LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Families will receive new support from today to help children prepare for school, as the government rolls out a package of measures from primary school offer day through to the first day in September. The move comes as over a third (37%) of children are starting school without the basic skills they need for the classroom, with teachers and charities finding many children arriving in Reception unable to use the ...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £26m cash boost brings Harrow Crown Court back after three‑year RAAC shutdown * Eightcourtrooms set to hear casesas Government lookstocutcriminal backlogs * Part of the Government's plan to deliverfasterand fairer justice for victims across London Thousands of victims across London will see justice delivered faster and fairer as the RAAC‑hit Harrow Crown Court reopens in a major Government dr...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Minister calls on all parties to end hostilities in Lebanon. * UKreaffirmssupport for direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. * Stability and security in the Middle Eastwillbe critical for Antalya Diplomatic Forum. On the first UK ministerial visit toLebanonsince regional escalation,Ministerfor the Middle East Hamish Falconerhastoday(16 April)reaffirmed UKsupport forthe country and announced o...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Chevening Alumni of Solomon Islands (CASI) hosted a 2-day leadership and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) symposium from 16 to 17 April in Honiara. The inaugural symposium brought together leaders from government, private sector, civil society, and the Chevening alumni community to reflect on national progress towards the United Nations SDGs. The symposium, themed around "Leadership, Accountability and...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The programme will support GSP through training in digital geological surveying, geochemical sampling, airborne geophysics and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It establishes a complete end to end digital survey process, from fieldwork and laboratory analysis through to GIS interpretation and final geological mapping. British High Commissioner, Jane Marriott CMG OBE, said: "Pakistan has extraordinary geol...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Critical discussions on the Strait of Hormuz are set to be hosted in Paris today, as the Prime Minister and President Macron of France chair a virtual meeting of the newStrait of Hormuz Maritime Freedom of Navigation Initiative * Security cooperation, critical supply chains and support to industryare on theagenda as leaders discussjoint efforts to restore freedom of navigation in theStrait and mitigateglobalec...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * EdTech companies and AI labs are being invited to work with teachers and the government to design safeclassroom ready AI tutoring tools, with safety at the forefront * The next generation of AI tools must align to the national curriculum, classroom context, and clearly show how they will support disadvantaged pupils, with the potential to scale and support up to 450,000 pupils a year * Up to 8 companies will b...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government announces a Firefighters Concordat, focused on health and wellbeing and built in partnership with the profession - to drive improvements in prevention, early diagnosis and support * Firefighters will receiveconsistent, regular health checks for every single firefighter in the country, recognising the unique risks they're exposed to * Government will back and fund research into the hazards they face ...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Sovereign AI is the UK's £500 million bet to back homegrown AI founders, drive growth and create jobs across the UK * AI is the most important technology of our era. The UK must be an AI maker, not just an AI taker, to control how it defines the future of our economic prosperity and national security * Sovereign AI is built to help promising AI companies so they start in Britain, scale fast and compete g...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The case for investment Surface water flooding is becoming a bigger risk across England and Wales. The latest National Flood Risk Assessment (NaFRA) shows that about 4.6 million properties are now at risk, a 43% rise since the last assessment. There are now 3 times as many properties at high risk of flooding from surface water than there are from flooding from rivers and the sea. The risk from surface water f...