LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) funds the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) throughout England and Wales to provide: * Early legal advice to anyone at risk of possession proceedings and loss of their home advice can be provided in relation to housing, debt and welfare benefits issues. * In-court duty on the day emergency advice and advocacy to anyone facing possession proceedings. The service enables a...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Main developments: * more than 3,600 potentially dangerous fake vehicle parts worth more than £100,000 seized by officials in South Gloucestershire self-storage raid - including spark plugs, oil filters and sensors * counterfeit parts bypass safety testing and are more likely to fail - putting road users at serious risk * one in six UK motorists say they have bought fake parts - often without knowing at the...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: At around 07:20 on 18 September 2025, a train travelling at around 36 mph (58 km/h) was involved in a near miss with a member of ground staff at Washwood Heath near Birmingham. The ground staff member was engaged in shunting duties on a stationary freight train located on the Washwood Heath Goods Loop. This loop runs adjacent to the Up Derby Slow line, which was open to traffic. The shunter was positioned in the...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: "We meet in an hour of change and challenge, in a decade of hope and fear". With these words, in September 1962 President John F. Kennedy announced his intention to put man on the moon. It was a bold move in a world on the brink of a new era. Across the Atlantic Ocean, the UK was taking its own giant leap. In December of the same year, President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan took the decision to c...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: As outlined in a written ministerial statement made by Karin Smyth MP, Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care), the Department of Health and Social Care is publishing corrections regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement in the early pandemic. The PPE procurement in the early pandemic page was published alongside a statement to Parliament by the government at the time in November 2021 (with...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Nearly 60,000 knives have been removed from streets in England and Wales through new knife surrender schemes and police operations under this government protecting communities and saving young lives. The figures come as knife homicides have fallen by almost 20% while knife crime overall has fallen for the first time in 4 years, dropping by 5%. The latest admissions data for NHS hospitals in England and Wal...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Watch our APM live here at 11:00am on 9 December. You are invited to join our Annual Public Meeting on Tuesday 9 December 2025 at 11:00am. About the event Our interim Chair Mark Simms, Chief Executive David Holdsworth and colleagues will provide updates and insight into the Commission's activities and answer questions about our work. This is a hybrid event open to all members of the public and charity represe...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Britain's security will be strengthened through a new defence agreement signed with Qatar on Wednesday. The agreement was signedby the Defence Secretary during his visit to Doha, where he met with the Amir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The new enhanced Defence Assurance Arrangement deepens the UK's defence partnership with Qatar, paving the way for enhanced interoperability across land...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Sellafield teams have successfully removed 70 tonnes of radioactive waste from the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo - one of the Sellafield's site's most hazardous legacy facilities - marking a significant step forward in the UK's nuclear decommissioning mission. Clearing waste from this legacy facility marks a significant step forward in one of our most challenging nuclear decommissioning tasks by placing it into inte...
LONDON, Oct. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: 1.Over more than five decades since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1973 and fifteen years since the adoption of the Strategic Partnership framework in 2010, Viet Nam and the United Kingdom have built a strong and enduring partnership, underpinned by mutual respect and a shared vision of a safe, prosperous and sustainable future. 2.On the occasion of the official visit by His Excellency To Lam, Gene...