Category: World

UK Chargé d’Affaires, Deputy Ambassador James Ford reaffirms the UK’s strong support for the OSCE field presence in Ashgabat and its practical work across all three dimensions of security. We welcome progress on border management, resilient energy infrastructure, judicial reform, media literacy and Women, Peace and Security. Source link This article was originally published on […]

Detecting impaired motor function as early as possible after birth with the help of a standard camera linked to intelligent systems can help in diagnosing infantile conditions characterised by hypotonia: reduction or loss of active muscle movement. A research team is investigating this approach based on the work carried out on babies with spinal muscular […]

Thank you Chair. The United Kingdom has listened carefully to Members today and over the past few weeks. We recognise many concerns have been raised. These include capacity constraints and also the need to ensure that all Members can see something of interest and value to them in this reform process. By return, the United […]

Thank you, Chair. The UK would like to take this opportunity to respond to both Items 7 and 8 together. The UK is a strong supporter of the ECA, and we took note of the questions raised by Members at the July General Council. We welcome the Co-Conveners’ written response to those questions in document […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. The United Kingdom stands in full solidarity with Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye following the attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea over the past 48 hours. Our thoughts are with the seafarers who have lost their lives, with those still missing, and with their families. The facts so far are […]

Ed Miliband reaffirms UK’s unwavering backing for Ukraine on first visit as Foreign Secretary and unveils £54m package of winter resilience funding.   Fresh sanctions action today now means over 90% of Russia’s total oil producing capacity covered by UK sanctions regime.   On a joint visit with President Zelenskyy, Foreign Secretary sees site of recent strike […]

The student demonstrations that have spread across France in recent weeks are not unprecedented. Indeed, commentators have been quick to point to comparisons with the events of May and June 1968, where, at their peak, more than 10 million students and workers took to the streets. In 1968, as now, there were legitimate reasons for […]

The team at University College London (UCL), funded by Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC), followed this signal using prototype blood tests and reversed it using drugs. Led by Associate Professor James Reading and Professor Sam Janes, this study potentially opens up new ways to intercept the disease in its early, pre-cancerous […]

We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report. Upholding and promoting the rule of law, both at home and abroad, is a priority for the UK. As our Prime Minister made clear at the UN General Assembly, the United Kingdom will proudly stand up for our values and the rule of law.  We […]

Further information Ofgem SIF: cycle six beta, summary of projects approved Round four, challenge four: accelerating towards net zero energy network DEsign for Live Line Technology Acceleration (DELLTA) DELLTA explores live working techniques for existing and new high voltage assets, enabling maintenance of reliable and resilient networks without outages, avoiding operational disruption and constraint costs. […]