LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK will provide additional defensive military support to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following renewed Houthi attacks and escalating violence in the region. Following a request from the Saudi Arabian Government, the UK has agreed to provide an RAF Voyager air-to-air refuelling aircraft to support Saudi defensive activity in support of the legitimate government of Yemen. Escalating tensions in the Gulf can ...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A new £20m programme to create four new Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSIs), with each funded for up to five years, is set to strengthen the UK's capability and agility in regulatory science and help ensure regulation keeps pace with rapid advances in healthcare and life sciences. Developed through a partnership between the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agenc...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The new Trader Support Service platform goes live for all users next month. * All goods movements from 20 October must be submitted on the new TSS platform. * Businesses should look out for their invitation email and pre-enrol before 20 October. Businesses registered for the Trader Support Service (TSS) need to prepare to move to the new platform before 20 October to ensure they can continue moving goods betw...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The Sixth ASEAN Economic Ministers - the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (AEM-UK) Consultation was held on 22 September 2026 in Manila, Philippines. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. Ma. Cristina A. Roque, Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines and H.E. Lord Anas Sarwar, Minister of State for Trade, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trad...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Mr Vice-President, The reporting before us is stark: Russian armed forces "systematically and repeatedly targeted energy facilities across Ukraine throughout the 2025-2026 winter," leaving millions facing electricity outages and hundreds of thousands without heat during Ukraine's coldest winter since 2010. These attacks undermine access to essential services, disrupting health care and water supply, while incre...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Work has started on a £53 million project to refurbish the airfield at RAF Waddington, home of the RAF's Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force and the world-famous Red Arrows. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is delivering the project on behalf of Air Infrastructure for the RAF. Lagan Aviation & Infrastructure Ltd has been appointed to carry out the wo...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On Tuesday 22 September 2026, the UK and the Philippines held the second Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) meeting. The meeting was convened in Metro Manila and led by UK Minister of State for Trade, Anas Sarwar, of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty of the Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry. Minister Sarwar and Undersecretary Gepty ...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), in collaboration with Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy (PACE), a partnership between Innovate UK, LifeArc, and Medicines Discovery Catapult, has made 5 new collections of drug-resistant bacteria available for researchers to order. This will allow new treatments and diagnostic tests to be checked against contemporary antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns seen in...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Developed with serving officers, the campaign puts their experiences at its heart, highlighting the many roles, responsibilities and perspectives that shape who they are both within and beyond policing. Using officers' own words and stories, the campaign demonstrates that policing is only one part of their identity, showcasing the experiences and circumstances that have shaped their lives and careers. It aims t...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Preamble We, the Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), gather to mark the fifth anniversary of the ASEAN-UK Dialogue Partnership and to set a focused agenda for enhanced and substantive future economic cooperation. ASEAN and the UK share a diverse economic and commercial relationship that continues to flou...