LONDON, Sept. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Electrical manufacturer Haier is to restart its programme of corrective action for integrated heat pump tumble dryers. From early September, Haier will contact customers whose machines had previously been repaired to arrange a new safety modification. OPSS told Haier to halt its initial repair programme because of concerns the modification was still unsafe. Following a review of Haier's updated modification by O...
LONDON, Sept. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: In October 2025, obligated producers under the UK's Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) scheme will receive their first invoices for the assessment year from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. A producer's share of disposal costs will be calculated based on their submitted 2024 packaging data. To support producers in meeting their pEPR requirements, outlined below are the key steps and essential...
LONDON, Sept. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: David Marks David Marks is the co-founder of Brockton Everlast, a London-based real estate investment and development firm established in 2006. The firm has raised over £2.20bn in institutional capital, investing into (and occasionally re-developing) 370 properties across 22m sq ft, totalling over £7.5bn of asset value. Brockton's current focus spans three areas; a 2.0m sf masterplan of labs and other...
LONDON, Sept. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The MAIB Data Portal has been updated to include marine accidents reported in 2021 in addition to the previously available data for 2022, 2023 and 2024. Work continues to make available data from 2020. Data for 2025 and beyond will be released at regular intervals in the future. The MAIB's goal to improve safety of life at sea and prevent future accidents is a key driver for providing the public and industry wit...
LONDON, Sept. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1 million from the sale of a Lake District house in an investigation involving its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO). Investigators traced criminal funds to a five-bedroom property called 'Hope Springs House' belonging to Claire Schools, ex-wife of convicted fraudster Timothy Schools. The house, which includes a two-bedroom lodge and views of Lakel...
LONDON, Sept. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On 3 September 2025, Daniel Street pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 3 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 at a hearing in Leicester Magistrates' Court. Mr Street was given a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a £26 victim surcharge and £150 in costs, totalling £176, within 28 days. SIA investigators had found Mr Street working as a security operative at a venue in ...
LONDON, Sept. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * CSH, a Sheffield-based developer of liquid cooling systems for data centres and leading tech providers, has received financing through Dynamic Funding after referral from UK Export Finance * The new trade finance facility has enabled the business to meet rapidly growing demand from multinational technology companies based in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East A Sheffield-based business, which is a...
LONDON, Sept. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: What is the government doing to tackle illegal immigration? For the first time, small boat migrants arriving in the UK face being detained and returned to France. The message to the criminal people-smugglers is clear: we will end your vile trade. Working with our partners, we are seizing boats and engines, stopping online advertising and anyone coming here illegally by small boat faces detention and return. S...
LONDON, Sept. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Set to improve the training experience for troops, the Skills House, which is one of two facilities that have been delivered across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) defence training estate, is a large building with briefing spaces and a training space with moveable walls, which can be arranged to replicate many different interior urban spaces. The other facility is located at Whinny Hill in Catterick. The two new S...
LONDON, Sept. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Regulator of Social Housing has today (9 September 2025) published a review of its regulatory casework over the last year, since its new inspection programme began on April 1, 2024. This new annual report covers the key themes from RSH's governance, financial viability and consumer regulation of social landlords. It provides important learnings for all social landlords - including councils, housing associati...