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The Environment Agency said on 12 October 2026 that it had issued a permit variation letting Powerfuel Portland Limited change the waste types that could be incinerated at its proposed Portland facility, after a consultation drew about 296 comments.
The Centre for Health Protection said the boy, who had good past health, developed fever and cough from October 10 and died on October 15; his pleural fluid tested positive for Streptococcus pneumoniae.
The UK says any treaty on transnational corporations and human rights must be clear, legally coherent and workable, as negotiations consider proposed redrafting of certain articles at the 12th session.
A notice gazetted on September 18 proposed marina works within about 11 hectares of foreshore and sea-bed in Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter and the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter expansion area, with objections due by November 18.
In a 12 October 2026 statement, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said two Iranian nationals were designated over hostile activity, and Iran's ambassador was summoned.
Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced on August 15, 2026, that red flags were hoisted at Deep Water Bay, Stanley Main and Big Wave Bay beaches, citing a forecast index of 4, or "Very Poor."
UK tax authority HMRC reported that 601,620 families received £55.7 million in Tax-Free Childcare government top-ups in June, with each family averaging £93, and encouraged eligible working parents to register.
Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection recorded a severe paediatric influenza infection on October 19, 2026, involving a six-year-old girl in critical condition, and reported 24 such cases since late June.
At the Warsaw Security Forum on 13 October 2026, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to call for a ceasefire covering Ukraine's energy infrastructure, citing 200 Russian attacks on it in the past week.
Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department said on August 16, 2026, that the Beach Water Quality Forecast Index at Big Wave Bay Beach was 4, meaning predicted water quality was "Very Poor" after heavy rain.
A 29-year-old man was arrested near Preston in October 2026 and bailed pending enquiries into illegal dumping at Callerton near Newcastle Airport, the Environment Agency said.
The Centre for Health Protection issued guidance on heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke on 19 September 2026, noting over 200 hospital admissions from heat stroke each year over the past five years in Hong Kong, with two to five fatal cases mainly from May to September.
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