Travel Advisories
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Angola
*This advice predates COVID-19. Travel within Angola is restricted due to the state of emergency and lockdown currently in place. Proof of identity Carry your identity documents at all times. Photocopies…
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£5 million funding given to mental health community projects
Community projects nationwide set to receive share of £5 million government investment to expand mental health support Cash boost will help existing services respond to global pandemic and protect nation’s…
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New plans to boost security of consumer smart devices
Pot of £400k to support market of industry-led assurance schemes for rapidly growing Internet of Things sector Comes as smart device owners urged to change default passwords and regularly update…
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Hundreds of arrests and deal lines closed as police crackdown on county lines gangs
Four forces launched a concerted campaign to dismantle criminal groups, underpinned by the first round of funding from a £25 million government cash boost. New figures show that, as a…
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United States Coronavirus (COVID-19) Death Toll Surpasses 100,000
Today the number of people in the United States who have died from COVID-19 surpassed 100,000. Families, friends, coworkers, loved ones and community members are grieving for each person who…
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New dates agreed for COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), with the UK and its Italian partners, agreed today new dates for…
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PM: Six people can meet outside under new measures to ease lockdown
Read the PM’s press conference statement here. Groups of up to six people will be able to meet outdoors in England from Monday 1 June, including in gardens and other…
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UK PM addresses Financing for Development event via video: 28 May 2020
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson today addressed a virtual high-level event on “Financing for Development in the Era of Covid-19 and Beyond”, convened by the UN Secretary-General and the leaders…
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PM press conference statement on the five tests: 28 May 2020
Good evening, Before I set out our next steps in the fight against the coronavirus, let me update you on the latest data: 3,918,079 tests for coronavirus have now been…
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Welcoming cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional bodies (EU)
Thank you very much, Mr President. And let me also welcome High Representative Borrell today and thank him for what was a wide-ranging intervention. And I will try to respond…