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Intervention by UK and partners in The Gambia v Myanmar ICJ case: joint statement

Intervention by UK and partners in The Gambia v Myanmar ICJ case: joint statement

16 November 2023 - 17:52 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

On 15 November the UK and five partners filed a joint declaration of intervention in the International Court of Justice ...

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GAD Annual Report and Accounts for 2022 to 2023

GAD Annual Report and Accounts for 2022 to 2023

16 November 2023 - 15:49 News Story

Government Actuary's Department

GAD has published its Annual Report and Accounts for the 2022 to 2023 financial year. The report sets out the main proje...

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Government takes further action to drive positive change in the tenant farming sector

Government takes further action to drive positive change in the tenant farming sector

16 November 2023 - 15:41 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

This Call for Evidence will explore concerns about poor practice in the tenant farming sector and examine the role of in...

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International Day of Solidarity with Belarus: Joint statement to the OSCE

International Day of Solidarity with Belarus: Joint statement to the OSCE

16 November 2023 - 15:12 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK and others issue a statement to the OSCE's Permanent Council on the human rights situation in Belarus, calling fo...

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Can robot dogs programmed with AI find hidden explosive devices?

Can robot dogs programmed with AI find hidden explosive devices?

16 November 2023 - 14:25 News Story

Defence Equipment and Support

Forty programmers demonstrated how AI-enabled robotic dogs could carry out potentially dangerous tasks that would otherw...

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Address by Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions on Georgia: UK response, November 2023

Address by Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions on Georgia: UK response, November 2023

16 November 2023 - 13:57 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Neil Holland reaffirms UK support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and calls on Russia to ...

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Russia is using food as a weapon of war and attacking Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure: UK statement to the OSCE

Russia is using food as a weapon of war and attacking Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure: UK statement to the OSCE

16 November 2023 - 13:32 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Neil Holland says that Russia is attacking Ukrainian ports and critical national infrastructure in an attempt...

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Plans for Keighley and Stockbridge flood defences on show

Plans for Keighley and Stockbridge flood defences on show

16 November 2023 - 13:22 Press Release

Environment Agency

Proposals for a new flood defence scheme for Keighley and Stockbridge are on show at a community event this month....

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Government takes further steps to tackle disruption if strikes called over Christmas

Government takes further steps to tackle disruption if strikes called over Christmas

16 November 2023 - 13:12 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

The Government has today taken further steps to ensure essential public services remain open during industrial action....

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Additional support materials for GCSE exams in 2024

Additional support materials for GCSE exams in 2024

16 November 2023 - 11:54 Press Release

Department for Education

The Department has asked Ofqual to make arrangements to continue providing formulae and equation sheets for GCSE exams i...

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Children’s charities and free speech groups could be allowed to submit super-complaints to Ofcom to keep internet safe

Children’s charities and free speech groups could be allowed to submit super-complaints to Ofcom to keep internet safe

16 November 2023 - 11:51 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Suyer-complaints process is designed to help Ofcom stay on top of systemic harmful trends and emerging threats....

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Foreign flagged ships detained in the UK during October 2023 under Paris MOU.

Foreign flagged ships detained in the UK during October 2023 under Paris MOU.

16 November 2023 - 11:51 Press Release

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ship remained under detention in UK p...

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CMA calls on Wowcher to change its online sales practices

CMA calls on Wowcher to change its online sales practices

16 November 2023 - 10:56 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

The CMA is calling on Wowcher to change its selling practices, which could be putting unfair pressure on customers to ma...

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NDA partners with Hey Girls to help eradicate period poverty

NDA partners with Hey Girls to help eradicate period poverty

16 November 2023 - 10:09 News Story

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is partnering with Hey Girls to provide complimentary period products to staff and...

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TRA opens new investigations into excavators from China

TRA opens new investigations into excavators from China

16 November 2023 - 09:56 Press Release

Trade Remedies Authority

The TRA will investigate whether excavators from China are being dumped or subsidised and whether they are causing injur...

