LONDON, April 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The British Embassy Manila and the UK Mission to ASEAN together with the Philippines' Department of Education (DepEd) are strengthening their partnership to promote equitable, evidence-based use of education technology (EdTech) across the Philippines. Supported by the UK government, through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and delivered through the EdTech Hub, the partnership provides DepEd with ...
LONDON, April 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The sale of the assets of Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited, and associated companies, to Phillips 66 Limited is now complete. As of 28 April 2026, Phillips 66 Limited owns the assets of Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited, including the site in Lincolnshire, plus Prax Storage Lindsey Limited, Prax Terminals Killingholme Limited, Prax Terminals Jarrow Limited and Prax Downstream UK Limited. An agreement was reached t...
LONDON, April 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) met or exceeded all statutory targets to increase access to medicines and medical devices for UK patients, according to the MHRA Results and Forecast reportpublishedtoday (28 April). TheMHRAhasstrengtheneditspositionasaworld-leading medicines regulator by striking new global partnerships and advancing pioneering work in clinical trials reform, AIreg...
LONDON, April 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * In a keynote speech Liz Kendall set out why AI is key to this country's economic prosperity and national security * The Tech Secretary says UK must build up its AI sector and work with allies or risk losing out on race for the future * Government to develop a UK AI hardware plan to secure Britain's future capability in chips and the semiconductor technologies that underpins AI Britain must act now to cement i...
LONDON, April 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is relaunching the Public Legal Education (PLE) Committee to raise the profile of public legal education and support more strategic, coordinated delivery across the sector. The new PLE Committee The PLE Committee will return to the AGO, which will provide secretariat support. The Committee will be sector-led, with members drawn from across the public legal education communit...
LONDON, April 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has today summoned the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Kingdom. The Minister for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer, summoned the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Kingdom, in response to the Iranian embassy's unacceptable and inflammatory comments on social media. The Minister made clear that these actions and comme...
LONDON, April 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * About1.5 million parents of16-19 year-olds are toreceivereminderlettersin coming weeks. * The quickest and easiest way to extend is via theHMRCappor online atGOV.UK. Parents of16-19 year-oldsareremindedto extend their Child Benefit claim if theirteenageris staying incertain types ofeducation or training after their GCSEsorNational 5s. Child Benefit will automatically stop on 31 August on or after a child's 1...
LONDON, April 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Amarox Limited is recalling one batch of Sertraline 100mg film-coated tablets as a precautionary measuredue to a manufacturing errorthat led to two antidepressant medicines being packaged incorrectly.  The recallfollowsapatientcomplaint which helpedidentifythat a pack of Sertraline 100mg film-coatedtablets contained oneblister stripofCitalopram 40mg fi...
LONDON, April 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The government has today (Tuesday 28 April) confirmed it will bring forward further reforms to Right to Buy. Right to Buy is a government scheme allowing eligible council tenants in England to buy their home at a discount. Last year the government published its consultation response to overhaul Right toBuythat will supportcouncils to better protect and rebuild depleted housing stockwhilemaintainingaresponsibl...
LONDON, April 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Government Science and Engineering profession strategy 2026 describes how the Government Science and Engineering (GSE) profession will strengthen capability and leadership across departments, building on progress made since the 2021 strategy. The new strategy places greater emphasis on how science and engineering capability is developed and sustained across government, with clearer priorities for existing p...