Commons Speaker attends European Conference of Presidents of Parliament

U.K., Oct. 20 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, joined Speakers and Deputy Speakers from across Europe at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Rome, Italy. Held every two years, the conference is organised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, which brings together 46 nations to promote human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. This year'...


Move all energy policy costs onto gas and tap windfall profits to reduce UK energy bills, says ESNZ Committee

U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Government must maintain unwavering focus on costs as central issue in energy transition. Read the report [HTML] Government should now move all remaining energy transition policy costs off the price of electricity and onto the price of gas on UK energy bills, the Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee says in a report today - a key step to making the transition away from fossil fuels economical for consumers. There will need t...


Google Cloud outage: Bank of England and FCA letter published

U.K., Oct. 20 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The Treasury Committee Chair has written to the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) about today's Google Cloud outage affecting a number of organisations, including banks . Read the letter In January this year, the Treasury Committee published a report recommending that the government should use its powers under the Critical Third Parties regime to designate AI and cloud prov...


UK could be left on sidelines of global tech race by cautious govt approach to R&D

U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Government should be bolder in taking stakes in innovative businesses it has backed with grants. In a new report on UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the PAC urges government to do much more to recover taxpayers’ money when a successful company exploits research for which UKRI has paid. Read the report According to the government, UK universities proportionally generate more spinout companies and patents than in the US - but the way t...


Government ambition must match scale of investment challenge, Committee warns ahead of Budget

U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Ministers have rejected or only partially accepted key proposals that are needed now to mobilise capital for British businesses and infrastructure, says the BIST Committee as it publishes the Government’s response to its report, Investing in the UK economy , today. Read the response The inquiry received 60 written submissions and heard from 37 witnesses. Its recommendations set out a programme to rejuvenate the London Stock Exchange , ...


WAULT Launches Aggregator Platform to Connect Brands with India's Growing Sports and Active-Lifestyle Ecosystem

India, Oct. 21 -- Mumbai, October 2026: WAULT, an access and activation platform for India's sports and active-lifestyle ecosystem, has been launched to help brands connect with audiences through a network of over 2,000 sports and fitness facilities across the country. Founded by Amit Relan and Smita Jadhav, the platform addresses a key challenge for brands looking to engage with this growing segment: the lack of a structured way to access and activate audiences across a fragmented network of sp...


UK Intellectual Property Office Receives Patent Application Notification for ‘APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OUTPUTTING A SPATIAL PATTERN OF LIGHT’

South Wales, Oct. 21 -- UK Intellectual Property Office has received a patent application (GB2624781.7) with the title ‘APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OUTPUTTING A SPATIAL PATTERN OF LIGHT.’ Here are the other details related to the patent application: Status: Filed Filing Date: 2026-10-20 Owner(s): IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


UK Intellectual Property Office Receives Patent Application Notification for ‘Disposition and settlement system for perishable items against recorded demand capacity’

South Wales, Oct. 21 -- UK Intellectual Property Office has received a patent application (GB2624807.0) with the title ‘Disposition and settlement system for perishable items against recorded demand capacity.’ Here are the other details related to the patent application: Status: Filed Filing Date: 2026-10-20 Owner(s): Fawaz Abdul-Rehman Linjawi Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


UK Intellectual Property Office Receives Patent Application Notification for ‘Demountable connection system for prefabricated timber building panels, building panel, kit and methods’

South Wales, Oct. 21 -- UK Intellectual Property Office has received a patent application (GB2624744.5) with the title ‘Demountable connection system for prefabricated timber building panels, building panel, kit and methods.’ Here are the other details related to the patent application: Status: Filed Filing Date: 2026-10-20 Owner(s): Andis Ronbergs Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


UK Intellectual Property Office Receives Patent Application Notification for ‘Photovoltaic roof cassette, roof and structure’

South Wales, Oct. 21 -- UK Intellectual Property Office has received a patent application (GB2624784.1) with the title ‘Photovoltaic roof cassette, roof and structure.’ Here are the other details related to the patent application: Status: Filed Filing Date: 2026-10-20 Owner(s): SOLARIHUB LIMITED Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....