LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: RAF Wyton, togetherwith industry partners, opened the new FAIRFAX Collaboration Hub on 27August 2026, marking a significant step in the station's development as the UK's centre for intelligence excellence. The opening was celebrated as part of RAF Wyton's annual Families Day, with around 2,000 families attending the station. The Hub, a joint programme between Defence Intelligence, Huntingdonshire District Counc...
LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: This is not going to be a speech about development. And it isn't going to be a speech about Africa. It's going to be a speech about how we learn to live together. Because if we get this wrong, much darker days lie ahead. We are already seeing the warning signs. War has returned to Europe. Geopolitics is characterised by conflict, competition and chaos. And we are fast approaching - and in some case...
LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Passkeys are being rolled out acrossGOV.UKOne Login, giving more than 23 million users a faster and more secure way to access government services, such as accessing childcare services or renewing their driver's licence. A passkey lets people securely sign in using their fingerprint, Face ID or PIN instead of a password. This means people can access services without having to remember or type a password. Passkey...
LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK and US to sign a new agreement on fusion and AI to accelerate commercial fusion energy rolloutand thousands of jobs in both countries * Further transatlantic supercomputing partnership announced between UK and US national laboratories, combining AI, advanced computing and fusion expertise tobring the clean energy of the future closer to reality * Summit builds on the government's record £2.5 billion in...
LONDON, Sept. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * for the first time, passengers whose trains are cancelled can use another operator's service to complete their journey immediately, free of charge * ends passenger limbo and last-minute bills for replacement tickets * latest move to put public service back at the heart of the railway ahead of the creation of Great British Railways From Sunday (20 September 2026), passengers whose trains are cancelled will be ...
LONDON, Sept. 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Visitors to Flag Fen, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, will soon be able to engage more deeply with one of Britain's most important Bronze Age sites, as a major new excavation gets underway to uncover and record more of its detailed history. Flag Fen Archaeology Park sits in a unique Bronze Age landscape that revealed a mysterious timber causeway and platform made by people 3,500 years ago. At the heart of ...
LONDON, Sept. 12 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * hundreds of bereaved military family memberswill be able to travel by rail freeof chargethisRemembrance weekendacross Britain * offerwill helpfamiliesattendRemembranceservices and commemorative events, including the Cenotaph,without thecost of travel being a barrier * families have until 16 October 2026 to applyfor free tickets, helping more bereaved relatives take part in the nation's Remembrance Hundreds of...
LONDON, Sept. 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: The United Kingdom voted in favour of this resolution, which provides a short technical rollover of the Sudan sanctions measures until9th October. We welcome this additional time for discussions on how to ensure that the UN sanctions regime responds effectively to the realities on the ground in Sudan. We thank the United States, as penholder, for its determined efforts to steer negotiations and to up...
LONDON, Sept. 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you, Chair. The United Kingdom thanks the Swiss Chairpersonship and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities for conveningthisForum.OSCE mandated meetings are vital in all three dimensions of regional security, and I reiterate for the record the UK's disappointment that certain countries have again blocked legitimate discussion of human rights,democracyand med...
LONDON, Sept. 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Chair, I take the floor on behalf of the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States to reject the claims we have just heard about Australia's acquisition of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines through AUKUS. Australia's decision to develop this capability is fully consistent with the letter and spirit of the NPT and the global safeguards framework. We have just heard certain stateme...