LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: As part of our work to analyse the management of radioactive waste across various facilities in the UK, CoRWM spent a day visiting the Dungeness A and B nuclear power stations in March 2026. The Dungeness power stations are located next to the coast on Romney Marsh in Kent. The area is of international importance for its topography, plant and invertebrate communities and Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay have b...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government brings together leading security,militaryand academic experts to tackle growing climate threats * New taskforce will boost UK preparedness for climate change -identifyinggaps, assessingrisksand providing independentrecommendations andexpertiseon climate and nature threats to national security * Climate change and nature loss are driving instability, economicdisruptionand threatening Britain's way of ...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Today, Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N) has announced the new nuclear plant next to the Wylfa site will be called Gwyndod Power Station. After hundreds of suggestions were submitted by locals, the final name was chosen by a panel of young people from Ynys Mon, chaired by Ynys Mon MP Llinos Medi and Secretary of State for Wales, Jo Stevens. The panel was invited to select a name which captures both the her...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), General Rodolphe Haykal, ended a two-day visit to the United Kingdom 24-26 June, his first official visit to the country. The visit provided an opportunity to further strengthen collaboration on shared priorities, including regional stability, border security, and institutional resilience. During his visit, General Haykal held meetings with UK counterparts, inclu...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thank you, Chair. Anti-personnel mines injure and kill long after conflicts have ended and continue to pose a threat to the full enjoyment of all human rights. The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention provides a key framework for addressing this issue. It bans the use, stockpiling, destruction and transfer of landmines and obligates their destruction. The Convention is one of the world's most widely accepted trea...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The 2025-2026'Confidence in the Regime' report capturesthe views ofsome ofthose mostimpacted byrecentInsolvency Servicekeypolicies. * These reports are a qualitative response to the organisation's five-year strategy - now in its final year. * It foundmeaningful improvements have been made to the insolvencyand enforcementregimes. The Insolvency Service has published its latest 'Confidence in the Regime'...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Cambridge South station opens this weekend delivering direct rail access to Europe's largest biomedical campus * £250 million government investment will deliver major transport improvement for over 20,000 current bio-medical campus staff with up to 9 trains an hour to London, Stansted and Birmingham Airport * new station will cut journey times to a single 45-minute direct train, transforming access to worl...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The conference, Learn Fast, Deliver Better: Innovating and Using Evidence to Reform Public Services, was held in collaboration with the School for Government at King's College London and took place on Friday 19 June 2026 at KCL's Strand campus. It was attended by more than 370 government analysts, policy professionals, academics, and evaluators. The event was a call for action to build the habits that will make t...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK deploying 68‑strong search and rescue team, including specialist dogs, to support life‑saving efforts in Venezuela * £2 million UK humanitarian funding will support immediate response and coordination * UKEmergency Medical Team (UK EMT) isalso sending an advance team to assess urgent health needs and inform further UK medical support The UK is releasing an initial £2 million in humanit...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thank you We reaffirm our support to the Venezuelan people, who are in our thoughts followingWednesday's devastating earthquakes and resulting casualties. Mr Vice President, We thank the High Commissioner for his recent report and the continued engagement of his Office in Venezuela. Some encouraging measures have been implemented, including the release of political detainees and the announcement of reforms. ...