LONDON, March 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Midwives and other healthcare professionals have a vital role in improving uptake of pregnancy vaccination. This is according to a new survey from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in which pregnant women and women who recently gave birth rank them as their most trusted source of information. Over 60% of the women surveyed, who had been or intended to be vaccinated, said that being advised to have any of the...
LONDON, March 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK has today (Wednesday 11 March) joined International Energy Agency (IEA) partners in a coordinated release of oil stocks to the market. A total of 400 million barrels of oil will be made available to the market, with the UK contributing 13.5 million barrels. This will help consumers by preventing short term global supply disruptions that lead to volatile oil prices and damage the global economy. Ed Milib...
LONDON, March 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The appointment has been made with the approval of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. Her appointment is part of the government's plan to reform the justice system. As Second Permanent Secretary, she will provide leadership across the Criminal Justice System in taking forward the government's response to Sir Brian Leveson's Independent Review of the Criminal Courts. Clara is currently Second Perman...
LONDON, March 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency has secured £430,000 for West Country Rivers Trust from Imerys Minerals Limited, following six clay pollution incidents across atwo-yearperiod. The money will be used toimprovefishmigrationand engage local communities tomonitorand champion river health. Imerys made the offer after an Environment Agency investigation into the incidents. In agreeing to the sanction, which is known as...
LONDON, March 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: UK investment unlocked the successful listing of a new industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The listing, one of the first in recent years, was the product of an innovative partnership between the UK and Kenya to increase local investment in the Kenyan economy. The UK government committed a total of USD 24 million to Africa Logistics Properties Real Estate Inve...
LONDON, March 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New reforms to tackle speculative grid connection applications which have seen the queue for demand connections to the transmission network grow by 460% in just 6 months * Government will prioritise strategically important projects includingAIdata centres and industrial sites that can deliver growth and jobs * Measures willsupport clean energy superpower missionand Industrial Strategy, backed by once-in-a-gene...
LONDON, March 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Delta Global Source secures export finance to grow into Australia, creating new opportunities for the luxury sustainable packaging sector * The deal underlines UKEF's commitment to supporting innovative regional businesses competing on the world stage UK Export Finance (UKEF), the government's export credit agency,has supported Leicester-based Delta Global Source with guaranteed funding, backing the company's...
LONDON, March 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The King has approved the nomination of The Reverend Canon Dr Michael John Leyden BA, MA, MSt, PhD, Dean and CEO of Emmanuel Theological College, to the Suffragan See of Penrith, in the Diocese of Carlisle, in succession to the Right Reverend Robert James Saner-Haigh, MA, MPhil, following his translation to the See of Carlisle. Michael grew up in Merseyside and was educated at Oxford University and Chester Univ...
LONDON, March 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Today, we have published our accident investigation report into the loss of propulsion in heavy weather experienced by the passenger vessel Spirit of Discovery on 4 November 2023 while crossing the Bay of Biscay, leading to over 100 injuries and one fatality. Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents, Rob Loder, said: While cruising remains safe and accidents rare, Spirit of Discovery's violent motion in heavy weath...
LONDON, March 11 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Deterring, disrupting and degrading the Russian shadow fleet is a priority for this government - starving Putin's war machine and putting pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Defence Secretary John Healey MP and Attorney General Richard Hermer KC today convened legal representatives from Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) nations to discuss the legal framework formilitaryaction to counter Russian shadow f...