As of April 2026, 656,700 Help to Save accounts had been opened since September 2018, with £676.7 million deposited and over £300 million paid in bonuses, HMRC reported on 21 September 2026.
The UK government announced on 21 September 2026 that Kate Cheetham, Elizabeth Kennedy, Amelia Pan and Lord Chris Smith had been appointed to the Wallace Collection Board by the previous Prime Minister.
Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department said red flags were raised at three beaches in Southern District and two in Sai Kung District on September 18 due to big waves, advising beachgoers not to swim there.
The Student Loans Company said it paid £0.8bn in first-term Maintenance Loans across the UK on Monday 21 September 2026, the largest payment date at the start of the 2026/27 academic year.
As of mid-August 2026, Hong Kong had recorded 28 dengue cases and two imported chikungunya cases this year, with one imported dengue case in the week to August 13, the Centre for Health Protection said on August 14.
Under plans reported on 22 September 2026, UK employees would gain a legal right to bereavement leave from April 2027, with up to two weeks' unpaid leave for pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.
G7 foreign ministers and the EU's High Representative condemned continued Houthi strikes in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia, warning of risks to Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab shipping, in a statement published on 22 September 2026.
A £20m programme announced on 22 September 2026 would create four Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation, each funded for up to five years, with applications open at launch.
Police announced on October 21, 2026, that crowd safety management measures and temporary traffic arrangements were planned in the North District for the Link Hong Kong Open 2026, scheduled for October 22 to 25 at Fanling Golf Course.
A Hong Kong government spokesman on September 19, 2026 rejected online rumors of road closures near Cape Collinson Crematorium the following morning that would have barred all hearses and coaches.
A joint statement issued on 22 September 2026 set out a refreshed 12–18 month UK-Philippines work programme covering agriculture, energy, infrastructure and economic development, with total bilateral trade of £3.1 billion in the four quarters to the end of Q1 2026.
The Centre for Health Protection recorded a fatal paediatric influenza case in Hong Kong: a 12-year-old girl with underlying conditions. Cumulative severe paediatric influenza cases this season total 25.
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