UK-Angola Investment Forum: Minister McNeill’s opening speech

Looking around this room, I see people who have spent years building connections between our countries. People who understand that strong partnerships are built through trust, shared ambition and long-term commitment. Like many of you, I’ve cared about Africa, deeply, for a long time. I still remember the optimism and sense of shared purpose in […]

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Why France’s illustrious history of cheesemaking is full of holes

The famous words of General de Gaulle – “How can you govern a country where there are 246 varieties of cheese?” – show just how closely regional identities are linked to a country’s cheesemaking heritage that seems to be rooted in ancient history. And yet this is both true and false, as this tradition that […]

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Giving evidence from abroad to UK tribunals: rules by country

Updates to this page Published 1 August 2023 Last updated 9 September 2026 — Show all updates 9 September 2026 Updated the advice on giving evidence from Lesotho. 17 August 2026 Updated guidance for Benin, Guinea-Bissau and Thailand. 1 August 2023 First published. Source link This article was originally published on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/giving-evidence-from-abroad-to-uk-tribunals-rules-by-country. It is shared […]

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The EU’s plan to grow innovation in Europe

  Europe has plenty of world-class research, talent and creativity. However, too often ideas originating in Europe are turned into economic success by others, elsewhere. This is because European innovators face barriers here and find it difficult to bring their ideas to life. As a result, the Commission proposed a new European innovation act to […]

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UKRI investment supports new UK Space Strategy – UKRI

The strategy will deliver benefits for people across the UK, including: better mobile coverage on trains new materials developed in space to support the NHS smarter environmental management stronger protection for the power systems and satellites we all rely on The strategy replaces the National Space Strategy published in 2021 and will contribute to delivery […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Texas Couple Sentenced for Operating Website Selling Smuggled Pesticides and Veterinary Drugs

Thao Duong and Lam Mai, a wife and husband from Garland, Texas, were sentenced today in federal court to charges stemming from their operation of a website selling veterinary drugs and pesticides smuggled into the United State from Mexico. Duong was sentenced to three months in prison, two years of supervised release, and a forfeiture […]

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Noise exposure is linked to chronic stress and heart disease. It’s time to make peace and quiet a public health right

Has your phone ever died very quickly, despite you barely using it? Sometimes, the explanation is simple: dozens of apps running in the background constantly drain the battery. Something similar happens within our bodies, as almost all of us live with an app installed by default that never closes: noise. This invisible aggressor is not […]

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UK to bring forward new powers to respond to moral emergency in Palestine, and target illegal settlement activity in the West Bank to protect the viability of a two-state solution

UK concludes ongoing Israel occupation of  Palestinian  territory  unlawful  and  announces  tough new powers against illegal settlement activity, violence, and extremism to protect two-state solution. New measures will ban imports of goods from illegal settlements and go after individuals and companies that support, facilitate or profit from illegal settlement activity Comes as Foreign Secretary takes action against Iran, and reaffirms government’s commitment to tackling antisemitism. Today the UK has set out […]

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How ‘egalitarian’ Sweden became more comfortable with wealth

Sweden is imagined as the land of equality, modesty and Jantelagen – the unwritten rule that no one should think they are better than anyone else. But there has also been a fascination within Sweden with its billionaires, especially those who abide by these dominant cultural norms. In the case of Ingvar Kamprad, the founder […]

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Ensuring fairness and safety: €3 customs duty for low-value parcels

  From 1 July 2026, the EU will introduce a temporary €3 customs duty on low-value parcels imported from outside the EU, mainly through e-commerce. This includes a wide range of products commonly bought online, such as clothing, toys, electronics, and other consumer goods worth up to €150. Every day, millions of low-value parcels enter the […]

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