LONDON, Sept. 2 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Industry: Business and management consultancy and related services and Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services Description: The Sustainable Tourism Network Development Programme shall be delivered over an 17-month period through a phased approach designed to build stakeholder engagement, establish a robu...
LONDON, Sept. 2 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: PALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Industry: Energy and related services and Research and development services and related consultancy services Description: The UK Government's Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) programme is inviting proposals from qualified suppliers or consortia to deliver technical assistance to the Government of Pakistan. Pakistan...
LONDON, Sept. 3 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Veteransdischarged orimpactedby the ban on LGBT personnel in the armed forceshave 100 days left to apply for the government's restorative measures. The measures were introducedfollowingan independent reviewonthe impactof theban onLGBTpersonnel servingin the UKArmed Forces between 1967 and 2000. The government is nowissuing a final callat GOV.UK/affected-by-the-ban toeligible veteransbeforetheapplicationdeadline...
LONDON, Sept. 3 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * 31-year-old Captain Joe Furness receives one of the highest maritime honours for encouraging millions of young people to pursue maritime careers, including through his popular social media channels * medal awarded to the first female captain in The Lundy Company's history, Captain Martel Fursdon, for driving safer, more inclusive practices at sea and supporting more women to join the industry * Captain Brian Ni...
LONDON, Sept. 3 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The three sites - at Peterlee and Hartlepool in County Durham, and Callerton in Newcastle - were reported over recent weeks. Environment Agency officers were quick to respond and, working with landowners, all three sites were shut down and concrete blocks put in place to block access. Investigations are now being carried out into all three sites, which all contain shredded household waste, while plans are being...
LONDON, Sept. 3 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Colleagues, Syria has made important progress in dismantling the Assad regime's chemical weapons programme. But we must begin by remembering why this work matters. Last month marked the anniversary of the 2013 Ghouta attack. We remember and honour the more than 1,400 men, women, and children killed when the Assad regime used sarin nerve agent against its own people. The use of these weapons was a gr...
LONDON, Sept. 3 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and AI sleep technology company Sleep Cycle have published the results of a research study evaluating if cough data from a sleep app could give early indications of increasing respiratory illness in England. The study found that the passive data collected can provide a robust and regionally consistent indicator of community respiratory illness while also providing early sign...
LONDON, Sept. 3 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has updated its guidance on the use of QR codes on authorised veterinary medicinal product packaging. The changes will allow marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) to link QR codes on packaging to additional educational and instructional material, supporting product users with extra guidance. What is changing Our previous guidance permitted QR codes on packaging to on...
LONDON, Sept. 3 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is undertaking enhanced surveillance and trappingactivitiesfollowing the detection ofinvasiveAedes aegypti mosquitoes and larvae atresidential properties in east London. Theinitialfinding was reported through UKHSA's Mosquito Watch surveillance scheme and is the first time thatAedes aegyptihas beenidentifiedbreeding in the UK.It is thefourth timethis specieshasbeen detected ...
LONDON, Sept. 3 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: New stats revealed today show that more people have joined the Armed Forces than left for an entire year. Regular strength increased across all three Services over the past year, with the Royal Navy/Royal Marines up 440, the Army up 170 and the RAF up 840. Alongside rebuilding workforce numbers, the Armed Forces remains one of the UK's leading routes into skilled careers, with opportunities across engineering, h...