemorating the 170th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Minister Malhotra reaffirmed the UK's commitment to further strengthening the partnership in the years ahead, grounded in friendship, mutual respect, and common interests. The UK reaffirmed its strong commitment to the Thailand-United Kingd...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Millions could re-enter the workforce if betterworkplaceprotections for unpaid carers were implemented, saving the economy billions of pounds each year. * Proposals include Hugh's Law,a campaign by It's Never You for better rights and financial support for parents of seriously ill children. * Ministers encourage everyone from carers and parents toemployers to respond toconsultationto shape fairest future framewo...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A new £50 million government investment will help Somerset's homes, farms and businesses better withstand the growing threat of flooding, the Government has announced today (Tuesday 9 June 2026). Earlier this year, the county experienced its second wettest January on record, with more than double the average rainfall. As flooding continued into February, Somerset Council was forced to declare a major inciden...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * AI legal assistants to be developed and tested to speed up justice and cut delays * New AI tool to assist judges in listingtrials and get cases heard sooner for victims * Technology to free thousands of staff from admin grind to protect the public A raft of new technology projects is being developed which will aim to deliver improvements across the justice system and tackle the court backlog - including AI lega...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Foreign Secretary to set out tougher UK action in response to record settlement expansion and rising settler violence in WestBank, andpush for urgent implementation of the20 PointPeace Plan * UK brings togetherAustralia,Canada,France,New Zealandand Norwayto deliverco-ordinatedsanctionsagainstnetworks financing and enabling settler attacks against Palestinians in the WestBank, and firmly advises Britishbusinesses...