LONDON, Sept. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: An emerging virus, known as Shamonda virus (SHAV), which is thought to be primarily spread by Culicoides biting midges, has been identified in several European countries during 2026. In August 2026, APHA detected Shamonda virus (SHAV) in cattle in Jersey that showed clinical signs consistent with those seen elsewhere in Europe. This confirms the virus is present in the British Isles and in close proximity to G...
LONDON, Sept. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined construction firm M&J Group and 2 staff members a total of £50k for hiding a mobile phone and documents during an inspection, in breach of clear instructions. The CMA carried out the inspection on the M&J business premises, alongside inspections of several other businesses, under a court warrant as part of its investigation into 12 construction companie...
LONDON, Sept. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Bentley unveils first fully electric vehicle and completes £350m UK investment, marking latest vote of confidence in Britain's advanced manufacturing sector. * Announcement means UK automotive sector welcomes £1bn of investment in just seven days, from Bentley, McLaren and Nissan. * News secures 4,000 jobs at Bentley's Crewe plant, strengthens automotive supply chains and boosts UK's transition to el...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Families set to save on bills as more than 750,000 homes to get clean, cheaper heating * £90 million investment to build networks, repairing faults and reducing waste * Government backs mega heat project under and alongside the River Thames unlocking £5 billion investment and up to 2,000 high-quality jobs Families are set to save on their energy bills as more than 750,000 homes will benefit ...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: In his latest update, Sir Charlie Mayfield sets out the work being done with employers, providers and those with lived experience to deliver Britain's first Workplace Health System. Around 300,000 people with a health condition leave work every year. But much of this is preventable. Someone absent for four to six weeks has a 96 percent chance of returning. After a year, fewer than half do. Since 2019, t...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Can I really thank you for convening this very, very important session. And I also want to put on record my thanks to the expert speakers, who have provided such an illuminating contribution to this session. I think we should stand back and take stock of what confronts us in this Session in the Security Council. Because AI is a technology which undoubtedly has the power to transform our world for th...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you. And let me thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.And let me say clearly, to begin with, Foreign Minister Sybiha‎ Andrii, the United Kingdom stands with Ukraine and its people, and we stand with you as long as it takes.And more than four and a half years since the full scale invasion of Ukraine, we must be under no illusion. We are at this point because of Russia's deli...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced today that their wastewater and environmental surveillance programme is expanding to strengthen the UK's ability to detect pathogens with significant public health threat. The new programme, called PRISM (Pathogen Risk Intelligence through Surveillance and Modelling), builds on the development programme for wastewater monitoring launched by UKHSA in April 2025...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Almost 3 million matured Child Trust Fund accounts have been claimed or transferred into an Individual Savings Account since September 2020. * Around 827,000 matured Child Trust Funds yet to be claimed, worth on average £2,310. * Young people can find their Child Trust Fund quickly and for free using the GOV.UK locator tool. Almost 3 million Child Trust Fund accounts held by 18 to 24 year-olds have eithe...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Every young person across the country will be able to pursue prestigious new Vocational GCSEs and access work experience in a major shake-up of the education system to prepare them for the world of work. Delivering on the Prime Minister's commitment in his first week in the role to put technical education on an equal footing with the traditional academic path, the new national qualifications will be created to ...