LONDON, Sept. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The UK and Brazil have launched a partnership to tackle the environmental impact of fertilisers and boost the resilience of our food production. * Priority areas for the partnership will look at protecting biodiversity and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as developing more resilient supply chains. * Historic meeting was chaired by UK Special Representative for Nature, Ruth Davis, alongside the Brazi...
LONDON, Sept. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The training is aimed at Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) personnel. This initiative supports inclusive healthcare by training over 80 professionals from hospitals and health centres in Quetzaltenango and Totonicapan. Held at Pensión Bonifaz, the launch highlights the UK's commitment to equity and human rights. The course, running from September to December 2025, is delivered by the ...
LONDON, Sept. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to the leaders of Ukraine, Poland and Italy, as well as the NATO Secretary General this afternoon. The Prime Minister began by condemning the outrageous violation of Poland's airspace. This highlighted Russia's increased recklessness in recent weeks, including their attacks on the Cabinet of Ministers building, British Council and EU Delegation buildings in Kyiv, he added. Russia's ong...
LONDON, Sept. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met the President of Israel Isaac Herzog in Downing Street this afternoon. He condemned Israel's action in Doha yesterday as completely unacceptable. He said the strikes were a flagrant violation of a key partner's sovereignty and do nothing to secure the peace we all desperately want to see. Turning to Gaza, he reiterated his huge concern and implored Israel to change course. They must stop...
LONDON, Sept. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: 1. Check for updates on when the new service is launching The IPO will announce a launch date 6-8 weeks before the service launches. This is expected to be in early 2026, when central government has completed its assessment to ensure it meets the highest quality standards. We will announce the launch date on GOV.UK and via social media channels. 2. Get your IPO account set-up for launch The first step to acc...
LONDON, Sept. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New monitoring software to use AI to heighten offender surveillance - preventing crimes before they happen * Pilot to help cut crime in communities by cracking down on reoffending * Part of £8 million tech drive to make our streets safer with our Plan for Change The Government has announced that as part of a new pilot, offenders will have to answer to remote check-in surveillance on their own mobile devi...
LONDON, Sept. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: In September, SLC will pay approximately £2.2billion in maintenance payments to almost one million students as they start and return to university. However, at this time of year, students can be targeted by scammers, with text message (SMS) fraud currently the most popular form of scam. Alan Balanowski, Risk Director at SLC, said: "SLC's mission is to support students to invest in their future and being at...
LONDON, Sept. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Robert Kurzawa was disqualified as a director after his RK UK Construction Ltd company failed to pay more than £195,000 in tax * However, Kurzawa disregarded the director ban and continued to manage a second company, RK UK Joinery Ltd, when he was not allowed to * RK UK Joinery Ltd went into liquidation with liabilities of more than £159,000, which included £108,000 to HM Revenue and Cus...
LONDON, Sept. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Ofsted, Care Quality Commission (CQC), HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP), have today published guidance for the second round of thematic inspections focusing on child sexual abuse in the family environment, as part of their programme of joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs). Inspectors will look at how the police, children's social car...
LONDON, Sept. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched its 2025 Employer Feedback Survey to collect feedback from businesses and organisations that use DBS services for recruitment and employment activities. The survey has been designed to understand employer satisfaction with DBS services, the value that DBS certificates and barred lists offer for recruitment activities, and identify areas where DBS can improve...