The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has launched a 12-week call for evidence on how the definition of pleasure vessels is understood and applied, prompted by a MAIB report into a fatal 2022 incident off Cowes.
Nurse and diabetes educator Helen Lamech, who has worked in the Northern Territory for more than 30 years, was named the territory's 2027 Australian of the Year at a Darwin ceremony, ABC News reported on 10 November 2026.
A Fair Work Agency investigation found that domiciliary care workers at a care provider were not properly reimbursed for business mileage, leading to repayments totaling £107,935.96 and a higher mileage rate for 2026.
Harris Ho won the Men's Foil Individual at the 4th Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, the first fencing gold ever for Hong Kong, China at the Youth Olympic Games and the delegation's second gold in Dakar.
The gold Christmas beetle took 39.3 per cent of 44,472 votes in the third ABC Australian Insect of the Year poll, with the tortoise-shelled ladybird second at 24.9 per cent.
COP31, the UN’s annual climate conference, is being hosted in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November. The UK government says its priority is to uphold the Paris Agreement and keep countries working towards limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
UK Defence Innovation, working for Dstl, has launched a £2.8 million competition for electro optic sensing technologies, with Stage 1 applications due by noon on 9 December 2026.
At Trinidad and Tobago's Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, the UK acknowledged progress on human trafficking but raised concerns over violence against migrant women and girls, gaps in LGBT+ protections and the death penalty.
At Eswatini's Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, the UK welcomed improved social stability but raised concerns over violence against women and girls and discrimination against LGBT+ people, recommending legal reforms.
The Security Industry Authority has published planning tools to help publicly accessible premises and events prepare for Martyn's Law, expected to come into force in spring 2027, and is seeking feedback until 23 December.
Large pelagic trawlers in English waters will be legally required to carry Remote Electronic Monitoring equipment, including cameras, sensors and GPS, from November 2028, subject to parliamentary timings, Defra has announced.
The UK and Finland, as co-chairs of the Media Freedom Coalition, called on Russia to end repression of independent media after Novaya Gazeta ceased operations inside the country, according to a joint statement published 9 November 2026.
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