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India is first port of call for UK ship in Indian Ocean

The Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel, HMS Tamar, sails to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 6 January as part of its permanent deploymen

Civil/crime news: eligibility rules for cost of living payments

Changes are being made on 10 January 2023 to ensure individuals receiving cost of living support payments are not disadvantaged when applyin

10-year bankruptcy restrictions for Uxbridge clothes wholesaler who abused Bounce Back Loan

West London clothing trader exaggerated his turnover by more than 10 times the actual amount to falsely claim Covid loan.

Millions of homeowners and tenants to get better access to faster broadband

Almost all new homes in England must be built with gigabit broadband connections during construction

The Status Quo governing Jerusalem’s holy sites preserves peace: UK statement at the Security Council

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on situation in the Middle East

The absence of accountability for Syria's use of chemical weapons is a danger to us all: UK statement at the Security Council

Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the UN Security Council briefing on Chemical Weapons in Syria

Record numbers of doctors and nurses working in the NHS to ease pressure over winter

Data shows there are almost 4,700 more doctors and over 10,500 more nurses working in the NHS compared to October 2021.

UK and Germany agree closer cooperation in first ever UK-Germany annual Dialogue

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly hosted German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in London for the first annual UK-Germany Strategic Dialog

UK and US research labs conduct back-to-back AI demonstrations

Dstl and the US Air Force Research Laboratory carried out the first deployment of their jointly developed artificial intelligence toolbox in

Government invites unions to return to the table and call off strikes

Government invites trade unions to meet about fair and affordable public sector pay settlements for 2023 to 2024, as part of the approach to