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. ...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On Armed Forces Day, Great British Energy - Nuclear is proud to announce that it has received the Ministry of Defence's Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Bronze Award. The award recognises employers that demonstrate support for members of the Armed Forces community, including serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families. At GBE-N, we believe that delivering energy sovereignty, and the UK's cl...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: An accident at Dunkeswell Airfield involving a light aircraft which occurred today (26 June) has been notified to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch. An investigation has been launched and a team of inspectors are on their way to the accident site. Media enquiries: During office hours 01932 440015 Out of office hours 0300 777 7878 Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government announces latest $1 billion tranche of UK fiscal support that, pooled with partners' support, will provide more than $4 billion inadditionalfinancing for Ukraine * Deputy Prime Minister leads UK Government delegation tothe UkraineRecovery Conference in Gdansk Ukraine's resilience and recovery will receive a $1 billion boost through UK-backed funding announced by the Deputy Prime Minister, Davi...