New flood advice websites launched to help West Country
Two new websites about flood issues in Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset have been launched by the Environment Agency. These will serve as one-stop-shops for advice, information and links to support. A conveyor belt of heavy rain during January and February has had different impacts on the counties. Dorset and Wiltshire, which largely reside on a chalk aquifer, is experiencing the worst groundwater flooding since 2014. […]
Statement following the Nepalese Supreme Court’s Judgment on Gurkha Pensions
Statement following the Nepalese Supreme Court's Judgment on Gurkha Pensions Source link
£271 million to clean up shipping and power coastal communities
over £270 million investment for greener shipping and ports across the UK, supporting thousands of skilled jobs in coastal towns and backing their rejuvenation funding will develop clean technologies and fuels of the future, boosting innovation and attracting private investment to help grow the economy £448 million commitment to support clean maritime innovation – supporting over 500 businesses and hundreds […]
UK-SA finance partnership set to boost jobs in Mpumalanga
A pioneering blended finance partnership between the UK Government, South African development financiers, industry bodies and implementing partners is demonstrating how collaboration can unlock commercial opportunities for farmers in Mpumalanga, helping to build alternative economic pathways as the region undergoes its energy transition. In coal-dependent provinces like Mpumalanga, where the shift to a low-carbon economy […]
UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on Myanmar
Madam Vice President, We are grateful for the High Commissioner’s update. We remain deeply concerned by the worsening human rights situation in Myanmar. Violence continues to escalate, including through indiscriminate attacks on civilians, punitive village burnings and forced recruitment. The military’s obstruction of humanitarian assistance has pushed communities to the brink of catastrophe. Severe shortages […]
UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner's report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Statement not delivered due to time constraints. Source link
Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months
Refugee status will become temporary and subject to review every 30 months for all adults claiming asylum from today, the Home Secretary has announced. Protection will be renewed for all those refugees who still face danger in their home country. Those whose country has now become safe, and therefore no longer require protection, will be expected to return home. The change follows […]
VMD Inspections and Enforcement report October – November 2025
Key Messages Prescription fraud It is against the law for anyone to alter a written veterinary prescription without permission from the vet who signed it – this is prescription fraud. This warning comes after the VMD’s intelligence unit conducted analysis into reports of prescription fraud made to the VMD from Jan – June 2025. Analysis […]
Protecting children’s right to safe, inclusive, quality education is critical: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Let me begin by welcoming you, First Lady, to the Security Council and thanking you for your leadership on this important issue. I also congratulate the United States on assuming the Presidency of the Council for the month of March. You have our full support. And I thank Under Secretary-General DiCarlo for briefing us today. […]
New register for people convicted of child cruelty offences
Parents and caregivers who physically harm children will face tougher, lasting consequences for their actions following a new child cruelty register. Adults who subject children in their care to cruel, heartless crimes, such as neglect and abandonment, will be more closely monitored by police and face similar restrictions as registered sex offenders – reducing the […]