LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister welcomed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine to Downing Street this afternoon. The leaders began by reflecting on their call on Saturday, and Russia's blatant indiscriminate attacks on civilians and energy infrastructure since President Trump called for an energy ceasefire. It was clear that Russia had no interest in peace, the leaders underlined. Turning to how Ukraine's allies could s...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * More workers to gain access to the National Minimum Wage and holiday pay. * Proposals will also make it easier for 900,000 people to access rights they should already be entitled to and improve the rights of the genuinely self-employed. * Measures set out as part of the government's Plan to Make Work Pay Over 900,000 people could benefit from new plans which include measures to crack down on bogus self-employm...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Paul Wallek has joined the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) as its new chief executive. Paul takes up the role following a 30-year career at Ernst & Young (EY) delivering external audits across a range of sectors, with a particular specialism in the energy sector. Most recently, as an Audit Partner, he has been responsible for signing audit opinions for large and high-risk clients. His appointment follow...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Government cracks down on those responsible for unsafe cladding, as the Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Bill is introduced to Parliament today (14 October 2026). Everyone deserves to live in a safe, secure and affordable home. Yet, nine years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, there are still too many buildings with unsafe cladding and too many people feeling trapped. The government took decisive action to spee...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Andy Lord has been appointed Interim Chair of the National Armaments Director (NAD) Group Advisory Board. Andy is currently Commissioner of Transport for London, responsible for the delivery of safe and reliable transport services across the capital. He joined TfL in 2019 as Managing Director of London Underground, subsequently becoming Chief Operating Officer before his appointment as Commissioner. Throughout ...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Prime Minister and Health Secretary met campaigner Archie Goodburn, following his emotional plea on BBC Breakfast * Expert review of brain cancer progress to report within three months, followed by a national action plan * Faster review of the rules on rare cancer medicines People living with brain cancer will get a faster route from research to treatment, under four steps set out by the Prime Minister today. ...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The King has approved that Professor Menna Clatworthy, FRCP, PhD, FMedSci, Professor of Translational Immunology at the University of Cambridge, be appointed to the Regius Professorship of Medicine at the University of Oxford in succession to Professor Sir John Bell. Professor Menna Clatworthy Professor Clatworthy is Professor of Translational Immunology at the University of Cambridge, former NIHR Research Prof...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Wayfair fined £4.8 million for false time-limited offers * Appliances Direct fined £1.2 million and ordered to refund customers around £432,000 * Gold's Gym fined £45,000 and ordered to refund customers around £9,000 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined 3 businesses £6 million for misleading sales tactics. In the last 18 months, the CMA has imposed fines of more ...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Commitments made in the strategy will enable the regulator to keep pace with rapid advances in science, technology and personalised healthcare, to benefit patients, and position the UK as a leading place to develop, launch and use new medicines and technologies safely and effectively. By 2030, the MHRA aims to be even more patient-centred, support patients having faster access to safe, effective treatments, and h...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Two local authorities received a C3 consumer grade from the Regulator of Social Housing in regulatory judgements published today (Wednesday 14 October 2026). RSH found serious failings in Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council's understanding of the condition of its homes and in its approach to tackling anti-social behaviour. During an inspection, RSH found that the West Yorkshire local authority held up-to-date...