LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published the first of its weekly winter respiratory virus surveillance reports, based on a range of indicators provided by GPs, hospitals, laboratories and the wider community. The surveillance report for week 40 (28 September and 4 October 2026) shows: * influenza activity increased and is circulating at baseline levels * flu positivity increased with a positivity rate of ...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This weekly bulletin brings together the latest surveillance data, along with the latest public health advice for flu, COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other viruses. For respiratory viruses, in the week between 28 September and 4 October 2026: * Influenza activity increased and is circulating at baseline levels * COVID-19 activity increased and is circulating at low levels * Respiratory syncytial...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: General Fusion Group Ltd ('General Fusion' or 'The Company'), a leading fusion company, has achieved a historic compressional plasma heating result with its large-scale Lawson Machine 26 (LM26) demonstration. Using Magnetised Target Fusion (MTF), the Company reached electron temperatures exceeding 12 million degrees Celsius - more than 1 keV. The results were co-published by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA),...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We have completed the bulk removal of one of our oldest legacy inventories, helping reduce risk and prepare the facility for the future. The radioactive material, known as BUTEX liquor, was created as a byproduct during our first reprocessing operations in the 1950s. It had remained in the oldest tanks of our Highly Active Liquor Evaporation and Storage (HALES) plant for decades. Exterior of HALES facility on th...
LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Three years on from the October 7 attacks on Israel, we remember those who were senselessly killed by Hamas terrorists. The impact of the attacks has been felt not just in Israel, but in Jewish communities across the world who still bear the burden of the tragic events that day. In the years since, we have seen a disturbing rise in antisemitic behaviour in the UK. A year ago we witnessed a horrifying terrorist ...
LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Mr Chair, Director-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, Let me begin by welcoming Director-General Dallafior and Deputy Director Kaapanda-Girnus to their first Executive Council meeting, and by thanking the Director-General for her statement. The United Kingdom looks forward to working with the new leadership team, and you, Chair, to strengthen this organisation, and we welcome the energy yo...
LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Let me begin by congratulating you on your appointment. The United Kingdom looks forward to working closely with you and the Bureau throughout this session. Over recent years, we have agreed an ambitious set of outcomes. We now have a narrowing window to translate commitments into meaningful results. This Committee has an important opportunity to drive that delivery. Sustainable development depends ...
LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Applications for a new Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) are now open, as announced today by the Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP. The SFO plays a pivotal role in the UK's fight against serious and complex economic crime, investigating and prosecuting the most serious cases of fraud, bribery and corruption. The Attorney General Ellie Reeves KC MP said: Economic crime is a growing threat to our pros...
LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Trade Remedies Authority has published its initial recommendation to impose a new anti-dumping measure on imports of rutile titanium dioxide from China. The TRA has found that rutile titanium dioxide is being dumped into the UK and that there is an imminent threat of injury to the UK industry. Rutile titanium dioxide is widely used as a whitening agent to provide brightness, opacity, and durability in coating...
LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A soldier in an unmarked grave has been identified as Sheffield-born LCpl Ronald Smirthwaite who was killed in the Netherlands in 1945. For years LCpl Smirthwaite was commemorated on the Groesbeek Memorial as one of those World War 2 dead missing with no known grave. Now, following extensive research, MOD investigators have now confirmed that the grave in Jonkerbos War Cemetery can now be marked with his name. ...