LONDON, Jan. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The latest provisional annual data for 2025 from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that reported notifications of tuberculosis (TB) in England were broadly stable compared to 2024, with 5,424 people notified compared to 5,487 in 2024 - a decrease of 1.1%. England now has a notification rate of 9.4 per 100,000 population. While this represents an increase above the pre-pandemic level of 8.36 per 100,000...
LONDON, Jan. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The ACMD hasadvisedthe government ketamine should remain a class B controlled substance, but that police forces and health care professionals must receive greater support to betteridentify,preventand respond to ketamine‑related harms. In January 2025, the government asked the ACMD to review the prevalence and harms of the misuse of ketamine. After examining the latest evidence, engaging with people with li...
LONDON, Jan. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Prime Minister expected to strike new border security pact on first China visit in eight years to disrupt supply of small boat engines * More than half of small boat engines used by people smugglers crossing the English Channel are manufactured in China * Agreement will also scale up removals of those with no right to be in the UK and intensify work with China to crackdown on synthetic opioids People smuggling...
LONDON, Jan. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government interventionalongside investment from Vestas hassavedover 300 jobs attheirIsle of Wightfactory, securingits future as the UK'sonlydedicated onshore wind bladeplant * A £20 million granthassupportedthe repurposing of the site, scalingup productionand strengthening the UK's clean energy supply chain * Isle of Wight to be at the forefront of onshore wind innovation, leadingthe UK'smissionto take ba...
LONDON, Jan. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Coastal communities across England are set to benefit from £30 million to battle eroding shores, the Environment Agency has announced today (28 January 2026). Under the Environment Agency's new Coastal Adaptation Pilots, £18 million will be shared between coastal projects across the East Riding of Yorkshire, Norfolk and Suffolkto continue advanced coastal adaptation work. These areas have been at the f...
LONDON, Jan. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Paul Bresnihan was the director of CJS Engagement 2 Ltd, apayrollbusiness.   * He transferred 4.8 million Euros to a bank account in Montenegro, at a time when the company wasinsolvent owing HMRCmorethan£32million. * His seven-year director disqualification began on 27 January 2026.   A Loughborough director of a payrollcompan...
LONDON, Jan. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today proposed a package of measures to help businesses and consumers make active and informed choices when using Google's search services in the UK. This includes making sure publishers, including news and other content producers, get a fairer deal over how their content is used in Google's AI Overviews. Google Search accounts for more than 90% of all general sear...
LONDON, Jan. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We the Foreign Ministers of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom strongly condemn the demolitions by the Israeli authorities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) headquarters in East Jerusalem, on 20 January 2026. This unprecedented act against a United Nations agency by a UN Member State...
LONDON, Jan. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Health Security Agency and Sleep Cycle are today announcing the beginning of a 12-week research collaboration to understand if privacy-preserved data collected through a sleep app can support traditional respiratory disease surveillance systems and early detection of respiratory virus patterns. The study will analyse trends derived from anonymised and privacy-preserved data collected from the Sleep Cycle ...
LONDON, Jan. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The BLCC marks a significant milestone in business and trade ties between Lebanon and the UK. The launch event was attended by Minister of Economy and Trade Amer Bisat, Lebanese business leaders, entrepreneurs, and future potential members. The BLCC is an official non-profit organisation andwill become aproud member of the British Chambers of CommerceInternationalNetwork, which spans over 75 chambers worldwide....