U.K., Oct. 22 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Responding to the publication of a White Paper announcing proposed news measures to protect critical undersea infrastructure, including undersea cables, Chair of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, Matt Western MP said: “Critical undersea infrastructure in the UK is facing serious and evolving threats that require a strong response from Government. The legislation covering attacks on undersea cables was written in a...
U.K., Oct. 23 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Responding to figures from the Imperial Grantham Institute estimating 50,000 excess heat deaths in Europe’s urban areas in the summer of 2026, the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, Toby Perkins MP, said: "These shocking revelations expose the full scale of the catastrophic excess heat deaths experienced across Europe this summer, with the UK one of the five countries in Europe with the most heat-related deaths. Never has the ...
U.K., Oct. 22 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The VAT rate on hospitality food and accommodation in Northern Ireland should be cut to 10% for a trial period of four years to help hospitality and tourism businesses cope with significant cost pressures, and to test the case for a cut for the wider sector across the UK. Read the letter The recommendation from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee comes in a letter sent today to the Chancellor, ahead of next week’s Budget. It outlin...
U.K., Oct. 22 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The Education Committee will explore the current state of citizenship education as the government seeks to allow 16- and-17-year-olds in England to vote for the first time. Inquiry: Preparing for Votes at 16: The Role of the Education System In a new inquiry launched today, MPs will explore how schools can inform students about polarising political issues, while remaining impartial and avoiding bias, and tackling misinformation and dis...
U.K., Oct. 23 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The NHS’s support for people to lose weight should be overhauled with obesity treated as a long-term, managed condition like diabetes, the Health and Social Care Committee says in a new report. Read the report MPs say this should start with a reframing of obesity as a chronic, relapsing condition with life-long physiological impacts. Weight-loss services across the country are poorly designed and resourced, creating a postcode lottery...
U.K., Oct. 23 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The Financial Services Regulation Committee has today published its report Home and travel insurance regulation: more for the FCA to do. Report: Home and travel insurance regulation: more for the FCA to do (HTML) Report: Home and travel insurance regulation: more for the FCA to do (PDF) Inquiry: Regulation of the consumer insurance market Financial Services Regulation Committee The inquiry The Financial Services Regulation Committe...
South Wales, Oct. 23 -- United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has registered trademark "Cue bar" on April 25, 2023. The details about the trademark application no. UK00003904938 published in the journal no. 2026/043 (Oct. 23). With Trademarkit LLP as representative, FUSION GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED filed the trademark application for the below mentioned good(s)/service(s). Class 34 : Cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes, not for medical purposes; Oral vaporizers for smoke...
South Wales, Oct. 23 -- United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has registered trademark "MATCHBOARD" on July 16, 2025. The details about the trademark application no. UK00004234848 published in the journal no. 2026/043 (Oct. 23). With Mewburn Ellis LLP as representative, MATCHBOARD LIMITED filed the trademark application for the below mentioned good(s)/service(s). Class 20 : Furniture; kitchen furniture; fitted kitchen furniture; cabinets; kitchen cabinets; kitchen cupboards; kitc...
South Wales, Oct. 23 -- United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has registered trademark "The Sandbox" on Sept. 24, 2025. The details about the trademark application no. UK00004268537 published in the journal no. 2026/043 (Oct. 23). With Dehns as representative, TSB Gaming Ltd filed the trademark application for the below mentioned good(s)/service(s). Class 9 : Graphical user interface software; software for commerce over a global communications network; data processing software; p...
South Wales, Oct. 23 -- United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has registered trademark "Stone and Porcelain" on Jan. 20. The details about the trademark application no. UK00004326996 published in the journal no. 2026/043 (Oct. 23). Stone and porcelain filed the trademark application for the below mentioned good(s)/service(s). Class 19 : Hardboard, plywood, hardwood panelling for use in building; ruberoid mastics for use in building; timber (other than unsawn timber); walling pan...