GOVERNMENT MOVES TO ACQUIRE SPECIALITY STEEL UK

LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The Governmentwillwork towards the public acquisition of Speciality Steel UK (SSUK) * Decision follows the conclusion that the Government cannot support the proposed sale to the preferred bidder * acquisitionwillkeep options for the sites open, including speciality steel production, advanced manufacturing, regenerationopportunitiesand future private investment The Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has toda...


INSPECTION ANNOUNCEMENT: AN INSPECTION OF THE HOME OFFICE'S ROLE IN MANAGING HIGH-HARM FOREIGN NATIONAL OFFENDERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OPERATING MODEL IN DELIVERING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT'S PUBLIC PROTECTION OBJECTIVES

LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The inspection will have a particular focus on: * the identification of high-harm foreign national offenders * the oversight and prioritisation of high-harm cases * partnership engagement and information sharing with relevant agencies The inspection team anticipates reporting to the Home Secretary by January 2027. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


MORGAN AND MORECAMBE OFFSHORE WIND FARMS TRANSMISSION ASSETS DEVELOPMENT CONSENT DECISION ANNOUNCED

LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The project comprises Transmission assets associated with the Morgan Offshore Wind Project and the Morecambe Offshore Windfarm including: offshore export cables, onshore landfall infrastructure, onshore export cables, onshore substations, onshore grid connection cables and circuit breaker compounds, and other related onshore infrastructure The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for considera...


UK AND US FUSION SUPERCOMPUTERS TO BE LINKED ACROSS ATLANTIC

LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Fusion energy development to be accelerated by advanced supercomputing and AI * Federation strengthens UK-US leadership in science and innovation * Creating world-leading transatlantic AI capability for fusion * Investing in people and skills needed for future The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the United States Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have joined ...


DEFENCE AND INDUSTRY UNITE AS NEW COLLABORATION HUB OPENS AT RAF WYTON

LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: RAF Wyton, togetherwith industry partners, opened the new FAIRFAX Collaboration Hub on 27August 2026, marking a significant step in the station's development as the UK's centre for intelligence excellence. The opening was celebrated as part of RAF Wyton's annual Families Day, with around 2,000 families attending the station. The Hub, a joint programme between Defence Intelligence, Huntingdonshire District Counc...


MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AFRICA SPEECH AT THE NEW ECONOMICS FOUNDATION

LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: This is not going to be a speech about development. And it isn't going to be a speech about Africa. It's going to be a speech about how we learn to live together. Because if we get this wrong, much darker days lie ahead. We are already seeing the warning signs. War has returned to Europe. Geopolitics is characterised by conflict, competition and chaos. And we are fast approaching - and in some case...


MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO BENEFIT FROM SIMPLER, MORE SECURE WAY TO SIGN IN TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES

LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Passkeys are being rolled out acrossGOV.UKOne Login, giving more than 23 million users a faster and more secure way to access government services, such as accessing childcare services or renewing their driver's licence. A passkey lets people securely sign in using their fingerprint, Face ID or PIN instead of a password. This means people can access services without having to remember or type a password. Passkey...


UK AND US FUSION STRIKE PARTNERSHIP TO ACCELERATE CLEAN ENERGY

LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK and US to sign a new agreement on fusion and AI to accelerate commercial fusion energy rolloutand thousands of jobs in both countries * Further transatlantic supercomputing partnership announced between UK and US national laboratories, combining AI, advanced computing and fusion expertise tobring the clean energy of the future closer to reality * Summit builds on the government's record £2.5 billion in...


YOUR CANCELLATION'S COVERED: NEW SCHEME TO HELP STRANDED RAIL PASSENGERS ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND

LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * for the first time, passengers whose trains are cancelled can use another operator's service to complete their journey immediately, free of charge * ends passenger limbo and last-minute bills for replacement tickets * latest move to put public service back at the heart of the railway ahead of the creation of Great British Railways From Sunday (20 September 2026), passengers whose trains are cancelled will be ...


FUNDING SECURED FOR EXCAVATION TO UNLOCK SECRETS OF BRONZE AGE FLAG FEN SITE

LONDON, Sept. 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Visitors to Flag Fen, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, will soon be able to engage more deeply with one of Britain's most important Bronze Age sites, as a major new excavation gets underway to uncover and record more of its detailed history. Flag Fen Archaeology Park sits in a unique Bronze Age landscape that revealed a mysterious timber causeway and platform made by people 3,500 years ago. At the heart of ...