LONDON, April 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Derek Johnson, of Stevenage, Hertfordshire had his sentence increased by four years and six months' after the Solicitor General referred his case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The court heard that Johnson met his victims online where he groomed them before travelling across the UK to sexually abuse them. Johnson filmed the abuse and threatened to share the footage if they sto...
LONDON, April 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: UK Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton will host India's Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan for a three‑day visit starting 19 April. During their talks, the two military commanders will discuss deepening cooperation across training, operations and defence industry partnerships. Senior UK civil and military leaders will also interact with General Chauhan during ...
LONDON, April 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Crescent Pharma Limited is recalling one batch of Ramipril10mgcapsules as a precautionary measure due to a potential manufacturing errorwhich may mean some cartonscontainblister strips of a lower dose, specifically Ramipril 5mg. This follows a complaint froma patient where it wasidentifiedthat, inside a sealed carton of Ramipril 10mg capsules, one blister pack of Ramipril 5mg capsules was foun...
LONDON, April 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: An FCDO spokesperson said: DPRK's ballistic missile launches on 19 April are another breach of UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), destabilising regional peace and security. The UK continues to urge DPRK to stop provocations, to engage in meaningful diplomacy and return to dialogue. Media enquiries Email newsdesk@fcdo.gov.uk Telephone 020 7008 3100 Email the FCDO Newsdesk (monitored 24 hours a day) i...
LONDON, April 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The King will serve as Royal Patron of the newly established independent charity. * The Trust will focus on regenerating shared spaces that bring people together. * The charity will provide a lasting legacy for the late Queen, who devoted so much of her life to recognising the importance of service to others. A new UK-wide independent charity, the Queen Elizabeth Trust, has been established on the occasion of...
LONDON, April 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Today, France and the United Kingdomconvened 51 countries for an international summit on the Strait of Hormuz. The meeting underlined the determination of the international communityto support freedom of navigation, to stand up for international law, and to protect global economic stability and energy security. We expressed our strong support for a comprehensive diplomatic settlement to the conflict through neg...
LONDON, April 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is pleased to announce the appointment by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade of four new members to the CMA Board. KatieKapernaros, David Halpern, Michael Mire and Sir Suma Chakrabarti will join the CMA Board as Non-Executive Directors. Doug Gurr, Chair of the CMA, said:  I am delighted to welcome our new Non-Executive Directors to our Board,who will...
LONDON, April 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The photographic exhibition A Riveder le Stelle was inaugurated at Villa Wolkonsky on 14 April 2026, the Residence of the British Ambassador to Italy. The exhibition offered a visual journey retracing, one year on, some of the most emblematic moments of the State Visit to Italy by Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, one of the most significant events in recent years for relations between the Uni...
LONDON, April 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * 2,000 new nursing created apprenticeships concentrated in areas that need it most * A further 2,000 young people from deprived areas to be supported when applying to medical courses backed by £2.3 million * Pledge to increase the number of students receiving free school meals into medical school by 50% in the next decade. Thousands of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds will benefit from a compre...
LONDON, April 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: We strongly welcome President Trump's announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon. Over the last six weeks, the people of Lebanon have been dragged into a conflict they did not want. The war between Hizballah and Israel has had disastrous humanitarian consequences, with more than a million people displaced from their homes, appalling destruction and many civilians killed, i...