LONDON, Jan. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, this afternoon. The Prime Minister thanked Prime Minister Frederiksen for her strong support at the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris on Tuesday. Coalitionpartners had made good progressin Paris, the leaders agreed. Turning to Denmark, the Prime Minister reiterated his position on Greenland. Both leaders agreed on the importan...
LONDON, Jan. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Live snakes, tarantulas and lovebirds have been found crammed into vehicles at the UK border following a global crackdown on wildlife smuggling gangs. In just one month, Border Force seized more than 250 endangered species and illegal wildlife products at airports, ports and mail depots across the country. The seizures this autumn were part of an annual international operation to combat illegal wildlife smugglin...
LONDON, Jan. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: These compulsory changes include: * The marking of passive gears for all vessels. * Changes in the requirements for completing an electronic logbook for vessels of 12 metres overall length or more. * Changes to the frequency of VMS reports when fishing in and around restricted areas. Defra, Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and UK fishing administrations acknowledge this late notification will be an additiona...
LONDON, Jan. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Year 11 students across England will be able to view their GCSE results on their phones for the first time from this summer, speeding up the process of enrolling into college,freeing up teachers and college staff from unnecessary paperwork, and bringing record-keeping into the 21st century. The Education Record app is being rolled out nationally to modernise how young people access their exam results once they ha...
LONDON, Jan. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Online Safety Act strengthened as 'cyberflashing' becomes apriorityoffence * Dating apps and social media platforms now have to take proactive steps to prevent this vile content before users see it * New law follows a historic government strategy to halve Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) within a decade, which included a commitment to make cyberflashing a 'priority offence' under the Online Safety Act Pe...
LONDON, Jan. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * keeping pavements clear helps parents with pushchairs,wheelchair users and blind or partially sighted people travel more safely and independently * localleaders know their streets best and will intend on being given the power totake actionwhere pavement parking causes the greatest problems locally * thislocally-ledapproach supportsthe government's driveto make transport and public spaces more accessible, improvi...
LONDON, Jan. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte this afternoon. The leaders began by paying tribute to the UK personnelinvolved in operations in the the North Atlantic and Syria in recent days to protect UK and Euro-Atlantic security. Turning to the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing on Tuesday, both leaders welcomed the strong commitments by all participants in Paris. It was vital that the se...
LONDON, Jan. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: An FCDO spokesperson said: Today marks the six-year anniversary of Iran's illegal downing ofUkraine International Airlines Flight 752. After all these years, Irancontinues to refuse to take full legal responsibility for the downing, despite admitting its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down Flight PS752. This is an affront to the memory of the 176 innocent victims, including UK nationals. The UK, alongs...
LONDON, Jan. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has successfully recovered more than £400,000 to be returned to nine fraud victims almost twenty-four years after they were defrauded. Investigators used civil recovery action to reclaim funds for victims of a fraud committed in 2002. As there has been no conviction, these funds would normally go to HM Treasury. The recovery relates to money stolen by Abdullah Ali Jammal, a fo...
LONDON, Jan. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Millions of children will benefit from a stronger, fairer and more transparent school system as the Government sets out plans to introduce inspection of multi-academy trusts. The Education Secretary has today tabled an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, to give parents and communities greater confidence that schools are part of strong, supportive trusts focused on improving outcomes for every...