LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Oliver Munn has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), following an external recruitment exercise. Oliver brings a wealth of operational and leadership experience to RPA at a pivotal time for British farming and the environment. The RPA plays a key role in delivering payments and support to farmers, growers and land managers across England, helping to drive forward...
LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The King has approved the nomination of the Venerable Dr Fiona Ruth Gibson, Archdeacon of Ludlow, in the Diocese of Hereford, to the Suffragan See of Taunton, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells, in succession to the Right Reverend Ruth Elizabeth Worsley, following her translation to the See of Wigan. Fiona was educated at Homerton College, Cambridge, and trained for ministry at Oak Hill Theological College. She se...
LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Ms Leigh Stubblefield has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malawi in succession to Ms Fiona Ritchie, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ms Stubblefield will take up her appointment during November 2025. Curriculum vitae Full name: Leigh Kathryn Stubblefield Year Role 2023 to 2025 Nairobi, Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director 2020 to 202...
LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Professor Emily Shuckburgh has been appointed as the new Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Professor Shuckburgh, who is currently the Director of Cambridge Zero, the University of Cambridge's major climate change initiative, and Professor of Environmental Data Science at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, will join the department from 3 Novem...
LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Transport Secretary launches swift and robust review to deliver Heathrow expansion * process will be 3 years faster than production of previous policy statement * Heathrow expansion will support economic growth and enable international investment, boost connectivity and strengthen the UK's competitiveness, delivering on the Plan for Change A third runway at Heathrow is one step closer to take-off after the Tra...
LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK government disrupts key highway for illegal migration to the UK by sanctioning gangs exploiting Western Balkans route, and financiers supplying small boat equipment. * Targets include Balkan-based criminal gangs involved in selling fake passports, and shadowy financial network supplying small boat engines * Sanctions latest example of cooperation with Western Balkan countries to tackle organised immigration ...
LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We wish to inform wholesalers that Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC has initiated a Class II recall to wholesaler level with immediate effect for the following products: * Apovomin 3 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Dogs, Vm50406/4002 * Ophtocycline 10 mg/g eye ointment for dogs, cats and horses, Vm41821/4043 * Revozyn RTU 400 mg/ml suspension for injection for cattle, Vm16849/3000 & Vm16849/5000 * Equipala...
LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today confirmed that the legal tests have been met to designate both Apple and Google with strategic market status (SMS) in each of their mobile platforms. These platforms cover operating systems, app distribution, browsers and browser engines on smartphones and tablets. The UK's new digital markets competition regime came into force on 1 January 2025, allowing the...
LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Ministers, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, The United Kingdom is honoured to join you at the UN's sixteenth conference on trade and development. It could not come at a more timely juncture. Throughout this week, we've heard first hand from developing country ministers about the increasingly complex and interconnected challenges their countries face: * Conflicts and their spillovers, including Russia's ...
LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, the UK and the USA gave a statement following the publication of the second report of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT): We, the participating states of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT), have released a report today on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) violations and e...