LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency has issued a warning letter to the River Roding Trust in east London following an investigation into unpermitted work carried out at Alders Brook, in Ilford. This follows previous warnings about damage that was done to a flood defence at Hertford Road, in Barking. The investigation found that work at Alders Brook in March this year damaged wildlife habitats, and led to the spread of invas...
LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Submarine Delivery Group (SDG), which is part of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise, is using advanced and additive manufacturing to improve submarine availability. The work of the SDG Additive Manufacturing (AdM) team, alongside industry and the Royal Navy, is reducing reliance on traditional supply chains, and building an enduring AdM industrial capability across the UK's submarine programmes. What are advance...
LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Asylum casework is an area that the ICIBI has inspected several times in the past, most recently in 2023, shortly after the then Prime Minister's pledge to clear the legacy asylum decision backlog. That inspection raised concerns that the focus on clearing the backlog 'at all costs' had resulted in the prioritisation of quantity over quality, with a potential negative impact on the efficiency of the end-to-end as...
LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister welcomed the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley for a meeting in Downing Street today, during London Climate Action Week. The Prime Minister thanked Prime Minister Mottley for her international leadership on climate action, welcoming efforts by the UK and Barbados to tackle super pollutants. The leaders also discussed initiatives for combatting organised crime and enhancing regional secur...
LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This marks the completion of an international commitment between the UK and Germany, and a significant milestone in the UK's nuclear clean-up mission. This shipment represents the culmination of decades of UK expertise, investment and commitment to safely return high-level waste to its country of origin. It reflects sustained collaboration between NTS, Sellafield Ltd and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (ND...
LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Today, we have published our accident investigation report into the serious injury to a crew member on board the scallop dredger Jacoba (BM77) 29 nautical miles south-south-east of Beachy Head, England on 10 May 2025. The report, available via this link, contains details of what happened, subsequent actions taken and recommendations. A safety flyer to the fishing industry has also been produced with this report...
LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A new UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provisional report for a selected number of childhood vaccines has been published today, providing early indications of the impact of the recent changes to the routine childhood vaccination schedule. Vaccine coverage for April shows that the new schedule is already helping to provide earlier protection for babies against meningitis B (MenB). Provisional figures show thati...
LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Housing programmes delivered by Homes England resulted in42,433new houses starting on site and40,332new homes completed between 1 April 2025and 31 March 2026. Thisrepresentsan increase in both starts (by11%) and completions (by9%) compared to the same period the previous year. 32,243 of the housing completions for this period were for affordable homes. This is a 14% increase on thepreviousyear andrepresents80% o...
LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Secretary of State has approved the extension of the contracts of Chief Constable Simon Chesterman and Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Martin, following the unanimous recommendation of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA). Chief Constable Chesterman's contract has been extended until March 2028 and Deputy Chief Constable Martin's until April 2029. The extensions will provide continuity of leadership as ...
LONDON, June 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: HM Land Registry has launched New Builds in Depth, a new customer training workshop for conveyancers, developers and other property professionals who regularly work on new build registrations. The launch workshop will take place on Tuesday 7 July, from 10am to 11.30am. The free 90-minute online session has been developed in response to customer feedback and shaped by consultation with five focus groups. It focu...