LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Fisheries officers from the Environment Agency swung into action today, Friday 18 July, to rescue the fish from a shallow area of the River Lambourn at Eastbury, near Hungerford, in Berkshire. Expected rainfall is down by 50 per cent in the Thames Valley over the last 3 months. This and 3 heatwaves in just a few weeks have put more pressure on our natural life. Moving day The otherwise-healthy fish were remove...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: June saw reduced levels of space activity with both uncontrolled re-entry and collision alerts at levels below the 12-month rolling average. All NSpOC warning and protection services functioned as expected throughout the period. Re-entry Analysis June saw a 14% decrease in the number of objects re-entering Earth's atmosphere, tracked by NSpOC, when compared with the previous month. Of the 55 objects that re-e...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK exposes and sanctions three GRU units and 18 of their military intelligence officers, responsible for spreading chaos and disorder on Putin's orders * GRU units exposed for their involvement in the bombing of the Mariupol Theatre, the targeting of Yulia Skripal and cyber operations in support of Putin's illegal war in Ukraine * action by UK and allies comes amid global threat posed by Russian malign ...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * trains services across London and Essex will be publicly-owned from this Sunday * this marks another move towards Great British Railways, doing away with decades of fragmentation and private profiteering, while rebuilding a world class service for passengers * key step in rail reset to boost reliability, increase passenger numbers and drive economic growth under the Plan for Change Passengers across London and...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The 'EMDE Public Markets Coalition' was unveiled at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Seville this July, as part of a Sevilla Platform for Action Initiative on 'Public Markets Mobilisation for Development. This initiative aims to redirect a portion of the $255 trillion flowing through listed equity and bond markets toward crucial development projects in emerging markets and d...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The British Embassy Manila, Philippine Department of Education (DepEd), and Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the Philippines' first government-led Transit Oriented Development (TOD). Supported by the UK Green Cities, Infrastructure, and Energy Programme, the partnership will bring together British and Filipino experts, including Crossrail Internatio...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Video game composer Peter Connelly has been jailed after fraudulently obtaining a second Covid Bounce Back Loan for his company * Connelly, known for his work on Tomb Raider, inflated his company's turnover during the first few months of the pandemic in 2020 * Insolvency Service investigations have also resulted in the 52-year-old being banned as a company director for six years A video game composer and sound...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: HM Land Registry has today (18 July 2025) published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2024-25, highlighting significant achievements in improving service delivery and digital capabilities. The report reveals how the organisation has made substantial progress in building services to meet customer needs while maintaining the security and integrity of property ownership records that underpin approximately £9 ...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The GCA has published GCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 (PDF, 10.3 MB, 82 pages) During the year covered by the report, Code compliance across the sector improved. According to the GCA's 2025 annual survey, suppliers experienced fewer Code issues and the large retailers' average Code compliance also increased. Eight of the retailers improved perceptions of their compliance, including each of the five lowes...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Serious pollution incidents up 60% in 2024 from previous year, new report shows * Three water companies responsible for 81% of serious incidents * Environment Agency now has greater powers and more funding than ever to hold poor performers to account The number of water company pollution incidents across England rose sharply last year, a new report from the Environment Agency has found. The report show...