Council Tax information letter 1/2025: Changes to the presentation of the adult social care precept on bills and other updates on council tax

This provides an update on regulations changing how the adult social care precept is presented on bills, clarification on exceptions to the empty and second homes council tax premiums, updates on the Home for Ukraine scheme …




UK to launch world first sanctions regime to snare people smugglers travelling upstream

The UK will develop a new sanctions regime to cripple people smuggling crime rings and starve them of illicit finance fuelling their operations.




Any nation’s refusal to condemn North Korea’s actions represents direct complicity in furthering its illegal weapons programme: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on North Korea.




News story: Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England

Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.




The new authorities must build a democratic state representative of Syria’s rich diversity: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.