LONDON, Dec. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published a report on a multi-agency investigation into the UK's largest ever Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O145 outbreak. STEC are bacteria which can cause severe food poisoning. People with STEC food poisoning can develop symptoms such as diarrhoea, stomach cramps, vomiting and fever. The outbreak involved 293 cases between May and November 2024. Almos...
LONDON, Dec. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The charity, which provides clothes, food and other provisions to those in poverty, was registered in 2020. Since that time, it has failed to submit any accounting information as required by law. Additionally, since January 2025, the charity has been operating with an insufficient number of trustees, which is a breach of its governing document. The Commission has repeatedly contacted the charity to provide advi...
LONDON, Dec. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Additional £12 million funding for devolved governments from Great British Energy * Localenergy projectsallow communities toreap the benefits of clean power, includinglowerbills * Great British Energy to back over 1,000 local and community energy projects over next 5 years Communities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will see a funding boost forlocal renewable projectsfrom publicly ownedcompanyGrea...
LONDON, Dec. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The King has approved the nomination of the Venerable Jean Ann Burgess, MA, to the Suffragan See of Grimsby, in the Diocese of Lincoln Background The King has approved the nomination of the Venerable Jean Ann Burgess, MA, Archdeacon of Bournemouth, in the Diocese of Winchester, to the Suffragan See of Grimsby, in the Diocese of Lincoln, in succession to the Right Reverend Dr David Court following his retirement...
LONDON, Dec. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG) expresses its profound concern regarding the renewed outbreak of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the new offensive of the March 23 Movement (M23), supported by Rwanda, around Uvira (South Kivu) close to Burundi which risks destabilizing the whole region. The ICG expresses particular concern at the increased use of both at...
LONDON, Dec. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Sally Bolton OBE Sally was appointed Chief Executive of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in August 2020, having been Strategic Planning & Operations Director since 2018. Prior to joining the Club in 2016, Sally spent two years as Managing Director of the Organising Committee for the London double header of World Athletics Championships in 2017. Sally assumed this role having led the team that delivered a highly ...
LONDON, Dec. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The British High Commission is pleased to announce that construction on our new buildings has started at our existing site in Nicosia. Our historic site, which was formerly part of the Central Prisons' compound, will soon house a new, fit-for-purpose, eco-friendly High Commission, which will better symbolise the strong and growing partnership between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus. The €40 ...
LONDON, Dec. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Christopher McFarlane has been ordered to pay £8,000 compensation after carrying out sub-standard work on a victim's driveway while concealing his bankrupt status * McFarlane abandoned the project after three months, leaving the driveway in such a state it cost twice as much to repair and complete * He only admitted he was bankrupt when the victimattemptedto recover his losses * The victim and h...
LONDON, Dec. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Two businesses have been awarded one-year contracts to develop and test technologies to help close the tax gap. * HMRC's competition brings together expertise and innovation from across the private sector to identify deliberate evasion, and safeguard money that funds public services. * The two finalists identified ways to use new techniques to modernise HMRC's approach in line with the government's Plan for Ch...
LONDON, Dec. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: What is Ambassador For A Day Have you ever wondered what the day-to-day work of an Ambassador is like? This competition will give the winners the unique opportunity to shadow the Ambassador to Portugal and experience engagements that form the core of a diplomatic mission's work. Why you should enter this competition Women and girls represent half of the world's population and potential, yet they remain underrep...