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Hoist misuse ‘can be devastating’, UK regulator warns
The alert updates guidance first issued in 2014 and 2015, after investigations consistently found similar factors behind incidents, the agency said.
UK minister vows to send misogyny ‘back to the dark ages’
Bridget Phillipson will chair a national taskforce of experts, ministers and local leaders, with its first meeting focusing on young people.
UK to waive liability for some space missions until 2030
The Government Actuary’s Department said it had assessed the cost to taxpayers of insurance and liability reforms accompanying the new UK Space Strategy.
Minister for Overseas Territories: The Falkland Islands are British
Uma Kumaran, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Overseas Territories, said the Islanders have the right to develop their natural resources as they see fit, and…
UK fashion designers to get £3m in government funding
The government will put £1m a year into the British Fashion Council’s NEWGEN scheme for its next three rounds, up to 2028-29.
UK’s 250th banking hub opens in Chepstow
The government has committed to opening at least 350 banking hubs by the end of this Parliament, the Treasury said.
UK blocks export of £4.6m Renaissance bronze
UK museums and galleries have until 17 December to come forward to buy Antico’s Seated Nymph, cast more than 500 years ago.
Newcastle disease research marks 100 years in UK
Experts from six countries met at the Animal and Plant Health Agency in Weybridge to review a century of work on the poultry virus, last seen in the UK in 2006.
Schools in England to share £22.5m for clubs and activities
More than 400 secondary schools in disadvantaged communities will get funding and support under the Enrichment Expansion programme, the government said.
UK’s Sellafield chief to step down in 2027
Chris Train, who chairs Sellafield Ltd, said the timing would let the company “identify the right candidate to succeed him”.
UK military families to get say over home repairs
A pilot will give service families a role in signing off repairs, and a Red Tape Challenge will ask them to identify outdated rules, the Ministry of Defence said.
Irish PM is first foreign leader to visit UK’s No10 North
Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Micheál Martin reaffirmed their commitment to the Good Friday Agreement at talks in Manchester, Downing Street said.
UK and Maldives reaffirm commitment to Indian Ocean security
At their third Strategic Dialogue, held in London on 17 September 2026, senior officials discussed defence cooperation, maritime security, counterterrorism and…
Knife crime crackdown widened across England and Wales
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said targeted policing had already cut knife robberies by nearly a quarter in seven police forces.
School dinners in England to change from 2027
Education Secretary Lucy Powell said the first update to school food standards in more than a decade would mean more fruit, vegetables and fibre on children’s plates.
FSA plans new scrutiny of England’s biggest retailers
The 10 national retailers that sell more than 97% of food bought in shops would face new national oversight in England, the Food Standards Agency said.
UK directors fined in first company ID verification cases
Jill White, Marc Dillon and Modinat Banjo were fined at City of London Magistrates’ Court after failing to verify their identities with Companies House, the Insolvency…
Judge to chair inquiry into England NHS trust failings
His Honour Judge John Potter, a retired circuit judge, will chair the public inquiry into failings at the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, which formally…
Chiltern Railways moves into public ownership in England
Rail Minister Lord Hendy said the transfer, the sixth since the government’s public ownership programme began, will add 25 extra daily services and almost 10,000 more…
