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MHRA and NICE invite early adopters to trial accelerated aligned pathway – six months ahead of schedule

Aligned pathway will streamline decisions on licensing and value for medicines, helping patients to benefit from them sooner.

British High Commission celebrates Day of the Girl Child with football

UK efforts to increase access to sport for young girls in India has now supported over 164,000 children from marginalised communities.

Call for Proposals: Chevening Financial Fellowship Programme

British Embassy Beijing is pleased to open a call for proposals for our Chevening China Financial Fellowship Programme running for three yea

Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard

Greater Anglia's rail services will become the third to enter public ownership on Sunday 12 October 2025.

Drought declared in parts of Sussex by Environment Agency

Drought has been declared in Sussex for the area supplied by South East Water due to declining water levels at Ardingly Reservoir.

Threatened species and precious habitats to be better protected with new funding boost for overseas conservation projects

New funding for local projects across 12 UK Overseas Territories and 36 developing countries over the next five years

£84 million injection to tackle homelessness

£84m cash boost to help prevent homelessness and support families this winter and immediate help for children and families in temporary acco

Presentation of the 2026 Unified Budget Proposal: UK statement to the OSCE

Ambassador Holland thanks the Secretary General for his presentation of the 2026 Unified Budget Proposal, and underlines the UK's commitment

Local Plan examinations: letter to the Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate (October 2025)

This letter lays out the government’s expectations on the exercise of flexibility in the examination of local plans submitted within the cur

First illegal migrants returned under new UK-France agreement

Under the landmark UK-France migration deal, the first groups of small boats arrivals to the UK have been successfully removed on flights to