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RSH publishes findings on fire safety remediation in English social housing

RSH publishes findings on fire safety remediation in English social housing

16 November 2023 - 09:30 News Story

Regulator of Social Housing

The report highlights the responsibility of boards and councillors to understand landlords’ legal obligations in relatio...

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Government joins forces with Liverpool to transform city’s rail network

Government joins forces with Liverpool to transform city’s rail network

16 November 2023 - 09:05 News Story

Department for Transport

Plans for a fully integrated public transport system in Merseyside one step closer as Liverpool’s new, government-funded...

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Offshore wind giant secures £370 million UKEF-backed facility to expand UK business

Offshore wind giant secures £370 million UKEF-backed facility to expand UK business

16 November 2023 - 09:00 Press Release

UK Export Finance

The UK’s export credit agency has issued a loan guarantee, allowing Seaway7 to secure a £370 million loan to scale up it...

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New £2 million competition launched to help decarbonise local transport

New £2 million competition launched to help decarbonise local transport

16 November 2023 - 00:01 News Story

Department for Transport

UK businesses can apply for up to £500,000 to run pioneering trials that tackle local transport challenges. ...

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MHRA authorises world-first gene therapy that aims to cure sickle-cell disease and transfusion-dependent ?-thalassemia

MHRA authorises world-first gene therapy that aims to cure sickle-cell disease and transfusion-dependent ?-thalassemia

16 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) is based on the innovative gene-editing tool CRISPR, which won its inventors the Nobe...

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Employment support launched for over a million people

Employment support launched for over a million people

16 November 2023 - 00:00 News Story

HM Treasury

New Back to Work Plan to help up to 1,100,000 people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or long-term unemplo...

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Public services, transport and creative industries sectors set for £36 million 5G connectivity boost

Public services, transport and creative industries sectors set for £36 million 5G connectivity boost

16 November 2023 - 00:00 News Story

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Ten regions spanning from Glasgow to the West Midlands in the UK are set to benefit from a £36 million fund aimed at exp...

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Boost for offshore wind as government raises maximum prices in renewable energy auction

Boost for offshore wind as government raises maximum prices in renewable energy auction

16 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Maximum price that other renewables projects can receive in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction has also bee...

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Government Property Agency appoints Mark Bourgeois as interim CEO

Government Property Agency appoints Mark Bourgeois as interim CEO

16 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Government Property Agency

The Government Property Agency has appointed Mark Bourgeois as interim Chief Executive Officer, taking over from Steven ...

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Ukraine: Foreign Secretary is first UK minister to visit Odesa

Ukraine: Foreign Secretary is first UK minister to visit Odesa

16 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary David Cameron is the first UK minister to visit Black Sea port city of Odesa since Russia’s full-scale...

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British businesses to benefit from landmark South American aerospace partnership

British businesses to benefit from landmark South American aerospace partnership

16 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

UK Export Finance

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has signed a deal with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer to increase its use of UK suppli...

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Ukraine: Foreign Secretary visits Kyiv in first overseas trip

Ukraine: Foreign Secretary visits Kyiv in first overseas trip

16 November 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign Secretary has visited Kyiv, where he reaffirmed the UK's unwavering support for Ukraine and met President Ze...

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The conflict in Sudan is having a catastrophic impact on civilians: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The conflict in Sudan is having a catastrophic impact on civilians: UK statement at the UN Security Council

16 November 2023 - 00:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on Sudan. ...

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Terrorist groups and non-state actors pose a persistent and significant threat to international peace and security: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Terrorist groups and non-state actors pose a persistent and significant threat to international peace and security: UK statement at the UN Security Council

15 November 2023 - 18:12 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by UK Political Coordinator Fergus Eckersley at the UN Security Council meeting on the subsidiary bodies of th...

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PM remarks on Supreme Court Judgement: 15 November 2023

PM remarks on Supreme Court Judgement: 15 November 2023

15 November 2023 - 17:06 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's remarks on the Supreme Court Judgement ...

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