CWIX 2026 - INTEROPERABILITY IN ACTION

LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thousands of engineers, operators, soldiers, sailors, aviators and technologists are now on the ground in Poland forCoalition Warrior Interoperability Exploration, Experimentation, Examination Exercise(CWIX 2026),working side-by-side to achieve one ambition: enabling NATO forces to fight, think and decide as one. What began months ago as detailed planning is now a live, high-tempo experimentation environment. Ac...


DRIVING BANS FOR THOSE WHO REFUSE TO REPAY BENEFIT DEBTS AS NEW DWP POWERS COME INTO FORCE

LONDON, June 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Fraudstersanddebtorswho refuse to payface toughnewconsequencesincluding direct deductions from bank accounts,asnew laws come into force. * Debtors will begin receiving updatedletters from today,warning them to get in touch and pay up. * This is part of Government's commitment to savings of £14.6 billion over the next five years from fraud, error and debt activity. The DWP is writing to thousan...


LANDINGS ENRICHED APPROACH FOR POSITIONAL FISHERIES DATA (LEAPFISH): 2024 PUBLICATION PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT

LONDON, June 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The dataset, known as LEAPFISH (Landings Enriched Approach for Positional FISHeries data), is provisionally scheduled for release on 27 August 2026. Any changes to scheduling will be announced via the release calendar. The dataset combines spatial location data from Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) with fishing landings data. This enables landings to be linked to fishing activity at a finer spatial scale than is ...


MARTHA'S RULE EXTENDED TO ALL MATERNITY SERVICES

LONDON, June 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Mothers and newborns across the country will be better protected,as landmark patient safety measure Martha's Rule will be rolled out to all maternity settings in England, following a string of serious and sustained failures at maternity wards in the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). Donna Ockenden's review - the largest into maternity and neonatal services in NHS history - considered the experienc...


UK SMR PROGRAMME AT WYLFA HITTING TARGET FOR BRITISH CONTRACTS

LONDON, June 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Following a strong start to 2026, Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N) has reached another major milestone, marking further progress towards delivering the UK's first fleet of small modular reactors (SMRs) at Wylfa on Ynys Mon (Anglesey). Since its inception in 2023, the total value of contracts awarded by GBE-N has now reached nearly £900m, a powerful signal of growing momentum, industrial confidence, an...


GOVERNMENT HAS SECURED £100 BILLION OF CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT

LONDON, June 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Over£100billionprivate investmentannouncedinto clean energythis parliament,followingrecentinvestment from Japan and Sweden * It comes one year afterthe governmentlaunched itsModern Industrial Strategy More than £100 billionin clean energy investment announcements has been secured sincethegovernment came to office,Energy Secretary Ed Milibandwillconfirmat London Climate Action Week,as he declaresBrita...


DOMESTIC ABUSE SPECIALISTS EMBEDDED IN 12 MORE 999 CONTROL ROOMS

LONDON, June 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Domestic abuse specialists to be embedded in 12 more 999 control rooms. More victims and survivors of domestic abuse will be protected by specialists in 999 control rooms, as the number of forcesoperatingthe pioneering 'Raneem's Law' is trebled. Six months on from the government's Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy - Phase Two of the rollout of 'Raneem's Law' will see domestic abuse specialists embedded ...


WORKS BEGIN AT SITE OF CUTTING-EDGE CIVIL SERVICE CAMPUS

LONDON, June 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Groundworks have started on the land where a world-class government campus will be built. Manchester Digital Campus (MDC) will bring together approximately 8,800 people from multiple government departments, with a focus on digital delivery. Contractors have now moved onto the site where MDC will be built, where they have begun preparing the ground to enable the main construction to begin. Read more about this ...


NEW BUYER'S CHARTER CREATED FOR PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY

LONDON, June 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The SIA's Buyers Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced the development of a landmark new Security Buyer's Charter aimed at providing a benchmark for the responsible and effective procurement of private security services. As security challenges grow more complex, the procurement of good quality, effective security solutions have become increasingly critical for businesses and public sector organisations. The...


NEW PLAN TO MAKE ENGLISH FARMING PROFITABLE, PRODUCTIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT

LONDON, June 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: For the first time in this country's history, the government is today committing to the future of farming beyond the next harvest,endingyears ofuncertaintywith a landmark roadmap that marks the most significant moment for English agriculture since the Second World War. Farmers produce around 65% of the nation's food, manage 70% of England's land, and underpin the £153 billion agri-food sector recognised as ...