LONDON, June 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Kotor, Montenegro, 28 May 2025-Culture ministries from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia met today under the Berlin Process and, together with UK Special Envoy to the Western Balkans Dame Karen Pierce, adopted a Joint Declaration that puts the region's creative economy at the centre of its economic and European future. Long championed by the United Kingdom, the creati...
LONDON, June 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This page provides information on how to claim redundancy pay for those affected. Anthony John Wright and Geoffrey Paul Rowley of FRP Advisory Trading Limited, who had previously been appointed Joint Nominees on 23 April 2025, became Joint Supervisors of the Company Voluntary Arrangement. If you are an affected employee, this page will provide you with information on how to claim redundancy. Information for em...
LONDON, June 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Stephen Wills, 36, from Bridford, Exeter, has had his sentence increased by five years under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, following an intervention by the Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP. The court heard that between 2019 and 2020, Wills was part of two organised crime groups that trafficked tens of thousands of pounds-worth of cocaine across the country. The group delivered drugs from a foreign crime ...
LONDON, June 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Alongside the OECD 2025 Ministerial Council Meeting held in Paris, Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Honourable Don Farrell and UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, the Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP, met on 3 June 2025, for the second meeting of the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee. The Ministers celebrated the strong trade and investment&...
LONDON, June 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The aim of the review was to identify enhancements that could be made to the current inspection framework to help drive improvements in the SEND system, without diluting accountability. To carry out the review, Ofsted and CQC consulted stakeholders across the sector, including young people with SEND and their families, as well as inspectors themselves and colleagues at the Department for Education (DfE) and NHS E...
LONDON, June 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Unfair bonuses now banned for water companies that don't meet high standards. * Water bosses awarded themselves over £112 million in bonuses and incentive payments in the last decade. * Strengthened enforcement is just one part of the Government's strategy to reform the water sector and attract investment as part of its Plan for Change. Unfair bonuses have been banned for senior executives at six w...
LONDON, June 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Amazon commits to tough sanctions for businesses using fake reviews to boost their product ratings, as well as users who post fakes * Move comes after Google signed undertakings in January and CMA published guidance to help businesses comply with consumer law on reviews * CMA now actively sweeping review platforms as it considers how to take action under new consumer regime Amazon, one of the largest online re...
LONDON, June 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Families will have lower energy bills in new homes as part of the Plan for Change, as government confirms new build homes will have solar panels by default * Proposed changes in the Future Homes Standard, being published in Autumn, will ensure new homes will be modern and energy efficient, cutting bills and boosting the nation's energy security with clean, homegrown power Working people stand to save hundreds o...
LONDON, June 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister hosted His Majesty the King ofJordanAbdullah II at Downing Street this afternoon. The leaders discussed the gravity of the intolerable situation in Gaza, and the concerning developments in the West Bank. The Prime Minister reiteratedthat if Israel did not cease the renewed military offensive andlift its restrictions onhumanitarian aid, the UK and its partners would take further concrete action...
LONDON, June 5 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Kier Transportation Industry: Site preparation work and Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works Description: This is an enhancement scheme funded by the DfT and is part of a package of proposed measures in the Manchester area that are planned to boost capacity and resilience, emanating from the Cross Manchester Capacity and Reliability...