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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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

Today, Jeriah Mast, 45, of Millersburg, Ohio, entered a guilty plea today to two counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in Haiti.  According to court documents, Mast traveled from the United States to Haiti on multiple occasions between 2002 and 2019, including with the organization Christian Aid Ministries (CAM), where he sexually […]

Today we are laying legislation which will tackle Iranian nuclear activity and other hostile Iranian activity. The lack of transparency around Iran’s nuclear programme has long posed a serious threat to international peace and security. We have repeatedly seen Iran not act in good faith to address these concerns. For over two decades, the international […]