Thousands of lives could be saved and millions more improved as the government sets out plans for the health and care system to help cut the one in four early deaths caused by heart disease and strokes. Today (Tuesday 7 July) the government has launched the Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework, which will be used to drive better prevention, earlier diagnosis, faster treatment and more consistent care through health and […]

Wales Office Minister Anna McMorrin has bought together Welsh universities and the UK’s research funding body, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to unlock greater investment in research and development. The roundtable, chaired by Minister McMorrin, focused on how closer working could help Wales increase its share of UKRI funding and maximise the contribution of Welsh […]

Lieutenant General Nick Perry DSO MBE will assume command on promotion to General of NATO’s Joint Force Command (JFC) Norfolk in September 2026, the first time a British officer has ever held the role. The move strengthens British leadership in NATO as European allies step up to take on more leadership roles across the Alliance. JFC Norfolk is one […]

The UK is one step closer to establishing a dedicated business centre in Ukraine today, with the selection of British small business the Audere Group as delivery partner for the project. The business centre will be a focal point for UK industry to engage and partner with the Ukrainian defence enterprise. For too long, cost, […]

Today, the Justice Department announced that the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) voluntarily resolved the Department’s compliance review under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI). The Department opened a review of MDH’s Capacity Strengthening Initiative grant program because it used race, color, and national origin to determine which applicants received […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) has launched an operation to further target gang-operated sex trafficking in the city of Los Angeles. During the week of July 1, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles – along with federal partner agencies and state and local partners – executed […]

The United States monitored China’s test launch from a submarine of an unarmed intercontinental-range ballistic missile, which landed in the southern Pacific Ocean. At a time when the United States is working harder than ever to prevent nuclear proliferation, China is doing the opposite. Beijing’s rapid and opaque nuclear weapons buildup is of great concern […]

TRAVEL: by Eric Mackenzie Lamb   Following the news these days, we can see that Cuba is going through difficult times. President Trump has imposed conditions on the country’s citizens which make it even more difficult. But it wasn’t always like that.   During the early 1960s, I lived for about six months in Havana, Cuba. Because I […]