LONDON, March 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Cross Manufacturing Ltd, a third-generation family business, has built the UK's first pilot-scale end-to-end manufacturing process for Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs). And the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has invested in this important development. More about CMCs CMCs are lightweight yet as strong as metal. They are capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 1,000degC-hotter than molt...
LONDON, March 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Government will remove tariffs on 33 industrial goods from 1 April through a new tariff measure which will save offshore wind energy manufacturers millions of pounds a year and support progress towards the UK's Clean Energy Superpower mission. The measure will enable British manufacturers to produce components at a reduced cost and allow reinvestment for clean energy sector growth. This investment in the...
LONDON, March 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The open meeting of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee will take place on Friday 8 May 2026. This year it will be conducted in a hybrid format: in person at a venue in central Birmingham and online via Microsoft Teams. Guests will be observers only and not be able to participate in the Committee's business or contribute to items in the agenda. However, there will be an opportunity at the end of the meeting for ...
LONDON, March 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Civil society working in partnership with government at the highest level to drive implementation of the Covenant * Better policy delivery across government through closer partnership on issues that cut across departments, from social cohesion to public services * Council to provide an open and representative voice for civil society at the centre of government Leading voices from across the voluntary, communi...
LONDON, March 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Rebecca has held the role on an interim basis since March 2025, during which time she has led work to enhance and systemise inspector learning and development. She has also collaborated closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and other stakeholders on significant reforms to the planning system, including thedraftnew National Planning Policy Framework andnew approachesto local and s...
LONDON, March 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Secretary of State appoints Ockenden to leadindependent review into Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust's maternityand neonatal services. * Follows repeated maternity failures in Leeds, one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe,and the announcement ofindependent reviewin October 2025. * Decision reflects families' own asks, following direct conversations with the Secretary ofState. Families in Leeds are clos...
LONDON, March 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A Chippenham-based farming partnership has been hit with £18,744 in penalties after two slurry spills polluted the Bristol Avon river in Chippenham. In a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency,JDSpencerFarm Partnershipof Manor Farm, Langley Burrell, Chippenham, Wiltshire pleadedguiltyatSwindon Magistrates' Court tofouroffenceson 6 March 2026. Thepartnership wasfined £7,000, a victim surcharge ...
LONDON, March 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The PM spoke to the leaders of Germany and Italy last nightabout the situation in the Middle East. Discussing the Strait of Hormuz, they agreed on the vital importance of freedom of navigation for vessels through these waters. They agreed to work closely together in the coming days in the face of Iranian threats. The Prime Minister updated on the ongoing defensive measures taken by the UK in the region in rec...
LONDON, March 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Hereditary peers will no longer have the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords in one of the biggest reforms to Parliament in a generation. * Fulfilling a key manifesto pledge of the current Government, the Hereditary Peers Bill will ensure that places in the Lords are not reserved for people born into certain families. * The passage of the Bill completes a process started a quarter of a century ago to r...
LONDON, March 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is rolling out a UK-wide training programme to support project professionals in the nuclear industry. The One NDA Project Academy is an expansion of a programme initially launched at Sellafield in 2016. It will support employees at the NDA's 17 sites in England, Scotland and Wales. The news comes as the University of Cumbria was confirmed as the academy's operator, ...