Press Releases

Homes England signs Strategic Place Partnership with York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority to accelerate placemaking in the region

New partnership seeks to scale up existing collaborative working to unlock significant housing and regeneration plans for the area.

Heroic British Captain receives prestigious Merchant Navy Medal for saving 89 lives at sea

Recipients of the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service 2025 have been announced.

£1 billion of military support for Ukraine paid for using immobilised Russian assets as Defence Secretary visits Kyiv

Loan to Ukraine has enabled UK to deliver hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition, hundreds of air defence missiles, and other essential equipment

UK-Saudi investment creates 100 new British jobs

180 new jobs are set to be created in the UK and Saudi Arabia from more than £360 million of new joint investment, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds announced at the GREAT FUTURES Summit in London.

New Horizon campaign to push UK as partner of choice to world’s top researchers

UK to launch campaign in Spain and Germany to showcase the benefits of working with UK researchers and businesses through Horizon Europe.

UK sanctions actors forcibly deporting, indoctrinating and militarising Ukrainian children

New sanctions target those supporting Putin’s attempts to forcibly deport and indoctrinate Ukraine’s children and erase their Ukrainian cultural heritage.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton takes over as Chief of Defence Staff

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton takes over from Admiral Sir Tony Radakin

Tens of thousands more to be tagged under biggest ever expansion

More people will be tagged and monitored as part of the Government's Plan for Change as the Sentencing Bill is published.

£5 million of government funding for 26 innovative rail projects to boost passenger experience

Winning projects focus on improving safety on rail platforms and enhancing passenger safety across the UK.

Secretary of State announces the appointment of new Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has announced the appointment of Mr David MacAnulty and Mr Donald Leeson as Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland with effect from 1 October 2025.

UKAEA funds fusion training with Edinburgh and York universities

£7.8 million investment in master’s degree training will create new opportunities at the University of York and the University of Edinburgh.