The UK competition authority published its final decision on 31 market remedies, confirming removal of 23, partial removal of 2 and retention of 6, while two insurance and banking orders remain under consideration.
Schools in England are being offered lessons for pupils aged 10 to 18 and guidance for parents on spotting fraud and financial exploitation, the Home Office says, with materials developed by specialist police and the PSHE Association.
Technology entrepreneur Dr Ewan Kirk has been appointed the Ministry of Defence's new Director Innovation, taking charge of UK Defence Innovation within the National Armaments Innovation area, the MOD announced on 4 November 2026.
The UK government has set out a package of reforms to the designs system intended to make protection simpler for small businesses and lone designers, including new IPO powers and expanded court access.
A new Ukrainian GCSE will be developed by AQA, with first teaching expected from September 2028 and first assessments in 2029, the Department for Education says.
The UK and Dutch defence ministers published a joint statement on 4 November 2026 outlining continued cooperation through NATO, the joint Amphibious Force and the Amphibious Transport Ship programme.
A Turkmen government delegation visited London, Aberdeen and Teesside from 12 to 16 October 2026 to learn about UK approaches to monitoring, verifying and reducing methane emissions in oil and gas.
At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in St John's, the UK and Antigua and Barbuda prime ministers discussed closer trade ties and joint work on international financial reform, including climate finance.
UK Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle has brought police, regulators and local leaders together in a new group aimed at shutting down organised waste gangs, with the first meeting set to focus on enforcement and intelligence sharing.
Sir Chris Bryant paid tribute to serving and former PSNI officers on the force's 25th anniversary, calling its creation a major milestone and a core pillar of the Belfast Agreement vision.
The UK Prime Minister met Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on 3 November 2026, discussing Commonwealth ties, Ukraine and a new UK-Ghana growth partnership.
Professor Dapo Akande has been elected as a judge to the International Court of Justice, the UK government announced, returning a British judge to the court after nine years.
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