A confidential out-of-court settlement, reported on 2 September 2026, concludes proceedings between the Serious Fraud Office, Kazakh miner ENRC, law firm Dechert and David Neil Gerrard.
During a visit to Choluteca, Ambassador Juliana Correa met families benefiting from the Mitigation Action Facility project, which aims to improve access to green finance and sustainable livestock practices.
A 3 September 2026 government naming round listed around 660 employers for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage, with about £4 million returned to over 27,000 workers and £7 million in penalties issued.
A study reported on 3 September 2026 found sleep-app cough data tracked respiratory illness reported through NHS 111 in England, with rises often seen about a week before increases in flu and COVID-19 activity.
Per a 3 September 2026 government announcement, Ian Bancroft was appointed Trustee and Chair of the Wales Committee of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, for a three-year term starting 1 September 2026.
The Youth Justice Board said on September 3, 2026, that it remains firmly opposed to PAVA use in youth custody after the Ministry of Justice extended the rollout at Young Offender Institutions holding children.
As of 3 September 2026, the Scotland Office reported first-year allocations to five Regional Partnerships, selected using data on the lowest gross disposable household income per capita.
The British Embassy announced four 2026-27 Chevening Scholars from Guatemala and Honduras on 3 September 2026; they were due to start UK master's studies, and 2027-28 applications were open until 6 October 2026.
A 4 September 2026 Department for Education release said new rules cap branded uniform items at 3 for primary and 4 for secondary pupils and target "optional" branded items with no cheap alternative. It cited a Save the Children finding that 47% of parents ranked uniform as their biggest back-to-school worry.
In a 4 September 2026 speech to the British-Irish Association in Oxford, Chris Bryant backed Stormont institutional reform and a multi-year budget, and said he wanted to spend at least 60% of his time on the future.
On Wednesday 2 September 2026, Chevening Alumni Solomon Islands and the Solomon Islands National University hosted an information session in Honiara. Applications for the current cycle close on 6 October 2026.
In a call reported on 7 September 2026, the UK Prime Minister thanked Cyprus's president for support during Cyprus's EU Presidency and raised de-escalation and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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