LONDON, June 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Victims and survivors of economic abuse will benefit from a new partnership to tackle the issue, as new figures from a survey by Ipsos UK published by the Home Office and Surviving Economic Abuse today reveal significant gaps in recognising controlling behaviours as abuse. According to the figures published today, younger men are 3 times more likely than older men to fail to recognise controlling how someone spe...
LONDON, June 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: May saw reduced risk to UK interests month-on-month, with lower levels of uncontrolled re-entries and space weather activity but slightly elevated collision alerts when compared with April. All NSpOC warning and protection services were functioning throughout the period. Re-entry analysis There was a 29% decrease in the number of objects re-entering Earth's atmosphere monitored by NSpOC in May, when compared w...
LONDON, June 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Global supply chains are critical to the UK's prosperity and security, but recent disruptions have highlighted how vulnerable they can be to shocks such asconflict,pandemicsandextreme weather."Global Supply Chains: A Foresight report on risk and resilience"brings together evidence, analysis and long-term thinking to help decision-makers better understand and prepare for these risks. The workprovidesa practical a...
LONDON, June 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * the future rollout of self-driving vehicles across the UK moves a step closer today(17 June 2026),as the government seeks views on the safety rules that will let people own and use them on British roads * consultation will ensure the technology is rolled out safely and responsibly, giving people confidence in self-driving vehicles while keeping road safety at the heart of their introduction * the safety bar is...
LONDON, June 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Requirements are designed to improve trust and confidence in Google's search services * Requirements will ensure fair ranking of search results for businesses and provide effective routes to raise concerns * Existing voluntary data porting tool now underpinned by a legal requirement in UK The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today introduced 2 new conduct requirements for Google's general search ser...
LONDON, June 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The April data shows: * on average, house prices have risen by 0.7% since March 2026 * there has been an annual increase of 3.8% which makes the average property in the UK valued at £270,000 England In England, the Data shows on average, house prices rose by 0.6% since March 26 . The annual price increase of 3.9% takes the average property value to £291,000. The regional data for England indicates t...
LONDON, June 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We, the Leaders of the G7, reaffirm our enduring efforts to prevent and counter the smuggling of migrants. Taking stock of the G7 Leaders' statements adopted in Apulia in 2024 and Kananaskis in 2025, we renew our commitment to preventing, countering and dismantling organised criminal networks that profit from the smuggling of migrants, the trafficking in persons and other related crimes, as well as to disrupting ...
LONDON, June 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We, the Leaders of the G7, are committed to intensifying our fight against drug trafficking. Partner countries of the G7, Brazil and the Republic of Korea, also support this declaration. Global drug trafficking has expanded significantly in recent years, driven by record levels of production, the adaptability of organised crime groups and the rise of global demand. It constitutes a major and increasing threat to ...
LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We, the Leaders of the G7, call for a strong and coordinated response to address the health security risks posed by the re-emerging outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Partner countries of the G7, Egypt, India, Kenya and the Republic of Korea, also support this call. We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives and the burden that the disease is inflicting on the affected c...
LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New AI prototype that aims to halve decision times for routine planning applications is now being tested in three English counties * Smart use of AI will support plans to modernise England's planning system and build 1.5 million homes this Parliament * Complements existing AI that converts decades of historic planning records into digital data in minutes, which is now available to every council in England Mill...