Global Talent visa expanded to innovative research businesses – UKRI

The GTV is a key UK research visa, supporting the most exceptional minds from across the globe to work on funded research projects at UK research-intensive businesses. The flexible visa allows individuals to move between projects and enhance high-growth sectors. So far, through the endorsed funder pathway, UKRI has helped over 12,500 talented people from […]

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New EU energy rules: cleaner, more secure energy and stronger consumer protection

  New electricity and gas market rules are taking effect across the EU. They aim to make Europe’s energy system cleaner, more secure and resilient. They protect citizens from energy price spikes and give them stronger rights and control over their energy choices. Revised electricity market rules: more choice and protection The 2022 energy crisis exposed consumers […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Florida Men Sentenced to Prison for $34.8M Health Care Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

Two Florida men were sentenced to multiple years in prison for their roles in a $34.8 million health care fraud conspiracy billing Medicare for thousands of orthotic braces sent to Medicare beneficiaries who did not need them. “These fraudsters billed Medicare $34.8 million for braces that patients didn’t need and didn’t request — and now […]

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Country Graduation from the Developing Countries Trading Scheme: India

We use some essential cookies to make this website work. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. Source link This article was originally published on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/country-graduation-from-the-developing-countries-trading-scheme-india. It […]

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A renewed commitment to protect and empower the EU’s citizens

  When it comes to better jobs, equal opportunities, fair working conditions and strong social protection, the EU strives to improve people’s lives through the European Pillar of Social Rights. The Commission has published a communication that looks at the impact of this Pillar and highlights three areas which require urgent additional attention. The communication […]

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New challenge launched to store clean energy for longer – UKRI

The public will be better protected from potential hikes on their energy bills, as a new initiative looks to cut the UK’s reliance on more expensive sources of power. The Ultra-Long Duration Energy Storage (Ultra-LDES) Challenge was launched on 20 August 2026. It will offer grants which support the development of new tech focused on energy storage, including advanced […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Laundering More than $4M in Drug Trafficking Proceeds

A Mexican national, Carlos Erick Vazquez Gonzalez, 48, pleaded guilty today for his role in the laundering of approximately $4 million in drug trafficking proceeds in the United States and the return of those proceeds via cryptocurrency to Mexico as part of a money laundering conspiracy. According to court documents, Vazquez Gonzalez worked with “money […]

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Legalisation: next-day service providers – GOV.UK

Updates to this page Published 1 February 2023 Last updated 4 September 2026 — Show all updates 4 September 2026 Added Apostille Hub to the list of providers. 27 July 2026 Added Grampian Translation Services Ltd to the list of providers. 16 June 2026 Added London Apostille Services Limited to the list of providers. 20 […]

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why do sites of death, crime and tragedy become tourist attractions?

This summer, Laureano Oubiña, a major Galician drug trafficker, launched a “drug trafficking tour” through the Arousa estuary. He offered his clients a boat ride through the places that defined an era and promised the story told firsthand – with lunch included. The initiative has since been banned by Galicia’s regional government for infringing on […]

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Why salty food is so appetising when you’re by the sea

A table overlooking the sea, with a cold drink accompanied by olives, crisps, nuts, perhaps a tin of sardines or fried fish and chips. Even if you aren’t particularly hungry, the seaside atmosphere seems to demand this kind of savoury, salty food. Is it just force of habit, a physiological need, or does the sea […]

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