LONDON, March 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This week, in Parliament, the names of women killed, or suspected to have been killed, by men over the last year were read aloud by the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, Jess Phillips. For the 11th year, the minister carried out the sombre actaroundInternational Women's Day, ensuring the women behind the statistics are named, remembered, and honoured. This year, the listcontained1...
LONDON, March 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Scientists from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have provided specialist laboratory testing for a fridge-free tetanus and diphtheria vaccine that could help address the global challenges of distribution, storage, wastage, and CO2 emissions associated with temperature-sensitive medicines. UKHSA has been working with Stablepharma Ltd, a UK pharmaceutical company, to test their thermostable, fridge-free tetan...
LONDON, March 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The award recognises her outstanding contribution, technical skill, and commitment to career development. Faye wasn't the only winner with a Sellafield connection. Two colleagues from our Programme and Project Partners were also scooped awards. Everson Dube, was named Graduate of the Year (Business & Commercial) and Nicola Aird, won the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Champion category. Everson works for Morga...
LONDON, March 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A 45-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday 11 March on suspicion of operating an illegal waste site in the south of the city. It follows a joint operation involving the Environment Agency, Joint Unit for Waste Crime (JUWC) and Merseyside Police that took place on Monday 2 February at the suspected illegal site, where another 45-year-old man was arrested and an HGV seized. An excavator has also recently been s...
LONDON, March 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Parents and teachers will be supported to have important conversations with children about the challenges facing families in poverty, as the government today publishes a child-friendly version of its landmark Child Poverty Strategy. The new tool has been designed to give children a clear, reassuring and age-appropriate explanation of what poverty means, why some families struggle, and the concrete steps the gov...
LONDON, March 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * NewGOV.UKservicefor people in England and Wales tocheckquickly if theycan access orare included in plans forgovernment-backed broadband upgrades * Comes asUK government's rolloutramps upacross the UKwithProject Gigabit now rolling out to over 750 premises per day - the fastest rate sincethe programme launched in 2021 * Openreach engineersarenowbringing full fibreupgradesto propertiesinmore than100 rural towns ...
LONDON, March 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government overhauls nuclear planning and regulation to deliver golden age of nuclear and boost UK energy sovereignty. * Streamlining regulation to simplify the building of new nuclear projects whilst ensuring better environmental outcomes. * Drive for clean power essential to get the UK off dependence on volatile fossil fuel markets and onto clean homegrown power controlled in Britain. Nuclear projects will ...
LONDON, March 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thank you, Mr. Vice-President, We are grateful for the Fact-Finding Mission's update and reiterate our support for their valuable work during this important time in Venezuela. The current Venezuelan leadership has spoken of this being a moment for national reconciliation and tolerance. We call on all parties to support this aspiration and for the authorities to continue to build on recent actions to improve th...
LONDON, March 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency has announced plans to extend coastal flood defences at Minehead seafront this spring, bringing greater protection to the town's355properties and businesses. The project, worth just under £1 million, will extend existing rock armour to the east of the town, near Butlins and Minehead Golf Course. Work is expected to begin in spring 2026 and take several months to complete. More than ...
LONDON, March 12 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Communities will get new homes, better transport and cleaner energy sooner,thanks to a moredynamic, modernapproach toregulation. Newguidelinesin the form of Strategic Policy StatementswillgiveNatural England and the Environment Agency- the two most powerful environmental regulators- amandatetoprioritise outcomes over process,speeding up decision-makingwhilemaintaininghighenvironmental standards.This will be bac...