Travel Advisories
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UK provides vital support to vulnerable global communities impacted by COVID-19
UK government invests £7.2 million in 20 new research projects to address the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s most vulnerable communities projects include delivering mass vaccination capacity in Bangladesh,…
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Essex woman has her sentence increased for dangerous driving conviction
A woman whose dangerous driving caused the death of one person and life-changing injuries to four others has had her sentence increased following intervention by the Solicitor General, Rt Hon…
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London stalker has his sentence increased
A man who stalked and harassed a victim has had his sentence increased following intervention by the Solicitor General, Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP. Osman Basri, 47, had previously…
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Further restrictions eased for Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire
Pools, gyms and sports facilities allowed to open across the country from Tuesday (8 September) as national easements implemented from 25 July applied to the rest of Blackburn with Darwen,…
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Government announces new Board of Trade
The Department for International Trade has today (Friday 4 September) announced its new advisers to the Board of Trade, comprising of senior figures from business, academia and government. Board members…
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Human rights in Belarus: UK statement
Mr Chairman, thank you for calling this meeting to discuss the alarming developments in Belarus. The UK welcomes this opportunity to hear from the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation…
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UK to increase support to civil society and independent media in Belarus
The UK has announced it is doubling its support to independent media, human rights organisations and community groups in Belarus, with an extra £1.5m for projects over the next two…
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Aurrigo makes breakthrough in driverless pods technology
A Coventry-based company has created 10 new jobs over the past year to meet rising demand across the world for the driverless pods it has developed with support from the…
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5StarS: developing a security framework for autonomous and connected vehicles
New autonomous and wireless connectivity in vehicles will provide many commercial opportunities for innovation. However, this automotive world will also prove attractive to smart criminals. Those using connected and autonomous…
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MuCCA: government-backed collision avoidance system achieves world first
A UK government-backed consortium has achieved a ‘world first’ by demonstrating a collision-avoidance system in which 2 vehicles co-operate by radio link to steer around a stationary car without human…