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Two Staffordshire anglers receive penalties of almost £400 each

Friday, 07 October 2022 - 08:15 Environment Agency Press Release

Two men from Staffordshire have been found guilty of fishing illegally on separate occasions earlier this year.?...

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UN Human Rights Council 51: UK General Comment on Afghanistan

Friday, 07 October 2022 - 08:04 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

The UK’s Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, underlines the UK’s support for the Special Rapporteur's work on Afghanistan at the UN Human Rights Council....

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3D printing at record scale and AI for steelmaking among tech awarded share of £14 million government funding

£14 million awarded to projects that harness digital technology to drive energy efficiency, productivity and growth across key manufacturing industries....

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Avanti West Coast placed on short term contract to drastically improve services

Friday, 07 October 2022 - 06:00 Department for Transport News Story

The Department for Transport has placed Avanti West Coast on a short-term contract and challenged it to deliver the urgent increase in services required....

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Prime Minister welcomes ‘powerful show of solidarity’ at European leaders’ meeting

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 20:30 Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Press Release

Prime Minister Liz Truss met European leaders at Prague summit in show of unity against Russian aggression....

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Recognising the clear link between illicit trading of natural resources and conflict

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 19:47 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council debate on strengthening the fight against the financing of armed groups and terrorists through the illicit trafficking of natural re...

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UK France Joint Statement: 6 October 2022

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 17:46 Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Press Release

Prime Minister Liz Truss and President Emmanuel Macron met in the margins of the first Summit of the European Political Community in Prague....

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UN Human Rights Council 51: UK statement on slavery resolution

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 16:42 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Ambassador Simon Manley, Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, introduced the resolution on the renewal of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, its causes and consequences....

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UKHSA monitoring Ebola outbreak in East Africa

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 16:38 UK Health Security Agency News Story

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is currently monitoring an outbreak of Ebola virus disease cases in Uganda....

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UN Human Rights Council 51: UK welcomes resolution on Sri Lanka

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 16:19 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office News Story

FCDO Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia and the United Nations Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon has issued a statement on the UN resolution....

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Accident involving a light aircraft, near Horsham, West Sussex, 6 October 2022

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 16:08 Air Accidents Investigation Branch News Story

The AAIB has sent a team to Horsham, West Sussex....

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North Korea ballistic missile test: FCDO statement

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 15:11 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Press Release

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson statement on North Korea’s ballistic missile test on 6 October....

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Croydon man’s killers have sentences increased for murderous attack

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 14:15 Attorney General's Office News Story

The two men have each received an increased prison sentence for murder...

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Latest developments between Armenia and Azerbaijan: UK statement to the OSCE

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 14:15 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Ambassador Neil Bush urges all allegations of mistreatment, abuse and summary killings be urgently and fully investigated....

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Serving the Veteran better – MOD’s Veterans UK welcomes veterans feedback on its services

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 13:59 Ministry of Defence News Story

For MOD’s Veterans UK, listening to and learning about how veterans access and experience their services is extremely important. ...

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Cocaine supplier receives increased sentence after hearing at the Court of Appeal

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 12:46 Attorney General's Office News Story

The offender acted as a courier to drive 90kg of cocaine from Surrey to London...

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UN Human Rights Council 51: General Comment on human rights in Xinjiang

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 12:23 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Ambassador Simon Manley delivered a general comment ahead of the draft decision to hold a debate on the situation of human rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China....

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkey: Jill Morris

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 11:44 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Press Release

Ms Jill Morris CMG has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye....

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UN Human Rights Council 51: Resolution Introduction for Sri Lanka

Thursday, 06 October 2022 - 11:30 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Ambassador Simon Manley introduced a resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council, ...

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