LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Miss Kay Yamada is a horticulturalist, garden designer and part owner of Barakura English Garden in Nagano Prefecture - the first English-style garden in Japan. She has spent more than three decades championing the ethos of British horticulture in Japan. Through her educational work, professional links with leading UK horticultural institutions, and her commitment to sustainability and biodiversity, she has intro...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Welsh communities tobenefitfrom high-skilled roles as landmark £50 millionDefence Growth Dealboosts autonomous defence technology. * Welsh SMEs will gain greater direct access to secure defence contracts by removing barriers to working with the MOD. * Work to establish a new Defence Technical Excellence College to train the next generation of defence engineers. Thousands of skilled workers in Wales will b...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Reddem Ltd, based at Queens Road, Wooler, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on Friday 13 February. It pleaded guilty to one offence of operating an illegal waste site and another of keeping or treating waste in a way likely to cause pollution to the environment or harm to human health by storing waste containing asbestos in open containers. It was fined £4,000, ordered to pay costs of £4,000 an...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Mr Yanai has been a committed supporter of ParalympicsGB since 2019, providing vocal advocacy and strategic insight and philanthropic contributions that helped ParalympicsGB to achieve remarkable success at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. He played a pivotal role in championing the Paralympic Movement and disability inclusion in Japan and globally. In the UK and internationally, as Executive Pro...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK to cohost major international conference to reshape response to global challenges. * The Conference will bring together partners from around the world to underscore need for more diverse forms of finance, cutting-edge technology and a focus on local leadership to drive solutions. * It will establish new partnerships for international cooperation based on modern and diverse coalitions. The Global Partnership...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: An MHRA spokesperson commented: With all complex clinical trials, MHRA's top priority is the safety and wellbeing of the trial participants. It is part of the usual process that clinical trials are kept continuously under review and for us to have active scientific dialogue with the trial sponsors. The safety and wellbeing of the participants to be recruited into the PATHWAYS clinical trial is paramount, parti...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Rory Brooks CBE Rory Brooks CBE is a British private equity investor and philanthropist who co-founded MML Capital Partners, a European mid-market growth capital firm with offices in London, Paris, Dublin, and New York.​ He served as its Chair until stepping down in 2023​. Rory established the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation in 2005 with his wife Elizabeth, directing resources toward alleviating...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The appointments will contribute to a refreshed Executive Leadership Team (ELT), designed to ensure the agency is well-positioned to deliver at pace, support partners and establish the foundations for the National Housing Bank, helping to create more homes and thriving places across England. Alison Crofton, currently Chief Property Officer, has been appointed Chief Regional Delivery Officer. In this role, Alison...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Britain andits European allies willbe better defended as they group together todevelop new air defence weapons to protect European skies, the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry has announcedtoday. At theEuropean Group of Five (E5)meeting today,Friday 20 February,in Krakow, Britain along withFrance,Germany,ItalyandPolandhavelaunchedthe'Low-Cost Effectors & Autonomous Platforms'initiative, known asLEAP. ...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The event titled 'Shaping Tomorrow' brought together world-leading AI experts, frontier AI companies, and representatives from government to celebrate the UK-India technology partnership and the important momentum created by India's AI Impact Summit 2026. The event featured some of the UK and India's brightest AI innovators pitching their solutions at the AI Talks Stage, performances by artists who are using AI ...