LONDON, March 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister hosted the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at Downing Street yesterday afternoon. The Prime Minister began by setting out the UK's unwavering support for Ukraine, adding thatwith the focus on the Middle Easthe was determined to ensure the worlddoes not take its eyes off what's happening in Ukraine. Paying tribute to the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people, the Prime Min...
LONDON, March 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Fly-tippers and waste vandals could soon be forced to clean up our streets and parks and pay the costs of clearing their mess under new government plans for "clean up squads". Under the proposals, local authorities would get the powers to issue fly-tippers with so-called conditional cautions instead of being taken to court. These could see offenders complete up to 20 hours of unpaid work, cleaning our streets, ...
LONDON, March 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The government has published England's first ever Land Use Framework - a plan for delivering new homes, nature restoration, clean energy and food security. It demonstrates clearly that there is enough land to deliver the government's objectives provided we use land more efficiently and for multiple benefits. For too long, fragmented decision-making has led to inefficient land use and left us exposed in the shor...
LONDON, March 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: With exactly two weeks until Hunterston B becomes the UK's first Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) site to transfer into UK Government ownership, a major milestone that will enable the nuclear power station's decommissioning has been achieved. The North Ayrshire site is due to transfer to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), the body tasked with decommissioning the UK's former nuclear sites, on 1 April ...
LONDON, March 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The leadersbegan by talking about the situation in Ukraine, and reiterated their unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty. Theywelcomed Ukraine's drone expertise being used by partners in the Gulf and across Europe, and agreed that Ukraine was truly a world leader in developing the latest battle-proven defence technology. Turning to the Strait of Hormuz, the leaders agreed on the importance of the shipping...
LONDON, March 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Ms Victoria Billing OBE has been appointed His Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark in succession to Ms Joelle Jenny, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.Ms Billing will take up her appointment in April 2026. Full name: Victoria Elizabeth Billing Year Role 2022 to 2025 FCDO, Director Europe (Mediterranean and Western Balkans) 2019 to 2022 Dakar, HM Ambassador to Seneg...
LONDON, March 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK and Spain agree multi-million poundinvestment boost to create jobs in the UK and support easier travel for British service professionals working in Spain * During visit to Madrid, Chancellor will make clear that she wants to partner with Europe on growth as she meets top Spanish businesses and investors * Follows major speech where Chancellor set out new National Interest Principles to guide decisio...
LONDON, March 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the Embassy of Ukraine in London by UK Space Agency Chief Executive Dr Paul Bate and General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom. This is the first agency-to-agency agreement between the UK Space Agency and SSAU. It demonstrates the UK's commitment to deepening cooperation with Ukraine in the space sector and supports the ambitions s...
LONDON, March 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Rededication services were held for Captain(Capt)Martin Warren, ofWorcester,at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)PargnyBritish Cemetery, and for Lance Corporal(LCpl)Arthur Mantle, ofNottingham,at CWGCJoncourtEast British Cemetery near Saint Quentin. Organised by the Ministry of Defence's Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), also known as the MOD War Detectives, the services were led by Fat...
LONDON, March 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Each place will now receive £60,000 to develop a full application * The announcement comes as over 230 towns register interest in the inaugural UK Town of Culture competition Nine places across the UK have been longlisted to be the next UK City of Culture in 2029 and will each benefit from a funding boost to support their bid for the title. The nine longlisted locations are: Blackpool, Inverness-Highlan...