LONDON, July 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Guests were welcomed to the event held on the eve of Reserves Day on Tuesday 23 June, by James Evans MS, former co-chair of the Senedd Armed Forces' and Cadets' Cross Party Group. The keynote speaker was Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality, Sioned Williams MS. The aim of the event, held in partnership with the Senedd Armed Forces' and Cadets' Cross Party Group, was to recogn...
LONDON, July 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) hassecured convictions following along runninginvestigation led by its Devices ComplianceUnitinto the illegal supply of medical devices used in hospitalsacross the UK. Kenneth George Harrison (69) ofBolton,and Medicina Limited werefound guiltyofa number offraud offences aftersupplyingmedical devices with false CE markingsandmisleading healthcare provi...
LONDON, July 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: PackUKhas today (1 July 2026) published the latest update to the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM)after significant industry consultation. The next iteration, referred to as RAM 2027, is the framework producers must use to assess the recyclability of household packaging placed on the market in 2027 under the Extended Producer Responsibility forpackaging (pEPR) scheme. RAM assessment outcomesdeterminewhet...
LONDON, July 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Sellafield Ltd has committed £195,990 through its Social Impact, Multiplied (SiX) programme to support the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). This will help fund 30 advanced critical care missions across West Cumbria, including the expert clinical team, specialist equipment, medications and helicopter operations. The investment will enable GNAAS to continue delivering emergency care to some of the r...
LONDON, July 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We are inviting eligible suppliers to submit a tender for the provision of an English Language Training Programme - Central Asia. Tender details * contract title: English-language training programme - Central Asia * contracting authority: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) * contract duration: 6 months * mobilisation date: 1 October 2026 Scope of services The successful supplier will be expected...
LONDON, July 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: In the autumn of 2024, Eduardo Solano, Karina Sanchez, Daniela Chaves and Daniel Wattson left Costa Rica to begin an extraordinary chapter in the United Kingdom. They returned a year later, not just with master's degrees from world-leading universities, but with new perspectives, lifelong friendships and experiences that will stay with them long after graduation. At a welcome home reception hosted by Ambassador E...
LONDON, July 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised an intravesical delivery system containing gemcitabine (Inqlexzo) for the treatment of adults for certain types of bladder cancer who are ineligible for - or have chosen not to undergo - radical cystectomy. High-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC) is a form of bladder cancer that has not spread into the muscle layer of th...
LONDON, July 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A landmark international code for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) is being published today(1 July), paving the way for stronger, clearer global standards supporting technology,innovationand safety at sea. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has launched the non-mandatory MASS Code which provides the first international regulatory framework for remotely operated and autonomous cargo ships covere...
LONDON, July 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thank you for your very kind and warm words. It is great to see you all here today. It is great to see your whole team come over Minister Wang. The JETCO tomorrow is the third major meeting between our governments in less than one year. And that is a cause for real, genuine celebration. There was our JETCO in Beijing last September, and of course the Prime Minister's historic visit back in January - the first su...
LONDON, July 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The King has approved that Professor James Maynard FRS, Professor of Number Theory at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, be appointed Regius Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford in succession to Professor Sir Andrew Wiles. Professor James Maynard Professor Maynard took his BA and 'Part III' in Mathematics from Queens' College, Cambridge in 2009, followed by a DPhil at Oxford comple...