UK high-altitude research and intelligence balloon soars to new heights
UK Defence is developing use of uncrewed, high-altitude balloons to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…
Red tape slashed to revamp high streets with new cafes and bars
Government to overhaul planning and licensing rules to make it quicker and easier for new…
Joint Statement on the Australia-UK Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Treaty
On 26 July 2025 in Geelong, Australia, the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister…
£1.1 billion boost to improve local recycling services across England
Every town and city across the country will receive a major boost to their recycling…
UK strengthens cyber defence cooperation across Asia-Pacific region
Cyber-attacks know no borders, and with the transnational nature of digital threats evolving we must…
AUKUS treaty deepens UK-Australia defence partnership to generate £20 billion in trade and create 7,000 new jobs
Signing of new UK-Australia AUKUS treaty protects our seas, supports over 21,000 UK jobs and…
Cumbria project named finalist in global river restoration awards
The Cumbrian River Restoration Partnership Programme – led by the Environment Agency and Natural England…
The Israeli aid system is inhumane, ineffective, dangerous and fuelling instability: UK statement at the UN Security Council
My Foreign Secretary has been unequivocal: the war in Gaza must end now. Hamas and…
UK sanctions notorious people-smuggling gangs and their enablers in global crackdown
UK sanctions 25 targets at the heart of people-smuggling networks that drive irregular migration to…
MHRA announces proposals to improve access to world’s best medical devices for patients and to boost economic growth in Britain’s med tech sector
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today announced important new steps to…