Press release: Foreign Secretary statement on protests in Hong Kong
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for calm and urged the Hong Kong government to listen to concerns about its proposed extradition laws. read more
Public Health
ACMD: avoid Friday prison release to prevent drug relapse and deaths
Prison services could reduce drug-related harms by avoiding releasing vulnerable prisoners on a Friday, the ACMD has today advised the Home Secretary. read more
Press release: Fund opens to reduce waste from plastic packaging and textiles
£4.7 million government fund launched to drive up the recycling of hard-to-recycle materials. read more
Press release: Essential oils business drops in on UAE
Aromatherapy is seeing a resurgence as UK industry exports of essential oils totalled £179.5 million in 2018 read more
Press release: Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Senegal
Ms Victoria Billing OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde. read more