LONDON, Feb. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Destiny Community Serviceswas registered with the Commission in 2015andhas charitable purposesincludingtheprevention or relief of povertyprimarilyinDagenham, Essex. The charitycame totheattention of theCommission's double-defaulter class inquiryin February 2024forfailing to submitits accounts for thefinancial yearsending31 December 2021 and 2022.Despite afinal reminderbeingsent to thetrustees,thecharity entered ...
LONDON, Feb. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UKis taking forwarda series of new initiatives advancing UK-Africa collaboration on critical minerals, sustainable economic development, and SME growth during Mining Indaba 2026. The announcementsbuild on the visit of the UK Prime Minister to South Africa in Novemberandunderscore the UK's commitment to supporting Africa's economic transformation while strengthening global supply chain resilience essential to ...
LONDON, Feb. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Business Secretary Peter Kyle announces Gurr as his choice of candidate to continue as Competition and Markets Authority(CMA) chair * Subject to parliamentary hearing, Gurr will oversee theCMAfor the next five years * Comes followingmore thana year of reforms to theCMAto boost business confidence and predictability to grow the economy and deliver our Industrial Strategy. Following a series of major reformsto b...
LONDON, Feb. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Additional support for GPs will help protect children from life‑threatening diseases particularly in areas with low vaccination rates * Changes could help reduce the risk and number of outbreaks such as in Enfield with 50 confirmed cases and children hospitalised * GPs to work with families of unvaccinated children to help protect them and other children Thousands more children across the country could b...
LONDON, Feb. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New figures show government is on track to deliver millions more dental appointments this year, with 1.8 million additional treatments already delivered seven months in * Broadening scope of extra urgent appointments willincreaseaccess to NHS dental treatmentboosting earlier intervention, prevention, and continuity of care * Alongside dental reforms which prioritise those with the greatest need, and pioneering ...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The OBR is the UK's official independent economic and fiscal forecaster, responsible for examining and reporting on the sustainability of the public finances. The Budget Responsibility Committee (BRC), led by the Chair, has executive responsibility for the core functions of the OBR, including the judgements made in its economic and fiscal forecasts. As with all appointments to the Budget Responsibility Committee...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The preliminary work in establishing the PATHWAYS clinical trial into the prescription of puberty blockers for children and young people with gender incongruence has been paused, following new concerns raised by the medicines regulator, the MHRA. Discussions between the MHRA and the trial sponsor, King's College London, will begin next week to address the new concerns. In the meantime, the trial will not start t...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Please note this data shows what HM Land Registry has been able to process during the time period covered and is not necessarily a reflection of market activity. In January: * HM Land Registry completed over 1,919,990 applications to change or query the Land Register * the South East topped the table of regional applications with 437,584 HM Land Registry completed 1,919,998 applications in January compared wit...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A prolific waste criminal has been ordered to hand over more than £1.4 million for illegally dumping more than 4,000 tonnes of waste across England. A nationwide investigation by the Environment Agency uncovered a network of 16 illegal dumping sites, stretching from the South East to the North West. Places the waste was dumped included a farm on the outskirts of Peterborough, a manor house at Ewhurst in Su...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Landowners, foresters and farmersacross England will benefit from new measures to reduce the damaging impactsof deer on woodlands,under a new 10-year government planannounced today (Friday 20 February). An estimated one-third ofEngland's woodlands are now affected by deer damage, with excessive browsing and trampling preventing young trees from establishing, degrading habitats, and damaging crops.Without urgent ...