LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Following a recent tender exercise, the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) is progressing a new contract for its competence assessment service; designed to better support advisers and candidates, strengthen assurance of competence, and improve the overall assessment experience. What's changing?  Key changes to the competence assessment process will include:  * assessment questions based on revised...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Today, the United Kingdom and the Philippines have finalised a government-to-government (G2G) Partnership to strengthen bilateral trade cooperation on infrastructure. The Partnership, signed on 23 September by UK Trade Minister Lord Sarwar and Philippine Finance Secretary Federick Go, marks a major step in the two countries' long-term economic cooperation. It will mean that priority Philippine government infras...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Charles Donald Appointed from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030 Charles Donald CBE has almost 40 years' experience across investment banking, public sector finance and corporate governance, including senior leadership roles within UK Government Investments. In 2018, he joined UK Government Investments as Head of the Financial Institutions Group, before serving as Chief Executive Officer from 2020 to January...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Industry leaders and trade unions convened for a meeting of the revamped Steel Council at British Steel's Scunthorpe site today, where Minister for Reindustrialisation Blair McDougall set out his ambition for steelmaking to thrive in Britain. Two months after the Government took decisive action to bring British Steel into public ownership and secure UK steelmaking capability, Minister McDougall visited the Scun...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has today announced that The Right Honourable Sir John O'Hara KC will lead the independent review into the decision-making processes and organisational governance of the Parades Commission. Announcing the appointment, Sir Chris Bryant said: "The Parades Commission carries out a vital role in sensitive and often challenging circumstances. "Following the recent court ...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £84 million package, backed by £50 million from government and up to an additional £34 million from industry and local partners, will make Plymouth a national leader in defence maritime autonomy. * Investment will create nearly 1,000 jobs and support 500 people into work, with a new National Centre for Marine Autonomy. * Over 400 UK businesses will benefit, alongside new skills and training oppo...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (23 September 2026) approved lurbinectedin (Zepzelca) for the treatment of adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), in combination with atezolizumab as maintenance treatment in adults whose cancer has not progressed following first-line induction therapy with atezolizumab, carboplatin, and etoposide. Lurbinectedin works b...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Great British Energy rolls out first wave of biggest public community energy investment in UK history, backing local places to cut bills and take climate action. * Community energy groups can access more funding to build their own clean power projects. * Communities to be offered an ownership stake in renewable energy projects, ensuring proceeds of clean power flow back into local areas. Communities across Wa...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Dr Jade Leung will become Vice-Chair of the AI Security Institute (AISI) and Security Advisor to the AI Taskforce, continuing her work to support the UK's leadership on AI safety and security. As part of the transition, she will step back from her full-time roles as the Prime Minister's Adviser on AI and Chief Technology Officer of the AI Security Institute at the end of September due to personal circumstances....
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: I'm mindful that I'm at an RAF conference and people may have seen the news this lunchtime so I thought I would just give an update on the crash in the vicinity of RAF Valley in Anglesey this afternoon. A T2 Hawk aircraft went down shortly after take-off, both crew members ejected as you may have seen. I'm glad to say they've now been taken to hospital for treatment. And of course, we're investigating ...