LONDON, March 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * A new 3-star Commander Allied Rapid Reaction Corps bringing his focus on modernisation and fighting power to the Army's principal contribution to NATO - the ARRC * A newly titled 3-star Commander Land Forces with a global remit for operations, training, and warfare development * A newly appointed 3-star Deputy Chief of the General Staff will be the personnel lead for the Army, and enhance the relationship betw...
LONDON, March 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We are gravely concerned by the escalating violence in Lebanon and call for meaningful engagement by Israeli and Lebanese representatives to negotiate a sustainable political solution. We strongly support initiatives to facilitate talks and urge for immediate de-escalation. Hezbollah's attacks on Israel and the targeting of civilians must cease and they must disarm. We condemn Hezbollah's decision to join Iran ...
LONDON, March 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Kinectrics joins UK Atomic Energy Authority and Eni collaboration as design and fabrication partner for world-leading tritium research facility * Canada's Kinectrics brings extensive experience in fusion, nuclear and renewable energy, with capability across design, manufacturing and testing * The collaboration will build on the strong foundation of UK-Canada co-operation in fusion energy, supported by a govern...
LONDON, March 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Shohid Ahmed applied for three Bounce Back Loans worth £150,000 using his wife's name, receiving £100,000 his restaurant was not entitled to * He filed false documents with Companies House to make an innocent woman appear to be the director of his company * Ahmed was jailed for two years last year and subsequent financial investigations by the Insolvency Service have resulted in the 41-year-old being...
LONDON, March 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A new Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter base has entered service with HM Coastguard to support search and rescue response over the summer months. The base in Oban, Argyll and Bute launched on Sunday 15 March, and includes a modern Search and Rescue Hangar, an operational planning room, offices and rest areas for crews. An HM Coastguard AgustaWestland AW189 rescue helicopter will be based at Oban from April to ...
LONDON, March 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Almost£32minvestmentfor women'sservicesto tackle root causes of reoffending * Life‑changing supportwill help female offenders get their lives back on track * Fewer women sent to prison as Women's Justice Board publisheslandmark report Newgovernment investmentwill enablewomen'scentres and charities acrossthe countrytodeliver vitalspecialist help to femaleoffenders, the overwhelming majority ofwhomar...
LONDON, March 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On Friday 13 March, Companies House was made aware of a security issue which meant that a logged-in user of our WebFiling service could potentially access and change some elements of another company's details without their consent after performing a specific set of actions. This was not accessible to the general public. Only users with an authorised code and logged in to the service could have performed this ac...
LONDON, March 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On 3 March 2026, the British Embassy in Turkmenistan hosted the first Turkmen-British Forum on Climate Finance in Ashgabat, organised in partnership with TheCityUK, the industry-led body representing the United Kingdom's financial and related professional services sector. The event brought together senior representatives of Turkmenistan's government ministries, state and commercial banks, international organisa...
LONDON, March 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thank you, Mr Vice President, The UK thanks the Group of Experts for their recent report and are deeply concerned by the continued deterioration of human rights in Nicaragua and the ever-growing range of victims subjected to abuse.The report's finding that violations may amount to crimes against humanity reinforces the need for sustained international scrutiny of the systemic dismantling of democratic instituti...
LONDON, March 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Major employment drive - backed by large and small businesses and celebrity chef Tom Kerridge - will reverse rising number of young people neither earning nor learning, after a 37 percent increase between 2021 and 2024. * Additional £1 billion to be invested in grants to help unlock over 200,000 paid jobs for young people, with Jobs Guarantee to be expanded to ages 18-24 * New foundation apprenticeships i...