Student Loans Repayment Threshold Announcement
The Department for Education and the Welsh Government have today, 12 November 2026, confirmed the annual repayment thresholds for Income Contingent Student Loans, covering Plan...
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PM call with the Emir of Qatar: 12 November 2026
The Prime Minister spoke to the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani this morning.
Time running out for over 580,000 young people to get 1st dose of MenB
Eligible 18 and 19 year-olds, as well as older first year students at university, have until New Year's Eve to get their first dose.
Over 400 antibiotic-resistant infections each week in 2025
National surveillance data shows antibiotic resistance continues to worsen.
Scottish cooking-products innovator Ooni fires up global growth with government-backed finance
Edinburgh-based Ooni secures £10 million of financing backed by UK Export Finance to support its international growth.
Derailment of a freight train at Barking
Investigation into the derailment of a freight train at Barking, Greater London, 23 October 2026.
UK hosts global summit to combat financial crime
Government, law enforcement and industry leaders from around the world met in London this week to strengthen the global response to financial crime.
FSA and FSS publish export roadmap for cell-cultivated food businesses
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have today published new guidance to help businesses navigate the process of exporting cell-cultivated products...
UK Commandos to get AI-enabled edge from British scale-up Arondite, as company expands to NATO's northern flank
The Royal Navy has agreed a multi-million pound deal with British scale-up Arondite to deploy its AI-enabled software across UK Commando Force,
£11m pumping station upgrade boosts Somerset flood resilience
The Environment Agency is upgrading six Somerset Levels and Moors pumping stations with new pumps as part of an £11 million scheme.
Honouring remembrance by defending the principles of peace: UK statement to the OSCE
Ambassador Holland recalled the lessons of past conflicts and underlined the responsibility to defend the principles and institutions established to prevent their recurrence. Russia’s war...
Ukraine's armed forces are lawful combatants: UK statement to the OSCE
On Armistice Day, Colonel Joby Rimmer, UK Senior Military Advisor, rejects Russia's portrayal of Ukraine's armed forces as terrorists, sets out their protections under International...
PM speech at COP31 climate summit: 12 November 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the COP31 climate summit 2026.
Water bosses must not be rewarded for failure by another name, says Environment Secretary
Environment Secretary warns against the use of loopholes that undermines the spirit of the bonus ban
Russia must show the evidence behind its claims: UK statement to the OSCE
UK Senior Military Advisor, Colonel Joby Rimmer, condemns Russia's deadly strikes on Ukrainian civilians, including in Dnipro and Komyshuvakha, and challenges Russia's use of unverified...
History cannot justify changing borders by force: UK statement to the OSCE
Ambassador Holland rejected Russia’s selective historical claims to Ukrainian territory, stressing that modern borders rest on international law and commitments between sovereign states. The UK...
Defending media freedom and the safety of journalists: UK statement to the OSCE, November 2026
Ambassador Neil Holland reaffirms UK support for media freedom and the safety of journalists across the OSCE region. He called for journalists held by Russia...
Joint Statement by the Informal Group of Friends of Safety of Journalists, November 2026
Outi Hyvärinen, Permanent Representative of Finland to the OSCE, delivers the Joint Statement by the Informal Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists on...
53rd Universal Periodic Review of human rights: UK Statement on Tanzania
Statement by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, at Tanzania's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Continued violations of Abyei’s demilitarised status are unacceptable: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Sudan and South Sudan.
Statement on the sentencing of Joshua Wong
Joint statement from the foreign ministries of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
53rd Universal Periodic Review of human rights: UK statement on Antigua and Barbuda
Statement by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Kumar Iyer, at Antigua and Barbuda's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council...
Joint statement on the closure of Novaya Gazeta in Russia
The UK and Finland, as Co-Chairs of the Media Freedom Coalition, call on Russia to end its repression of independent media following the closure of...
Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Chad
Ms Fiona Blyth MBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Chad in succession to Ms Helena Owen, who will be leaving...