LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Sellafield Ltd and its supply chain partners have raised £162,500 for Cumberland Council's Enrichment Fund. The funding will support care-experienced young people aged 16 and over. The fund, managed by Cumbria Youth Alliance, supports wellbeing, education, training and employment. Young people can use it to pay for professional courses, work-related costs such as clothing for interviews, gym memberships, ...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Britain's leading hospitality businesses including Whitbread, McDonald's and Nando's, commit to hiring 100,000 young people not in education, employment or training through a major partnership with UKHospitality. * Review of school exclusions launched to stop more children falling out of education, with persistently absent pupils nearly four times more likely to become NEET. * Comes as part of wider reforms to ...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Export growth will support recruitment, adding 7 highly skilled roles at HydroSurv's Exeter facilities * Funding will enable firm to deliver low-emission self-driving boats to customers in Norway and Italy An Exeter-based marine technology company has secured a £150,000 trade loan issued by Nighthawk Export Finance (NEF) and guaranteed by UK Export Finance (UKEF), the government's export credit agenc...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: EritreanVIPs and officials have been stripped of fast-track access to UK visas as the government ramps up pressure on countries refusing to take back illegal immigrants. And the Home Secretary today warns she will block all visas for Eritreans if the country does not rapidly agree to the return ofitsnationals with no right to be in the UK. The warning comes after Eritrea abruptly withdrew returns co-operation e...
U.K., Oct. 13 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Chair quote Commenting on the publication today of the Independent Football Regulator’s State of the Game report, DCMS Committee Chair Dame Caroline Dinenage MP said: “Today’s report should worry everyone who cares about our national game and the communities where football clubs play a crucial role. It’s sobering that, while English football made around £9bn last season, 94% of clubs were loss-making. With so much cash sloshing arou...
U.K., Oct. 13 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The Speaker of the UK House of Commons is representing the UK at the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, alongside a cross-party delegation of MPs. Hosted for the first time by Tanzania, the gathering took place from 5 to 9 October 2026 and focused on discussing the shared challenges of climate change, inequality and the delivery of good governance. At the Assembly, the Speaker called for renewed public trust ...
U.K., Oct. 13 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Responding to the launch today of UKRI’s voluntary exit scheme, the Chair of the Science and Technology Committee, Chi Onwurah MP, said: "Whilst voluntary redundancies are always a difficult process, when Sir Ian Chapman appeared before our committee earlier this year, he made a strong case for reform within UKRI. I welcome UKRI's emphasis on ensuring the organisation can maximise its impact across all regions of the UK- something our r...
U.K., Oct. 14 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP today publishes his Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chair’s Annual Report - his second as PAC Chair. Read the report The report is structured around five themes and key topics which are repeated across PAC inquiries, and leads with a focus on defence spending, in the context of an environment for government decision-making more volatile than at any point in recent memory. It also urges government to be be...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you, Olivia [Powis], for that introduction. I'm really pleased to join you this afternoon as the new minister responsible for carbon capture, utilisation and storage. In July, the Prime Minister asked me to continue in the department in a new role, as Olivia said, as Minister for Local Energy and Jobs. The idea behind this brief is simple. Energy has always been a critical sector for our countr...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be here and I would like to say a huge thank you to Energy UK for bringing us all together. You have heard today about the choices facing our energy system. And I want to spend our time together talking about what it will take to build its future and the partnership between government and industry that will make this possible. That starts with recognising what the...