UK NEWS UPDATE

The world is calling for peace but Russia is not listening: UK statement to the UN Security Council

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the emergency Security Council meeting on Ukraine. Mr President, I thank the...

Groupon commits to offer refunds and improve customer service

The CMA has secured commitments from Groupon to improve its customer service and to offer refunds to certain customers previously not...

UK: Tougher penalties for protests causing disruption on motorways

The measures include a new offence of interfering with the operation of key infrastructure – including motorways, railways, and airports....

Fuel Shortages Pile Pressure on PM Johnson as British Crisis Escalates

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure to do more to ease a supply chain crisis in Britain after pumps ran dry at...

UK and allies hold the Chinese state responsible for a pervasive pattern of hacking

The UK joins like-minded partners to confirm Chinese state-backed actors were responsible for gaining access to computer networks via...

UK Carrier Strike Group to exercise with Indo-Pacific partners

The Strike Group will undertake a series of exercises with forces from the US, Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand and Korea in the...

Unilever joins COP26 as a Principal Partner

Unilever is the 11th and final Principal Partner for UN climate change summit COP26 in Glasgow Unilever has been named a Principal...

UK: Alcoholic liver deaths increased by 21% during the year of the pandemic

Increased alcohol consumption during the pandemic, particularly amongst heavy drinkers, is likely driving an unprecedented acceleration...

England: COVID-19 vaccines highly effective in most people in clinical risk groups

Those used in the UK as effective at preventing symptomatic disease in the majority of people with underlying health conditions as the...

Ofsted: Simply ‘doing’ music is not enough

Ofsted has published its latest research review looking at music education in schools. The review is part of a series of research that...

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to ban extreme right-wing terrorist group, The Base

Home Secretary asks Parliament to proscribe terrorist group, The Base. Priti Patel on 12 July taken action to outlaw the extreme...

UK Serviceman gambled £41,000 borrowed from concerned friends

A former RAF serviceman who took more than £41,000 from his friends to fund his gambling habit has had his bankruptcy restrictions...

UK's girls education programme receives new funding in Somalia

USAID, July 8, 2021, announced a new $15 million contribution to the UK-supported Adolescent Girls Education in Somalia (AGES) programme....

Priti Patel signs historic removals agreement with Albania

The new agreement allows the UK to remove Albanians with no right to be in the UK as the government speeds up the return of Albanian...

Public Health England: COVID-19 vaccines have prevented 7.2 million infections and 27,000 deaths

New analysis suggests the vaccination programme has prevented between 6.4 and 7.9 million infections and 26,000 and 28,000 deaths in...

RAF Puma helicopter detachment returns from Afghanistan

The RAF Puma detachment serving in Afghanistan in support of the NATO Resolute Support Mission since March 2015 has now returned to RAF...