LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Peter Pottle, from Taverham, Norfolk, had his suspended sentence overturned and jailed for four and a half years after the Solicitor General referred his case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The court heard that Peter Pottle met the victim in 2016 shortly before her thirteenth birthday. Conversations began online before Pottle would drive to meet the teenager close to her home. ...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 96 barristers as new King's Counsel (KC) in England and Wales. The title of KC is awarded to those who have demonstrated particular skill and expertise in the conduct of advocacy. His Majesty has also approved the award of eight new Honorary King's Counsel (KC Honoris Causa). Their biographies are listed below. Honorary KC is awarded to those who have made a s...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Eight days until 31 January Self Assessment deadline. * Miss the deadline and you may face an automatic £100 penalty. * File your return now at GOV.UK and pay any tax due by 31 January - help and support available online. With just over a week until the Self Assessment deadline, 8.6 million people have already filed their return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging taxpa...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister has appointed Varun Chandra as the Special Envoy to the United States on Trade and Investment. In his role as Special Envoy, Mr Chandra will lead work across government to advance the UK's economic interests in the United States and drive forward trade and investment opportunities in both countries. The US is the UK's largest single-country trading partner and bilateral UK-US trade was worth ...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The decision follows adverse findings under sections 26 and 27 of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, with the Traffic Commissioner determining that the operator no longer met the mandatory legal requirements of good repute, financial standing and professional competence. An application by SJ Europe Limited to surrender its operator licence was refused. The Traffic Commissioner found that the s...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Low Pay Commission is holdingmeetings withindividuals and employers. We want to hear first-hand evidence about the impact of the National Minimum Wage. Your evidence will help shape our recommendations to the Government on the future of the minimum wage. Low Pay Commissioners will be visiting the following locations in 2026: Location Date Bradford 18/19 March 2026 Aberdeen 15/16 April 2026 Blackpool 13/1...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has accepted the Trade Remedies Authority's final recommendation to maintain an existing anti-dumping measure on imports of ammonium nitrate from Russia. Ammonium nitrate is used in agriculture as a fertiliser and for industrial purposes in mining. The TRA's investigation found that both dumping and injury to the UK production industry, which employs some 500 people...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Civil Nuclear Constabulary's (CNC) Exercise & Resilience Team put the Command and Control Centre (CCC) to the test in Operation Hermes, simulating a site attack through a series of realistic calls. The exercise evaluated the CCC's ability to respond swiftly and accurately, triggering the right internal and external notifications under pressure. On Wednesday, control room officers were required to implement e...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Military records are to be digitised and integrated with the NHS for the first time, in a move which will boost recruitment,improvedeployabilityand transform the experience for recruits and service leavers. Archaic paper-based records, which dateback decades,willbe scraped and replaced with a modern digital system,already widely used by the NHS. Currently, transferring health records between the NHS and Defence...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS),the world's leading nuclear transport specialist,andnuclear technology companyWestinghousehave signed a newstrategicagreement to work together on the development of Pegasus - NTS's revolutionary transport package designed to safely move the next generation of nuclear fuel. The signing took place at the British Embassy,in Washington DC,as part of aprestigiousevent celebrating the...