U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Government must maintain unwavering focus on costs as central issue in energy transition. Read the report [HTML] Government should now move all remaining energy transition policy costs off the price of electricity and onto the price of gas on UK energy bills, the Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee says in a report today - a key step to making the transition away from fossil fuels economical for consumers. There will need t...
U.K., Oct. 20 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The Treasury Committee Chair has written to the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) about today's Google Cloud outage affecting a number of organisations, including banks . Read the letter In January this year, the Treasury Committee published a report recommending that the government should use its powers under the Critical Third Parties regime to designate AI and cloud prov...
U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Government should be bolder in taking stakes in innovative businesses it has backed with grants. In a new report on UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the PAC urges government to do much more to recover taxpayers’ money when a successful company exploits research for which UKRI has paid. Read the report According to the government, UK universities proportionally generate more spinout companies and patents than in the US - but the way t...
U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Ministers have rejected or only partially accepted key proposals that are needed now to mobilise capital for British businesses and infrastructure, says the BIST Committee as it publishes the Government’s response to its report, Investing in the UK economy , today. Read the response The inquiry received 60 written submissions and heard from 37 witnesses. Its recommendations set out a programme to rejuvenate the London Stock Exchange , ...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: People can now save up to £300 on charging at home without a driveway from today (21 October 2026) as the government has slashed red tape to make it cheaper, easier and quicker to install. Drivers will no longer need planning permission to install cross-pavement chargers which run under pavements from people's homes to their cars. This will save drivers up to £300 on installation and open up home charg...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Young people looking for their first job will benefit from 10,000 new work experience placements to open doors into the UK's digital and tech sector * All secondary schools are now able to access government programme TechFirst, with an ambition to reach 1 million students by 2028 - a year earlier than planned - including 400,000 from the most disadvantaged schools * The rollout builds on the PM's call to arms t...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A government commissioned independent review into antisemitism in schools and colleges has been published today and has found that antisemitism is a significant and growing challenge for the education sector, with Jewish pupils, students and staff experiencing antisemitic abuse, harassment and discrimination in schools and colleges. The review, which was led by Sir David Bell, has been described as a 'generation...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Fraudster Zeeshan Ashraf has been handed a confiscation order of more than £300,000 * Ashraf was jailed for three years and eight months last year after admitting five counts of fraud * The 46-year-old defrauded the Eat Out to Help Out, Bounce Back Loan, and Covid Job Retention schemes A Birmingham accountant who defrauded Eat Out to Help Out and other Covid support schemes has been ordered to rep...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: These changes came into force on 10 January 2026 and affect: * how nets, pots and lines are marked * electronic logbook reporting * Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) reporting These rules only apply in the waters of EU Member States. They are part of EU law, and so enforcement will be carried out by EU countries and not MMO. MMO and Defra are continuing to work with the European Commission and EU Member States to...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New Youth Hub open Monday to Saturday in Telford Shopping Centre, offering employment support to young people in the area. * CV advice, skills training, mental health support, housing advice, and careers guidance will be offered under one roof to make getting the right support easier. * Telford is latest in a national network of Youth Hubs created as part of Government's £2.5 billion investment in ...