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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
TopicUnited Kingdom

Topic: United Kingdom

UK announces greater investment in affordable housing

UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeve announced the new package as part of the Budget that will deliver up to 5,000 new affordable social homes.

UK announces package to boost ties with Commonwealth nations

The announcements were made by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy at the Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting in Samoa.

UK to send female Governors to World Bank, IMF meetings

Development Minister Anneliese Dodds will announce new funding and reaffirm the UK's commitment to advancing gender equality on global stage.

UK launches consultations to modernise airspace design

Airspace modernisation will simplify flight routes, improve climb and descent profiles, and reduce CO2 emissions.

British infrastructure delegation Visits Costa Rica, explore business opportunities

Discussions centered around opportunities for the British companies to contribute to Costa Rica's infrastructure development goals

UK launches online platform to mobalise public opinion on NHS future

Public, NHS staff, and experts have been invited to Shape 10-Year Health Plan.

UK govt urges public to develop flood-preparedness

The annual Flood Action Week running from 14 to 20 October will coincide one year anniversary of significant floods caused by Storm Babet.

UK to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Roots of decades-old dispute & what deal means for US base

UK separated islands from Mauritius when granting it independence & expelled inhabitants when it allowed US to set up military base on Diego Garcia, sparking long-running dispute.

UK to bring back nationals from Lebanon amid escalation in regional tensions

British nationals in Lebanon are advised to register themselves with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

No adequate cyber security training for teachers, UK polls reveals

A Teacher Tapp survey found that 34% of schools & colleges in the UK are at risk of cyber attacks.

On Camera

The killing of a Minnesota woman by ICE agent has awoken the ‘tech Left’

‘We all bear a collective responsibility to speak up and not be silent when we see things like the events of the last week,’ Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google, wrote on X.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.