Press Releases

Government ends runaway independent special school fees

Children’s progress put first as government ends runaway independent special school fees

OpenAI and Microsoft join UK’s international coalition to safeguard AI development

OpenAI and Microsoft pledge funding to AI Security Institute’s Alignment Project: an international effort on AI systems that are safe, secure and under control.

New technology and medicines to combat drug and alcohol addiction

Innovators across the UK are being offered £20 million in grants for technology designed to reduce harm and death from drug and alcohol addiction.

Joint Ministerial Statement on Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Operations in Sudan

Joint Ministerial Statement from the UK and partners on the Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Operations in Sudan

Four companies linked to scheme which helped directors walk away from debts and undermine insolvency legislation are shut down

Companies wound-up in the public interest following Insolvency Service investigations

Appointment of the Bishop of Durham: 19 February 2026

The King has approved the nomination of The Venerable Richard Simpson, for election as Bishop of Durham.

Serial waste crook forced to pay over £1.4 million for widespread illegal dumping

Company boss handed suspended prison sentence and massive bill for illegally dumping thousands of tonnes of waste across England

Bold bet on AI to keep UK at forefront of science and research breakthroughs from healthcare, to better public services

First-ever AI Strategy for UK Research and Innovation marks bold plan to make AI deliver for UK’s cutting-edge science and research efforts.

Foreign Secretary's statement on the UN Fact Finding Mission Report on El Fasher

Statement by Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on the UN fact finding mission report on El Fasher.

UK medical device testing hits record high as MHRA backs growth in brain and AI technology

Patients benefit from earlier access to technologies that could improve or save lives, as the MHRA approved 17 per cent more clinical investigations in 2025 compared with 2024, and launches measures to support innovation and growth.

Tech firms will have to take down abusive images within 48 hours under new law to protect women and girls

New law requires tech platforms to take down non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours or face fines.

British research expertise to deliver faster cancer diagnosis and cleaner energy

Major new backing for medical imaging centres across the UK alongside tidal energy testing expansion in Orkney and cutting-edge materials.