LONDON, Sept. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The Government of Israel's actions in the West Bank are undermining the possibility of a two-State solution. The situation is rapidly deteriorating amid unprecedented levels of settler violence and settlement expansion, including the unacceptable decision to publish tenders for the E1 settlement project. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the President of France Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister of Canada Mark ...
LONDON, Sept. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New scheme to offer 18-24-year-olds work experience being developed with Britain's biggest retailers including John Lewis, Currys and Costa Coffee. * It forms part of a wider retail sector target to deliver 100,000 jobs for young people by the end of this Parliament to tackle the number of young people not in employment, education or training. * Former Marks and Spencer Chief Executive Marc Bolland - appointed ...
LONDON, Sept. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The new contract period started on 1 September 2026. From 14 September 2026, we will begin sending updated civil schedules to all current providers. Schedules will be sent by email to each provider's named primary contract contact. It will take some time to send schedules to all providers. If you have not received your schedule, you do not need to contact us before 30 September 2026, as schedules will be issued...
LONDON, Sept. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Natural England hassubmitteda proposal to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs todesignateabrand-newArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in the Yorkshire Wolds, to be known as the Yorkshire Wolds National Landscape. The proposal,submittedon 8 September 2026, would see approximately 463km² of the Yorkshire Wolds recognised for its outstanding natural beauty. If confirmed, this ...
LONDON, Sept. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * government sets new target to increase rail freight by at least 40% by 2040, putting the industry on track for 75% growth by 2050 * Great British Railways will be tasked with growing rail freight by record amounts to back British businesses moving more goods and supporting economic growth * meeting the target could mean around £15 billion more goods moved by rail each year Today (8 September 2026), the go...
LONDON, Sept. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The guidance sets out a clear framework for assessing and communicating legal risk, helping lawyers give Ministers practical, solutions-focused advice on how to achieve their policy objectives within the law. It makes clear that a decision or policy is only unlawful where no tenable legal argument exists to support it. Where a tenable legal argument does exist, even if the risk of a successful challenge is high,...
LONDON, Sept. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A Russian attempt to disrupt HMS Defender's innocent passage through Crimean waters in 2021 and the subsequent campaign to influence opinion is the focus of a new wargame developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). 'Defending Defender - Battle for the narrative' educates players on the principles of strategic communications and has been co-designed with the Joint Information Activities Gro...
LONDON, Sept. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published its latest Trading Standards Survey report, setting out a picture of the IP crime issues local Trading Standards teams are investigating and observing on the frontline. Dangerous counterfeit toys are now a more visible enforcement concern, with 67% of responding local authorities reporting investigations. The annual survey covers April 2025 to March 2026 and ...
LONDON, Sept. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A court order is now in place preventing the dumping of waste at Calder Quarry in Elland, Halifax. The restriction order bans waste from being imported on to the site and access to the land is also prohibited, subject to certain exceptions. Anyone breaching the order is committing a criminal offence. The order was obtained at West Yorkshire Magistrates' Court on Thursday 3 September and will be in place for si...
South Wales, Sept. 7 -- United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has registered trademark "Speedograph Richfield Cables" on Aug. 24. The details about the trademark application no. UK00004434892 published in the journal no. 2026/036 (Sept. 4). Kelvedon Lotus Ltd filed the trademark application for the below mentioned good(s)/service(s). Class 12 : Automotive vehicles. The original document can be viewed at: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi?type=tmj&link=6¶m1=UK0000443...