LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Having celebrated our tenth anniversary earlier this year, we are pleased to publish the Government Internal Audit Agency Strategy 2025 - 2029 - GOV.UK setting our direction for the next four years as a mature organisation ready to build on its success. Our new strategy brings a renewed focus on delivering consistent QUALITY; enabled by motivated and high performing PEOPLE; and supported by a FINANCIALLY SUSTAIN...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: All projects should aim to contribute to sustainable development in China by advancing or deepening understanding of contemporary human rights in ways that support the welfare and empowerment of local communities. We welcome bids that are Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) eligible on topics including: * Women's Rights * Rights of LGBT+ people * Rights of persons with disabilities * Civil society resilience ...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Lord Lemos has been a member of the House of Lords since January 2025. Prior to this, he was appointed to the NS&I Advisory Board as Chair from 1 April 2024 on a three-year term but will be stepping down with immediate effect to take up an appointment in the Whip's Office within the House of Lords. Non-Executive appointments to NS&I's Board, including the Chair, are regulated by the Office of the Commissioner fo...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Defence Ministers of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Türkiye welcomed the opportunity to meet at the 17th International Defence Industry Fair in Istanbul today and reaffirmed the strength of the UK-Türkiye partnership. They underscored the importance of the two countries' longstanding defence cooperation, including collaboration through NATO and growing ties in defence industry and security. ...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Defence Ministers of UK and Türkiye sign agreement in Istanbul, a major step towards the export of Typhoon fighter jets to Türkiye. * Agreement strengthens NATO's collective deterrence and builds on years of defence cooperation and growing industrial ties between UK and Türkiye. * 20,000 UK jobs are supported by Typhoon programme, with exports set to secure thousands of UK production line...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Serious Fraud Office investigates and prosecutes the most complex fraud, bribery and corruption cases affecting the UK and the safety of our economy. Today's Supreme Court decision comes thirteen years after we first investigated the practice used by some traders and submitters at selected banks to influence key benchmark rates of interest in financial markets. These rates were called the London Inter-bank ...
LONDON, July 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: More delivery riders caught sharing their accounts with migrants who have no right to work in the UK will be suspended, as part of the government's UK-wide crackdown on illegal working under the Plan for Change. A new agreement between the Home Office and Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats will ensure delivery firms receive new information concerning the locations of asylum hotels to help tackle illegal working. ...
LONDON, July 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The meeting highlighted the potential of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE)-the world's largest fund dedicated to transforming education in lower-income countries, with the UK as its leading donor. Discussions focused on leveraging this platform to support Guatemala's education priorities. Key areas of potential collaboration included enhancing early English language learning and expanding Guatemalan par...
LONDON, July 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK and Egypt share deep, historic ties. We partner across multiple fields, from climate change to global security, trade and investment to tourism, underpinned by rich people-to-people and cultural connections. However, both countries aspire to strengthen this co-operation in pursuit of shared prosperity and greater regional and global security. The Governments of Egypt and the UK have therefore committed to...
LONDON, July 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Che Homersham (37), from Southgate in North London, had his sentence increased by 12 months after the Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP referred it under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The court heard that Homersham met the 16-year-old girl while on duty. He contacted the girl from his personal number under the pretext of taking a personal statement before picking her up and driving her to a remote locatio...