LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Mr Vice-President, The reporting before us is stark: Russian armed forces "systematically and repeatedly targeted energy facilities across Ukraine throughout the 2025-2026 winter," leaving millions facing electricity outages and hundreds of thousands without heat during Ukraine's coldest winter since 2010. These attacks undermine access to essential services, disrupting health care and water supply, while incre...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Work has started on a £53 million project to refurbish the airfield at RAF Waddington, home of the RAF's Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force and the world-famous Red Arrows. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is delivering the project on behalf of Air Infrastructure for the RAF. Lagan Aviation & Infrastructure Ltd has been appointed to carry out the wo...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On Tuesday 22 September 2026, the UK and the Philippines held the second Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) meeting. The meeting was convened in Metro Manila and led by UK Minister of State for Trade, Anas Sarwar, of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty of the Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry. Minister Sarwar and Undersecretary Gepty ...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), in collaboration with Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy (PACE), a partnership between Innovate UK, LifeArc, and Medicines Discovery Catapult, has made 5 new collections of drug-resistant bacteria available for researchers to order. This will allow new treatments and diagnostic tests to be checked against contemporary antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns seen in...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Developed with serving officers, the campaign puts their experiences at its heart, highlighting the many roles, responsibilities and perspectives that shape who they are both within and beyond policing. Using officers' own words and stories, the campaign demonstrates that policing is only one part of their identity, showcasing the experiences and circumstances that have shaped their lives and careers. It aims t...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Preamble We, the Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), gather to mark the fifth anniversary of the ASEAN-UK Dialogue Partnership and to set a focused agenda for enhanced and substantive future economic cooperation. ASEAN and the UK share a diverse economic and commercial relationship that continues to flou...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister has appointed Sir John Saunders as Deputy Chair of the Security Vetting Appeals Panel for a four-year term starting 8 September 2026. Called to the Bar in 1972, Sir John specialised in criminal and licensing law and took silk in 1991. He became Recorder of Birmingham in 2004 and a High Court Judge in 2007, serving as Presiding Judge of the South Eastern Circuit and managing the terrorist case...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A £233 million fund for farms opened today (Tuesday 22 September), part of the government's pledge to support farmers and land managers to produce food sustainably. The second application window of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2026 includes a £50 million boost announced by the Prime Minister in August, to help farmers hit by low yields and rising costs access a reliable income stream, in re...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Good morning, everyone. And thank you, Chris [Boardman], for that introduction. It's really, really good to be here with so many of you this morning (22 September 2026). I've often found myself in Manchester in recent months - I've no idea why - but somebody (perhaps that bloke called Andy [Burnham]) tells me it's the place to be. I also know there is a panel discussion later, so I won't take up too...
LONDON, Sept. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you, Mr Vice President. This Council must continue to address grave country situations. In Iran in January, thousands of peaceful protesters were brutally killed in the streets by Iranian security forces.At least thirty protesters have since been executed; many more remain on death row. Reports of torture and ill-treatment of detainees, including women, ethnic minorities, and religious communiti...