LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to the President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday evening. The two leaders looked ahead to today's International Defence Industry Fair in Istanbul, where their Defence Ministers have taken the next step towards signing a multi-billion-pound export deal of UK-built Typhoon jets to Türkiye. The Prime Minister added that once fully finalised, this enhanced military ...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On behalf of the four nations of the UK, we are delighted to announce the appointment of the permanent Chief Executive and Chief Strategy Officers for PackUK, the scheme administrator for packaging Extended Producer Responsibility. These are important roles leading the operationalisation of this cornerstone reform and will play a pivotal role in the leadership of PackUK, ensuring it operates fairly, delivers valu...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Flood Warnings inform the public about an imminent risk of flooding to their home or business and help people make decisions about how to respond. There are 3 types of message, Flood Alert, Flood Warning and Severe Flood Warning. Each can be triggered by particular weather or river conditions which cause flooding. The Environment Agency provides this service across flood warning areas, each of which represents ...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: My report on the Home Office use of age assessments was published yesterday (22 July 2025). The report was sent to the Home Secretary on 20 May 2025, so publication fell just outside the agreed 8-week target timescale. I made eight recommendations designed to improve training, guidance, assurance, resources and communication and I am pleased that all were accepted. When a young person claims asylum in the UK, t...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is today proposing to designate Apple and Google with 'strategic market status' (SMS) in each of their mobile platforms and has published separate roadmaps of potential actions to improve competition. The UK app economy The UK has a vibrant app developer community, representing Europe's largest app economy by revenue and app developer count. In total, the UK app econo...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * More support for consumers to bring down their bills, with new ways to take advantage of off-peak, lower electricity prices if they choose * flexible tariffs and technologies allow consumers to shift energy usage to times when it is cheaper * plans for a more flexible electricity system will ensure families benefit from the government's clean energy mission and Plan for Change Households and businesses will be...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK sanctions 25 targets at the heart of people-smuggling networks that drive irregular migration to the UK. * Sanctions come on day 1 of the UK's world-first dedicated sanctions regime targeting irregular migration and organised immigration crime. * Action marks latest step in government's campaign to secure Britain's borders and reduce irregular migration, delivering on the Plan for Change. Gang ring leaders,...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * British Masters athlete Rick Beardsell obtained two maximum-value Bounce Back Loans for his sportswear manufacturing business and used most of the funds to help buy a £1.3 million home in a Cheshire village * Money spent on purchasing the five-bedroom house should have been used to benefit his Sports Creative Limited business * Beardsell also broke the rules of the scheme by substantially inflating his com...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Landowners and farmers are being urged to help the Environment Agency stop waste crime as new research shows only 12% reported the most recent incidents which affected them. The findings were revealed today (Wednesday 23 July) in the results of the Environment Agency's National Waste Crime Survey 2025, which also show more than half (57%) of landowners and farmers are estimated to have been affected by waste cri...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Young people got hands-on with the future of clean energy last week, as the STEP team hosted a workshop, in partnership with Bassetlaw District Council, to kick off Bassetlaw MP Jo White's Summer School. Hosted at The Bridge Skills Hub and Fusion Energy Cafe in Worksop on Friday, students got the chance to explore the ongoing transformation of the West Burton site, ask big questions about fusion energy, and meet...