LONDON, July 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Mona offshore wind farm has the potential to power the equivalent of more than 1 million homes with clean, secure, homegrown power * developer estimates project will support thousands of jobs over the life of the project - delivering on Plan for Change * approval another step forward for energy security and making Britain a clean energy superpower More clean, homegrown, secure energy will be delivered for the B...
LONDON, July 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Following monitoring of pharmacovigilance data, the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) for Zermex 100 mg/ml LA Solution for Injection for Cattle and Zermex 20 mg/ml LA Solution for Injection for Sheep have been updated. Zermex 100 mg/ml LA Solution for Injection for Cattle: Section 4.6 now states that on very rare occasions, hypersensitivity reactions and/or neurological disorders (such as collapse, convul...
LONDON, July 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The application will consist of the development of an offshore wind farm with an approximate capacity of 1500MW in the Irish Sea awarded as part of the Round 4 Offshore Wind Licensing Arrangements The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by Mona Offshore Wind Limited on 22 February 2024 and accepted for examination on 21 March 2024.  Following an examination during which...
LONDON, July 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Work will start on Stockbridge Road, Timsbury, on 28 July and will take up to five weeks, depending on weather conditions. Several improvements will be made, including: * Better kerb drainage systems with non-return valves * Elevating the kerb and road surface up to 30cm * Improving the road's resilience to flooding for a 200-metre stretch between Bagre Canal Road bridge and the Main River Test Road bridge The e...
LONDON, July 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom today officially launched the ASEAN-UK Health Security Partnership Programme (HSP),a five-year programme, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a major new initiative aimed at strengthening Southeast Asia's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to health threats. The UK-funded HSP programme will provide grant funding for projects in the ASEAN reg...
LONDON, July 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Eight Scottish public servants who died in the line of duty have been recognised with the Elizabeth Emblem. The Elizabeth Emblem is a mark of recognition to the next of kin of public servants who have lost their lives as a result of their duty. It is the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross, which recognises members of the UK Armed Forces who died in action or as a result of a terrorist attack. 106 public ...
LONDON, July 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Scotland is becoming globally isolated on nuclear power and missing out on jobs and clean power. * Ian Murray urges the Scottish Government to drop their ideological opposition. * Call comes ahead of a visit to Torness Nuclear Power Station. Scotland is becoming globally isolated on nuclear power - missing out on much needed skilled jobs and economic growth - because of the Scottish Government's ideolog...
LONDON, July 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thousands of shoppers and businesses will see increased police presence, stronger prevention and enforcement action by police and councils to support safer high streets this summer. Over recent years street crimehas sky-rocketed, with theft from the person more than doubling between December 2022 and December 2024, and there has been record levels of shop theft, up by more than 60% - with offenders increasingly u...
LONDON, July 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Millions of leaseholders will receive stronger rights, powers and protections to better challenge extortionate service charges thanks to major reforms to the feudal leasehold system. Leaseholders are required to pay a service charge to cover the upkeep of shared areas in their building, however in too many cases they are left facing very unclear and unaffordable fees. By switching on measures in the Leasehold an...
LONDON, July 3 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: In a report published today, the charity regulator concludes there was a significant misuse of funds at Island Health Trust, determining its spending on consultants and advisors excessive, unreasonable and disproportionate. It found former trustees failed to act in the charity's best interests and did not operate exclusively within the charity's purposes. Island Health Trust was set up to promote the provision of...