Andrew Patrick appointed UK Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy
FCDO diplomat Andrew Patrick has been appointed as the UK’s Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy. read more
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PM meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda: 10 February 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw today. read more
Strengthened UK Russian sanctions legislation comes into force
Legislation has been laid in Parliament today to toughen and expand the UK’s sanctions regime against Russia read more
UK completes over 2 million SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequences
The UK has surpassed 2 million SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences uploaded to the international Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID) database. read more
UK candidates make it through to next round of European Space Agency’s astronaut call
The latest figures from the European Space Agency (ESA) show more than 160 applicants from the UK have made it through to the next round of their astronaut call. read more