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UK announces intention to lend £400 million to tropical forests facility
London plans to invest in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility as a loan, subject to due diligence and final governance arrangements.
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HMRC sets out 1 October start date for vaping duty
HMRC’s 1 September notice sets a £2.20 duty per 10 millilitres of vaping liquid, with or without nicotine.
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Teacher trainees in southern Peru exchange education research
A macroregional meeting in Moquegua brought together student teachers and teacher educators from five southern Peruvian regions to share research and innovation experiences. It focused on how research during initial teacher education can help understand classroom challenges.
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British Army completes trial of an eight-drone swarm test bed
Eight weeks of experimentation with a Dstl-developed test bed assessed how uncrewed aircraft under collective control could perform field tasks.
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UK September ranks joint fourth-warmest on record
Provisional Met Office data put the UK’s September 2026 mean temperature at 14.6°C, with marked regional differences in rainfall.
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Tanzanian youth showcase skills at national competition
Young people in Tanzania presented practical skills, creativity and innovation at the 2026 WorldSkills National Skills Competition in Tanga. The competition was organised by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology as part of National Education, Skills and Innovation Week.
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HMRC collects £391.6 billion in tax and National Insurance over five months
The UK tax authority’s monthly statistics show a £24.9 billion increase from the same period a year earlier.
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UK provisionally records its hottest summer
The Met Office says summer 2026 averaged 16.5°C, making it the UK’s warmest season in records dating to 1884.
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Microsoft warns of passkey-themed identity phishing campaign
Microsoft said social engineering that impersonates passkey registration and single sign-on can compromise employee identities and cloud accounts.
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Nigeria expands PrEP training for HIV-prevention workers
Nigeria expanded HIV-prevention training to strengthen health workers’ capacity to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
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EU water assessments add eight countries to river and flood plan reviews
On 5 October, the European Commission published assessments of river-basin and flood-risk plans for eight EU countries that had not submitted data in time for the earlier review. Third river basin management plans and second flood risk management plans are now included for Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia.
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Germany and EU agree steps to strengthen water resilience
Germany and the European Commission signed a joint statement on 5 October to strengthen water resilience and accelerate implementation of EU water legislation. Germany became the first country to complete the Commission’s structured dialogue process, launched in November 2025.
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