BRISTOL, AVON, UNITED KINGDOM, September 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- First-year students face a risk of meningococcal disease around seven times higher than young people of a
Andy McKeran, Chief Growth Officer, Lloyd's Register (left) presents the AiP to Neale Campbell, Managing Director of Babcock LGE at Gastech 2026
Representatives from Lloyd's Register and Babcock LGE at the AiP signing ceremony at Gastech 2026
Approval supports a new integrated reliquefication and fuel technology enabling liquefied gas carriers to extract greater value from energy available onboard.
We're excited to continue our long-term collaboration with Babcock LGE as they pioneer approaches to improving gas carrier performance, reducing costs and supporting lower emissions across the sector.”
— Andy Mckeran, LR’s Chief Growth Officer
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, September 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Lloyd's Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Babcock LGE's ecoAPEX™ (Advanced Performance Extraction) cargo handling technology,
UK Statement for the Item 2 General Debate. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
Location:
Geneva
Delivered on:
(Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)
Mr President,
In Syria, we welcome the steps taken by the government on its political transition, including convening a new parliament, addressing Assad-era legacies, and engaging the international community. But the situation remains delicate. We urge the government to proceed in an inclusive and representative way, protecting the rights of all Syrians.
In South Sudan, the human rights situation remains fragile, while developments cast doubt
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has today summoned the Serbian Chargé d'Affaires to condemn commemorations surrounding the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić.
The UK’s Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, Dame Karen Pierce DCMG, summoned the Serbian Chargé d’Affaires to condemn the involvement of Serbian state and military officials in the funeral of Ratko Mladić.
Minster for Europe, Lord Wood of Anfield said:
“As a military commander, Mladić presided over crimes that are among the worst
Foreign Secretary's oral statement to the House of Commons on Israel-Palestine as delivered.
Location:
House of Commons, London
Delivered on:
(Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)
Madame Deputy Speaker, with permission, I would like to make a statement on Israel and Palestine.
I do so as a proud British Jew, someone with the deepest gratitude to the State of Israel for giving a home to my grandmother after she lost her husband, my grandfather, and 60 other family members at the hands of the Nazis.
I remember visiting her in the 1970s in Tel Aviv and seeing the life and the sanctuary Israel
The UK-funded Mitigation Action Facility (MAF) is helping livestock producers in Honduras access green finance and adopt more sustainable farming practices.
During a visit to the municipality of Choluteca, British Ambassador to Honduras Juliana Correa met farming families benefiting from the programme and learned how investment, technical assistance and innovation are supporting more productive, resilient and lower-emission livestock systems.
As part of the visit, 11 farming families received the first loans delivered through the project
Britain’s brightest aspiring lawyers are to benefit from an ambitious new scheme designed to help train the next generation of criminal barristers.
£1.5 million annual funding to help train aspiring legal talent
100 extra training places to help tear down barriers to the legal profession
Part of Government’s plan to deliver a faster and fairer justice system
Launching on Tuesday 01 September, the Government has announced a multi-million-pound scheme to deliver up to 100 additional pupillages every year. The scheme will provide young people with the practical training required to become fully-fledged criminal barristers, who help deliver faster and fairer justice for victims.
The landmark scheme, backed by £1.5 million per year, will widen access to one of the
UKDI seeks counter-Uncrewed Aerial System capabilities for development to deployment
UKDI has launched a new Themed Competition called Project PANOPTES which seeks an integrated, Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) force-protection capability
Open to UK based innovators
This Themed Competition is run on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD)
The deadline for submissions to stage 1 is midday 23 September 2026 (BST)
A share of £5 million is available immediately
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition called
Your First 60 Days - The Missing Piece in Your Onboarding: A Systemic Approach for Senior Leaders by Tess Cope is published on Thursday 3rd September 2026
Acknowledgement of the past is key to a bright future, both for the company and for your own leadership brand.”
— Tess Cope, Author of Your First 60 Days
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, September 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- When a newly appointed senior executive fails, the cost to a business can run into millions of
Graphic representing the pink corridor concept. Credit: Lloyd's Register
The project involves Lloyd’s Register, A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and the ports of Charleston (US) and Felixstowe (UK).
