Population of endangered native species thriving in Yorkshire
Environment Agency officers and partners in the Reviving Calderdale’s Rivers project made the fantastic find at Luddenden Brook. It’s the first time they have been confirmed in that location for close to a decade.
White-clawed crayfish are the UK’s only native, freshwater crayfish, and are most at risk from the American...Read More »
The UK and Ukraine come together for the 'Magical Music of Harry Potter' in Belgium
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British Deputy Ambassador Chloe Louter and Ukrainian Chargé d’Affaires Natalia Anoshyna gave a speech after a performance by the Khmelnitsky orchestra in Liège.
‘The Magical...Read More »
Brazil WTO Trade Policy Review: UK statement
Chair, let me warmly welcome Brazil’s delegation, led by Minister Fernando Meirelles de Azevedo Pimentel to their eighth Trade Policy Review [TPR].
Let me also thank the Government of Brazil and to the WTO Secretariat for their Reports and, in particular, to you, Chair and Discussant, for your insightful comment.
Chair, following...Read More »
UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Iran: UK statement
Thank you High Commissioner and Special Rapporteur for your powerful statements this morning.
Mr President,
Sarina Esmaelzadeh, 16 years old, in Karaj.
Minoo Majidi, a 62-year-old mother of 2, in western Kermanshah.
Sixteen year old Nika Shakarami, last heard from by a friend whilst being chased down a street during a protest in Tehran,...Read More »
Record numbers of NHS doctors and nurses
- Record numbers of doctors, nurses and staff are working in the NHS, latest data shows
- On top of 4,000 new GP trainees and 21,000 more primary care staff
- Government on track to deliver on commitment for 50,000 more nurses by 2024, with over 32,000 more nurses working in NHS hospitals and in...Read More »