LONDON, Dec. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: By Royal Warrant, His Majesty King Charles III has appointed Nilesh (Neil) Sachdev as a Non-Executive Commissioner to the Forestry Commission. Neil Sachdev has been appointed for a three-year term, which commenced on 1 December 2024. As a Non-Executive Commissioner, Neil will play a pivotal role in establishing a strong, sustainable future for the Forestry Commission. This appointment has been made in accordanc...
LONDON, Dec. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK today accedes to CPTPP, a major trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific which includes countries like Australia, Vietnam, Peru, Chile and Malaysia. * Wales exported 1.2 billion Pounds worth of goods to CPTPP countries in 2023, with membership expected to bring a 110 million Pounds boost to the Welsh economy in the long run. * This comes as an immediate step to support the Government's Plan for Change by delivering gr...
LONDON, Dec. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Rail passengers in the north of England will benefit from a new customer initiative launching on 15 December 2024. From 15 December 2024, LNER, Northern and TransPennine Express will allow customers to travel on each other's services at no extra cost during any short-notice and on-the-day cancellations - giving people confidence that if services for one operator are impacted, they can travel on any service under...
LONDON, Dec. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * GPS tags fitted to track movements and habitat of Jack Snipe wading birds * One of 10 tagged birds at wetland sites in the Midlands has just been recaptured * Data will help landscape scale conservation and other species After 10 birds were fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) archival tags in south Staffordshire earlier this year, a tagged Jack Snipe has just been recaptured. The tags Natural England ...
LONDON, Dec. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Mauritius and the UK have held a series of productive,ongoingconversations and exchanges on finalising a historic Treaty on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. Both countries reiterated their commitment to finalising a treaty as quickly as possible, whose terms will agree to ensure the long-term, secure and effective operation of the existing base on Diego Garcia and that Mauritius is sovere...
LONDON, Dec. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: UK Export Finance (UKEF) has, along with other export credit agencies, supported a financing deal for a Taiwanese offshore wind farm which will generate major UK contracts. Offshore wind developer rsted will construct the Greater Changhua 4 Offshore Wind Farm under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract. UK subcontractors are expected to deliver contracts for cable protection systems and the...
LONDON, Dec. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Roland Rudd Appointed for a three year term from 31 January 2025 to 30 January 2028. Roland Rudd is a founder and Chair of FGS Global, the leading global communications and public affairs consultancy. Prior to founding the strategic communications company Finsbury in 1994, he worked as a political and financial journalist at the Financial Times and The Times. Roland is also Chair of Tate, which he has been inv...
LONDON, Dec. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Givinostat is a nonsteroidal drug indicated for the treatment of patients aged 6 years of age and older with all genetic variants of DMD. DMD is a muscle wasting condition that causes progressive muscle weakness. It usually only affects boys and those assigned male at birth. It's caused by alterations in a protein called dystrophin. This causes muscle fibres to break down. They're replaced by fibrous or fatty t...
LONDON, Dec. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today charged five men, including two solicitors, with offences including fraud, forgery, and the destruction of documents, following the collapse of the law firm Axiom Ince and alleged improper use of over 60 million Pounds of client money. The firm's CEO and director Pragnesh Modhwadia is charged alongside co-director Shyam Mistry and Chief Financial Officer Muhammad Ali with two...
LONDON, Dec. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Synopsys' proposed purchase of Ansys for $35 billion could reduce competition in the supply of certain semiconductor chip design and light simulation products in the UK. Semiconductor chips are crucial components in technologies used every day by UK consumers (such as smartphones and laptops) and also in key sectors including artificial intelligence (AI)...