Travel Advisories
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Stricter age-verification checks for all knife retailers
Stricter age verification checks and a ban on doorstep drops will be introduced to greater protect young people from knife crime. Read the original advice at Foreign Travel Advice (UK)
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Pension reforms to go further to unlock billions to drive growth and boost working peoples’ pension pots
Working people and businesses are set to benefit from new rules that will give more flexibility over how occupational defined benefit pension schemes are managed, as the government continues to…
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AI sensors on fridges and kettles helping vulnerable people to live independently
Councils are leveraging AI and technology to enhance public services, save money, and improve living standards, aligning with government plans for £45 billion in efficiency savings under the Plan for…
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Section 106 affordable housing: call for next level support to new clearing service as registrations near 300 in first 50 days
Home builders and providers looking to sell or buy homes, built as part of Section 106 planning agreements, urged to maximise use of new service. Read the original advice at…
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The ICC has a key role in ensuring perpetrators are held accountable for crimes committed in Darfur: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the ICC’s work in Sudan. Read the original advice at Foreign…
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PM speech at Holocaust Memorial Day UK National Ceremony: 27 January 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech at the Holocaust Memorial Day UK National Ceremony today. Read the original advice at Foreign Travel Advice (UK)
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Woodland restoration boost after Teesside company civil sanction
A woodland restoration project has received a boost after a Teesside company paid £290,000 to Tees Valley Wildlife Trust for breaching its Environmental Permit. Read the original advice at Foreign…
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Remit and recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee: November 2024
Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Governor of the Bank of England providing recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee (FPC). Read the original advice at Foreign Travel…
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Recommendations for the Prudential Regulation Committee: November 2024
Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Governor of the Bank of England providing recommendations for the Prudential Regulation Committee (PRC). Read the original advice at Foreign Travel…
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Government to clean up communities with deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and cans
Introduction of deposit return scheme will be a step forward in ending the throwaway society and cleaning up Britain Read the original advice at Foreign Travel Advice (UK)