Report by the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova: UK statement, November 2025
Thank you, Acting Head of Mission, for the work of your team over the last six months and for helpful presentation this morning. In the spirit of utilising your time to engage in dialogue, allow me to keep this statement brief and ask two questions. The United Kingdom fully supports the continued work of the […]
From builder’s tea to oat milk coffee, how British family eating habits have changed since WW2
New data shows how the British diet has changed over the last 85 years – as global tastes and demands for heathier food change what’s on our plates. The National Food Survey has been asking around 4,000 to 5,000 families to write down what they buy each week since 1940. The latest results for 2023/24 show huge […]
Congresbury reservoir turns village fear into award-winning work
An innovative approach to reservoir management that placed community voices at the heart of decision-making has won the ICE South West Collaboration Award 2025. The Gooseum Rhyne Reservoir project near Bristol has been awarded the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West 2025 Project Award for Collaboration. An award recognising the team’s exceptional commitment to […]
Ofqual announces rules for unique British Sign Language GCSE
Ofqual has today set out the rules for the assessment of a groundbreaking new GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL). The regulations have been set following a second consultation and detailed collaborative working with organisations and people across deaf and hearing communities. Catherine Large, Executive Director of Policy at Ofqual, said: The rules represent another […]
Joint Statement of G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in the Niagara Region
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, met under Canada’s G7 Presidency, in Niagara, on November 11-12, 2025. We welcomed the participation of the Foreign Ministers of Brazil, India, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, […]
North Wales to pioneer UK’s first small modular reactors
Wylfa on Anglesey in North Wales selected as site to deliver the UK’s first small modular reactor nuclear power station Most significant industrial investment in North Wales for a generation, supporting 3,000 new good jobs in local economy Government continues to deliver ‘golden age’ of nuclear, after years of dither and delay, as part of […]
Nearly 400 antibiotic-resistant infections each week in 2024
National surveillance data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show that the total number of antibiotic-resistant infections in 2024 equates to an average of nearly 400 newly reported cases per week. Cases of bacteraemia caused by antibiotic-resistance, a life-threatening infection where bacteria circulate in the blood, have increased by 9.3% since 2023, rising […]
Scottish Secretary: A new crusade on devolution within Scotland
In a speech to council leaders, the Secretary of State for Scotland will make clear that there is no route to a decent and prosperous Scotland without strong and effective councils. And to ensure that, the Scottish Government must properly devolve funding and powers to Scotland’s local authorities, Mr Alexander will set out how the […]
Correspondence between the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and the Prime Minister: 12 November 2025
Correspondence between the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and the Prime Minister. Source link
PM call with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: 12 November 2025
The Prime Minister spoke to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen this evening. Source link