The Centre for Food Safety said a bluefin tuna sample collected at import level contained malachite green at 1.74 parts per billion, an industrial dye banned in food-producing animals in many countries.
The Trade Remedies Authority found US HVO biodiesel subsidised and injurious to UK industry, recommending a fixed duty of £258.10 to £266.68 per tonne, but no anti-subsidy measure will apply, per its 10 September 2026 determination.
A UK government statement dated 11 September 2026 reported that more than 80 UK and U.S. small and medium-sized businesses and organisations took part in the 10th UK-U.S. SME Dialogue in Cardiff, held on 9 September 2026.
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety said on September 21, 2026, that it had told traders to suspend imports of poultry meat, products and eggs from Wright County, Minnesota, after a World Organisation for Animal Health notice of an H5N1 outbreak there.
Hong Kong's Composite CPI rose 1.7% year on year in August 2026, the same as July, while the underlying inflation rate held at 1.9%, the Census and Statistics Department reported on September 23, 2026.
The UK government announced on 11 September 2026 that Neil Sachdev's tenure as chair of the HM Land Registry Board would be extended for another four years, running to September 2030.
Hong Kong's total goods exports rose 53.0% and imports 60.0% year on year in August 2026, with a visible trade deficit of $71.2 billion, or 9.6% of import value, the Census and Statistics Department reported on 24 September 2026.
A passenger train narrowly avoided a collision with a telehandler at Hopperton Old Station user worked crossing in North Yorkshire on 27 August 2026; the Rail Accident Investigation Branch says the telehandler driver had permission to cross.
Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department reported on 25 August 2026 that total goods exports rose 50.7% year on year in July 2026 to $672.5 billion, while imports rose 41.0% to $677.4 billion, leaving a visible trade deficit of $4.9 billion.
A Ministry of Justice press release dated 14 September 2026 said HMP Lancaster Farms in Lancashire was set to gain four new houseblocks, raising capacity from 584 to 824 places, a rise of more than 40 per cent.
A Junlebao Pure Milk batch tested at import had colony counts above the legal limit; the affected 1-litre packs, with a best-before date of December 6, 2026, were sealed and did not reach the market, the Centre for Food Safety said in a report published on August 26, 2026.
A UK government press release dated 14 September 2026 said Creative Industries Minister Ian Murray signed a modernised co-production treaty with Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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