Travel Advisories
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New voluntary calorie guidelines to help industry tackle obesity
The government is encouraging the food industry to support the national effort against COVID-19 and obesity, with voluntary calorie reduction guidelines to make it easier for the nation to choose…
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Aussie and Kiwi tech companies won’t miss London Tech Week 2020
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) founded the free virtual trade mission to London Tech Week (LTW) in partnership with Global Victoria, working with the different state governments in…
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Walk-through cancer diagnoses and robotics muscles among groundbreaking projects backed by government
Six pioneering health technology research projects aiming to transform NHS healthcare delivery benefiting from £32 million government investment projects include novel AI X-Ray scanner to diagnose cancer and osteoarthritis more…
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Louise Smyth appointed as interim Regulator of Community Interest Companies
Louise Smyth has been appointed as interim Regulator of Community Interest Companies for a period of six months, the government announced today (6 September). Louise Smyth is currently the Registrar…
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Suspected criminals held for longer as criminal courts recovery plan announced
Ministers act to keep dangerous suspects off our streets Temporary measure to extend custody time limits by two months £80m plan for criminal courts to recover from pandemic, with more…
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From Arab headdresses to the aerospace industry, the thread of history links us to the Middle East
Covid-19 has forced many of us to be furloughed or to work from home for months. While for some it has been a pleasant experience to reconnect to our families…
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British High Commissioner congratulates 16 Chevening Awardees from Bangladesh
The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh HE Robert Chatterton Dickson has congratulated this year’s cohort of Chevening Awardees from Bangladesh. 16 Bangladeshi Chevening Awardees will soon be leaving for the…
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UK Minister for International Environment stresses need to work with Bangladesh to tackle climate change
UK Minister of State Lord Zac Goldsmith saw the impact of climate change in Bangladesh, on agriculture, health and livelihoods, as increased flooding in both rural and urban areas is…
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Government delivers 250,000 clear face masks to support people with hearing loss
NHS and care workers will be given clear face masks to help them communicate with people with certain conditions like hearing loss, autism and dementia, the government has announced. The…
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UK Government to fund international Covid-19 studies in Scotland
The UK Government is investing £7.2 million in twenty research projects across the UK, including the universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde, to help provide developing countries with sustainable solutions to…