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National Statement of the United Kingdom at the OPCW 112th Executive Council

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

National Statement of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the OPCW 112th Executive Council...

Welsh universities unite to boost research funding and bring jobs and growth

Wales Office Minister Anna McMorrin has bought together Welsh universities and the UK's research funding body, UK Resear...

New heart disease and strokes plan to saves thousands of lives

Department of Health and Social Care

National framework launched to help reduce premature deaths from heart disease and strokes by a quarter over the next de...

UN Human Rights Council 62: UK Explanation of Position on the draft resolution on Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Explanation of Position on the draft resolution on Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar. Delivered by UK ...

Millions invested in new missile to strengthen British Army's capability and NATO deterrence

Ministry of Defence

The UK will join the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) programme, supporting a transformation in the British Army's abilit...

New Defence Medical Research Strategy published

Cyber & Specialist Operations Command

New agreement will expand military medical education, training and professional development opportunities....

Changes to the way you contact APHA

Animal and Plant Health Agency

Customers can use new digital contact forms to raise a query...

Getty abandons Shutterstock merger plans

Competition and Markets Authority

In May 2026, the CMA’s independent inquiry group concluded that the deal could proceed if Shutterstock sold its editoria...

Sir Andy Marsh announced as preferred candidate for HM Chief Inspector

Home Office

College of Policing chief executive has 30 years' policing experience and led significant reforms in professional standa...

UK Explanation of Vote on the Declaration of the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest Crime Against Humanity

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Explanation of Vote by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, on the UN General Assembly resolution o...

Local journalism to benefit from new government funding to reach new audiences

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local news outlets can now apply for grants of up to £125,000 to support their long-term financial sustainability...

How to submit applications and complaints to the CAC

Central Arbitration Committee

The submission of applications and complaints to the CAC....

Ofsted consults on strengthening children's social care inspections

Ofsted

Children, young people and their families will be placed at the heart of social care inspections under plans announced t...

Maritime Safety Week 2026

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents, Rob Loder, writes Beyond the binder: making safety management systems work at se...

Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates: Geraldine McCafferty

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mrs Geraldine McCafferty has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates in succession to Mr Edw...

UN Human Rights Council 62: UK Explanation of Vote on the draft resolution on Eritrea

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Explanation of Vote on the draft resolution on the human rights situation in Eritrea. Delivered by UK Human Rights Am...

Joint statement from member countries of the Multilateral Defence Mechanism

HM Treasury

Joint statement from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Finland and Poland ...

UN Human Rights Council 62: UK Introductory Statement on the draft resolution on Sudan

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK Introductory Statement on the draft resolution on Sudan. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sande...

IAA expands training video series with five additional modules

Immigration Advice Authority

Five additional videos have now been released, bringing the total in the series to ten....

Better protections for children in custody

Ministry of Justice

Children in youth custody will be better protected through stronger safeguarding, dedicated social workers, tougher vett...

Businesses across Britain sign up to Cyber Resilience Pledge as ministers urge firms to strengthen cyber defences

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Firms including M&S, Nationwide, ITV, Microsoft UK and Cloudflare are some of the first to pledge to strengthen their cy...

Views sought to transform benefit paid to carers

Department for Work and Pensions

Opening today (Tuesday 7 July 2026) the six-week call for evidence will gather views on: modernising the earnings limit ...

New penalties introduced in crackdown on water companies

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Half a million-pound financial penalties introduced in latest crackdown on polluting water companies...

Housing Secretary speech to Lloyds' Social Housing Forum

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Housing Secretary's speech at Lloyds Banking Group's Social Housing Forum on 6 July 2026. ...

Government to cut costs for parents ahead of new school year

Department for Education

From September, 1,400 more schools get free breakfast clubs, branded uniform costs are capped, saving families up to £1,...

UKHSA updates heat health alerts across England

UK Health Security Agency

The existing yellow heat-health alert for the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and Sout...

UKHSA updates heat health alerts across England

UK Health Security Agency

The existing yellow heat-health alert for the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and Sout...

New resubmission deadline for 2025 packaging data

PackUK

PackUK introduces a resubmission deadline of 1 September 2026 for 2025 packaging data to affect Notices of Liability. ...

Communities backed to lead local climate and nature action

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Bradford, Manchester, Bristol, London and Birmingham are the first cities to host annual ‘Energising Britain’ events. ...

Britain’s place in the new world order: Foreign Secretary's Chatham House essay

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

We are facing a storm of geopolitical instability, economic coercion, AI and climate change – and it’s likely to get wor...