LONDON, Sept. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: You're being spoilt this morning with two ministers, one straight after the other. It's great to be here as I take on the Telecoms brief in the new department for Digital Culture Media and Sport. This is my first outing as the Minister responsible for Telecoms, and I want to start by thanking the team for putting today together, particularly my good friends Minister Lloyd and Minister Pollard, who jus...
LONDON, Sept. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The two industries will join forces via a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today [14 September] between the UK government and the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). The MoU will provide a framework for activities to share learning, facilitate knowledge sharing and build engagement around key digital fraud-related issues impacting India and the UK. It sets out how our telecoms industries can...
LONDON, Sept. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The MHRA has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening regulatory collaboration with Malaysia following high-level discussions in Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia's Minister of Health and senior leaders from the country's healthcare, regulatory and research organisations. During the meeting, MHRA representatives, including Chief Executive Lawrence Tallon, heard about Malaysia's progress in healthcare, medicines regu...
LONDON, Sept. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Somerset Prepared partnership, which includes Somerset Council, Somerset Rivers Authority and the Environment Agency, is looking for nominees across two categories: * Group award - for community organisations demonstrating exceptional emergency planning or preparedness * Individual award - for people who have made significant personal contributions to community resilience Winners will receive public r...
LONDON, Sept. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * A new family of turbojet engines has been co-developed by an innovative partnership between MOD and UK start-up Alloyed, with one engine taken from concept to flight in under 7 months. * The engines, designed, built and tested in the UK using digital design and manufacturing, can be developed and scaled faster than traditional methods allow. * More than 60 highly skilled UK jobs created under the progr...
LONDON, Sept. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New legislation will mean Roman Catholic and Jewish Prime Ministers can provide advice on Church of England appointments to the King. * This Bill will end archaic restrictions that prevent the Prime Minister exercising the full extent of their constitutional responsibilities. Changes announced today will remove archaic legislation which prevents a Prime Minister of the Roman Catholic or Jewish faith from...
LONDON, Sept. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: British Deputy High Commissioner to India Ben Mellor presented the prestigious awards at a recognition event in New Delhi on 9 September, celebrating the achievements of these young leaders whose initiatives are transforming communities and addressing some of the Commonwealth's most pressing challenges. Selected through a highly competitive process from thousands of applications, the awardees represent impactfu...
LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * HMP Lancaster Farms adds four new houseblocks to keep streets safer * Prison will see places go from 584 to more than 800 * Part of Government action to ensure country never runs out of jail space again HMP Lancaster Farms will gain four new houseblocks, boosting its capacity by more than 40 per cent, in the latest Government step to lock up more dangerous criminals. The prison will see places increase from ...
LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Drug smuggling arrests involving British nationals abroad more than quadrupled between 2023 and 2025 * Recruits are often told luggage destined for UK contains clothes, gold or cash - with suitcases actually containing up to 71kg of cannabis * Increase driven by cannabis-related arrests, with the majority in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos * FCDO Travel Aware campaign...
LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Research shows 45 to 54-year-olds are more likely than any other age group to have never checked their State Pension, despite it being a key time for retirement planning. * One in eight adults have never checked their State Pension forecast. * People can use the HMRC app to check their State Pension forecast and top up National Insurance contributions this Pension Awareness Week (15 to 18 September). Almost 7...