LONDON, Dec. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Six regions set to get their own mayors through devolution will share almost £200 million every year for three decades, to build more of the 1.5 million homes promised, enhance high streets and revive their communities. * Ministers are also considering moving some inaugural elections to 2028 so areas can finish reorganising their councils and help mayors hit the ground running. * This marks the latest steps...
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The aircraft yawed left during the takeoff roll, pitched up rapidly and once airborne rolled rapidly to the left. The left wingtip struck the ground and the aircraft came to rest inverted and caught fire. The pilot was fatally injured. The investigation found that the aircraft most probably stalled during the rapid pitch up and that the ensuing left roll and yaw occurred as a result of a post-stall autorotation. ...
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The aircraft was on final approach to Runway 09 at Gloucestershire Airport when the engine lost power, resulting in the aircraft landing short of the runway and colliding with the ILS localiser antenna array. A plastic air induction elbow attached to the engine had softened and collapsed during the landing approach, causing the loss of power. The Light Aircraft Association (LAA) intends to take two safety actions ...
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Oswald Greenaway(60),fromShoreditch,East London,hadhis sentence increasedbyayearaftertheSolicitor General referred hiscase under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. Thecourtheardthatin the early hours of30 September 2023, Greenaway had parked his carnearHomerton,intheHackneyarea, when he spotted avulnerablewomanon her own. Greenawayofferedthe womanalifthomebutinstead,hedroveherto his home. Once in his flat,heg...
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Farmers and landowners across East Anglia are being asked to stay vigilant this winter as waste criminals continue to dump lorry loads of illegal waste on rural land under cover of darkness. The Environment Agency is working in partnership with local police, the National Farmers Union (NFU),theCountry Land and Business Association (CLA) and local authoritiesto tackle these criminals.Offenders are saving thousands...
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: From 4 December 2025, City of London Police is launching Report Fraud, a new service that replaces Action Fraud as the national platform for reporting cyber crime and fraud. The Serious Fraud Office is informing stakeholders of this change to ensure awareness of the new reporting service for victims of cyber crime and fraud. What's changing? The new Report Fraud service has been designed by City of London Polic...
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Pupils will benefit from more expert teachers next year as new figures show record numbers of people are training to teach in vital subjects including physics and computing. The latest Initial Teacher Training (ITT) census data shows strong growth in trainee numbers, with over 32,000 talented individuals choosing teaching as a career choice - a rise of 11% on last year - and government exceeding its target on rec...
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A joint Project Servator deployment in Barrow-in-Furness has resulted in three arrests and the disruption of suspected drug supply activity. Project Servator officers from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) worked alongside Ministry of Defence Police (MDP), British Transport Police (BTP), Royal Navy Police, and Border Force to disrupt criminal activity. During the deployment, MDP and BTP officers detained a ve...
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Proceeds of Crime and Dividend Process Following the successful police investigation, prosecution and Proceeds of Crime legal action by the Crown Prosecution Service, funds are being made available to the Official Receiver to pay a dividend to creditors. This process is ongoing and due to the legal actions being undertaken a dividend is expected to be started in early 2026. Due to the level of correspondence on ...
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Schools and trusts will be supported to save millions over this Parliament through a new programme to tackle avoidable costs like high supplier mark-up and wider barriers to getting the best value for money from their budgets - so every penny is invested in delivering opportunities for young people. It comes alongside action from government to directly tackle the £1.4 billion schools spent in 2023/24 on agen...