At Samoa's Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, the UK commended progress on disability rights while flagging violence against women and girls and a decline in Samoa's 2026 World Press Freedom Index ranking.
The Department for Transport has opened a consultation on national standards for shared e-bike schemes, with local leaders in England able to apply for licensing powers over parking, antisocial behaviour and fleet management.
Landlords in England reported average overall tenant satisfaction rising from 72% to 74% for 2025/26, according to Tenant Satisfaction Measures published by the Regulator of Social Housing.
A Budget programme will give up to 300,000 more pre-school children in England access to books, backed by up to £15 million and delivered by Arts Council England, the government says.
The UK government has formally adopted a strategy to eradicate bovine TB from England by 2038, with new TB herd breakdowns down by a fifth and no badgers culled in 2026, the first such year in over a decade.
The VALOUR network of veteran support centres is set to more than double, with 21 organisations receiving a share of over £13.2m in development funding to open by early 2027, the Ministry of Defence says.
Fifty local news organisations will share a £6 million government fund, with grants of up to £125,000 for outlets and up to £275,000 for sector-wide projects, the UK government announced during Journalism Matters Week.
The Care Leaver Homelessness Reduction Action Plan sets new duties on councils in England to plan for care leavers' housing and support those at risk, as the number of care leavers aged 18 to 24 rises to 86,890.
The UK government has announced plans for eight regional water councils in England to give local leaders, customers and businesses a stronger say over billions of pounds of water and flood investment.
The Home Office has announced plans for an independent watchdog, a legal code of practice and a specific law governing police use of facial recognition, following a public consultation.
A sarsen stone believed to have formed part of a Stone Age tomb has been re-erected at the Valley of Stones National Nature Reserve in Dorset, Natural England says.
The UK government has introduced the Energy Independence Bill to Parliament, proposing to scrap household gas standing charges, strengthen Ofgem's powers and end new North Sea exploration licences while supporting existing fields.
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