Travel Advisories
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New guidance on moving home
Anyone in England can now move home as long as health guidance can be followed. This applies to both renters and buyers. The law previously only allowed moving home if…
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Message from David Wallace, Deputy CEO of the Student Loans Company
Absolutely everyone has had to come to terms with change this year. The feeling that life has been placed “on hold” is understandable – but it also provides an opportunity…
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PM award for Gateshead woman making vulnerable children’s dreams come true
A woman from Gateshead who is beaming magical fairy-tale experiences into hospitals where sick children are cut off from family and friends will today receive the Prime Minister’s daily Point…
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UK and Italy together to commemorate Florence Nightingale
The British Embassy in Rome, together with Florence Nightingale Museum in London and the Italian Federation for Nurses, the Spallanzani hospital in Rome, and the St. Thomas and Guy’s hospitals…
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IFA surrenders Ofqual recognition
The Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) has surrendered its status as an Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation. IFA informed Ofqual in 2018 of its intention to surrender recognition. The surrender took effect…
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Spain travel during coronavirus: commercial flights between Spain and the UK
This table is intended as a guide to help travellers, not a definitive statement of availability There remain commercial flights from Spain and Gibraltar to the UK. At the current…
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Fish rescued from a poaching incident
Officers were alerted to the incident on the Old Nene near March after a member of the public called the Environment Agency’s incident hotline and reported seeing a number of…
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Spain
Petty crime Petty crime is common in large cities. It’s a serious problem in Barcelona, especially on public transport and in tourist areas. Petty crime includes: bag snatching pickpocketing theft…
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Cuba
Violent crime Foreigners may experience violent crimes, such as assault, sexual assault and robbery. Petty crime Pickpocketing, bag snatching and other petty crime is common, especially on public transport and intercity buses. It also…
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New partnership to sequence human genomes in fight against coronavirus
Genetic susceptibility to coronavirus to be tested in ground-breaking nationwide study Genomes of thousands of patients with coronavirus will be sequenced to understand how a person’s genetic makeup could influence…