UK Government

“£18bn investment deal with Japan”

“£6bn joint programme with Italy and Japan”

“The UK has a legal target that 77 per cent of water bodies must have a good ecological status by 2027, but the latest classifications from the EA confirm the target is likely to be widely missed.”

“more than half of the 5 million pound ($6.76 million) study”

“In July, the government launched a 12-week consultation on the appearance, packaging and display of vapes”

“The 100-day consultation follows the recent passing of the Tobacco and Vapes Act”

“Children aged 17 or younger now face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes, since it will be illegal for shops to sell tobacco to anyone born after 1 January 2009.”

“next year's auction will offer 46GW of total capacity, with 40.9GW allocated to the T-4 auction covering projects delivering in four years' time, up from 40GW in the current round.”

“Remote gaming duty rose from 21% to 40% from the start of April”

“the specific tax on physical bingo halls was abolished earlier this year”

“London has committed around £25 billion in support, including £16 billion in military aid.”

“in June it announced plans to provide Ukraine with 150,000 drones by the end of 2026 as part of a £752 million funding package.”

“The United Kingdom, by contrast, aims to reach 2.5% of GDP by 2027”

“In August 2025, the government said it intended to introduce a local authority licensing system in England covering procedures including Botox and facial fillers”

“The UK-Israel trade relationship was worth £6.2 billion in 2023”

“the total blockade imposed on March 2, which halted all food, fuel and medical supplies for over seven weeks”

“New offences will criminalise false or misleading declarations by donors, with fines up to £500,000”

“447 cases of bluetongue in the UK in the 2026 to 2027 season, government figures said on 17 August”

“The UK, outside the EU but inside NATO, has pledged to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, with an ambition to reach 3% thereafter.”

“British diplomats in six locations around the world, including Buenos Aires and Santiago in South America, will no longer get hardship payments for working in dangerous cities.”

“The 144 locations still on the list include many trouble spots but also popular holiday destinations such as Bali and Rio De Janeiro.”

“Rooftop and ground-mounted solar generated 14.4 per cent of the country’s electricity in July”

“22.9 per cent from wind”

“gas still supplied the electricity 22.3 per cent of the time”

“However, the £20,000 tax-free allowance attached to ISAs is being reduced from £20,000 to £12,000 from next year, with savings interest accrued facing a 22 per cent levy.”

“The government says it is investing £37m in national parks over the next three years plus a further £30m for special habitats and species.”

“The £2.5bn in proceeds have been frozen in a UK bank account since the sale.”

“Due to the ongoing security situation, we have taken the precautionary measure to temporarily withdraw UK staff from Iran. Our embassy continues to operate remotely. UK Government support is extremel…”

“Since 8 July there have been strikes and retaliatory attacks by Iran in a number of locations across the region against US military and civilian infrastructure.”

“Annual triple‑lock increases mean the full new state pension, paid to those who reached state pension age after April 2016, is expected to reach about £12,547.60 next year, leaving it just below the …”

“An extra £15 million will be allocated to the pre-existing Music Growth Package, which is intended to help emerging artists break through at home and internationally.”

“£50m for Wales”

“the government has committed to releasing it before the Nato summit in Turkey on 7 July”

“That government established a £5bn levelling up fund, external to, among other things, regenerate high streets and upgrade local transport.”

“aim to cut the country's £155bn deficit”

“contained a commitment to review of the use of the £185m renewable energy fund, the fossil fuel levy”

“3.5% of GDP by 2035”

“It was outlined in the UK government's 2008 Drug Strategy, subject to the results from this trial.”

“the proportion of total spending earmarked for food has halved in the 60 years to 2016 from 33% to just 16%.”

“The government is expected to reveal its Defence Investment Plan ahead of a Nato summit on 7 July, despite the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer.”

“the government still considering ways to lift the spending boost above £13.5 billion.”

“the proportion of total spending earmarked for food has halved in the 60 years to 2016 from 33% to just 16%”

“Britain is currently two years into a UK National Action Plan, spanning 2024 to 2029, aimed at addressing the growing crisis.”

“According to the UK government's Living Costs and Food Survey, external, the proportion of total spending earmarked for food has halved in the 60 years to 2016 from 33% to just 16%.”