The partnership brings together industry-leading players across shipping, ports and classification, reflecting the growing interest in nuclear technology as a route to sustainable maritime operations.”
— Nick Gross, Global Containerships Segment Director, LR
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, September 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Lloyd’s Register (LR), A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk), the Port of Charleston on the US east coast and the Port of Felixstowe, the largest container port in the UK, have
Information on how you can support people affected by the floods and mudslide on the Nepal-China border.
If you want to donate money to support those affected by the floods, there are trusted charities and organisations providing humanitarian relief on the ground.
The British Embassy and Crown Agents Bank brought together financial sector leaders from Guatemala and Honduras to discuss trade, investment and economic growth.
Neeraj Kapur, CEO of Crown Agents Bank, with Juliana Correa, His Majesty's Ambassador to Guatemala and Honduras.
The British Embassy, together with Crown Agents Bank (CAB), hosted executive breakfast discussions with financial sector leaders from Guatemala and Honduras. The meetings,
Flexible online learning opening new pathways into UK tech careers for women
Flexible, applied, online education is how we widen the front door, and the women coming through it now are proof that the model works.”
— Riaz Moola
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As thousands of graduates leave UK campuses this summer and employers reassess what entry into a digital
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Absolute Digital Media has been shortlisted in four categories at the UK eCommerce Awards 2026, with winners to be announced at a virtual ceremony on Wednesday 30 September.
The agency holds two of the twelve places in the Best eCommerce SEO Campaign category,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Absolute Digital Media, the regulated-industry SEO and digital marketing agency, has closed seven new client partnerships over the past three months, spanning iGaming, financial trading, payments, legal services and specialist consumer sectors.
The wins reflect continued demand for search and AI visibility expertise in sectors where
A landmark AI deal between the UK and Ukraine has been signed today as the two countries join forces to develop new military capabilities and the technology of the future.
UK set to become the first international partner to access Ukraine’s Avengers AI Labs, allowing the two countries to accelerate the development of AI tools to shape the battlefield
Signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Kyiv, the AI Partnership will see the UK back Ukraine with world-leading universities, researchers, technology companies and third largest AI eco-system in the world
Forms key part of the UK and Ukraine’s 100 Year Partnership and comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham announces that defence firm MBDA can release classified information on UK components for the long-range missile, SCALP
A landmark AI deal between the UK and Ukraine has been signed today as the two countries join forces to develop new military capabilities and the technology of the future.
Bringing together Britain’s world-leading AI ecosystem with Ukraine’s operational
Joint Declaration of intent between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ukraine on a UK-Ukraine Artificial Intelligence Partnership.
We, the President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, meeting at a decisive moment for European security, and united in our resolve to shape the transformation of modern warfare,
ACKNOWLEDGING the profound impact of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and network-enabled capability, and the strategic imperative for our two nations to lead in the safe, responsible, and operationally decisive application of Defence AI,
RESOLVED that the technological edge of democracies must be preserved as a foundation
DOVER, England, Aug. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Supported by the CMO Council and other boosters, 18-year-old Amber-Rose Berry of Pringle Bay, near Cape Town, has made history as the youngest-ever South African woman to swim the iconic English Channel.
She completed 33 km on what is known to be one of the world’s most grueling open-water
One month after making his first instruction as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham today (Wednesday 19 August) has announced the next steps in his national drive to end rough sleeping by announcing immediate action to offer everyone who needs it a route off the streets by Christmas, backed by increased funding of £442 million.
Everyone sleeping rough is to be offered a route off the streets this winter if they need it, the first major milestone in the Prime Minister’s commitment to end rough sleeping
Under a boosted £442 million package, areas with the greatest need will receive the largest share of support, to get people out of the cold this winter and give people facing long-term homelessness a settled home and the support to keep it
In a drive to bring everyone together to play their part, the Prime Minister is announcing a first of its kind national summit on tackling rough sleeping to take place in the Autumn.
One month after making his first instruction as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham today
