LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Armed forces personnel willbenefitfromstate-of-the-arttechnical trainingfacilitiesand new accommodation blocks at MOD Lyneham. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)has handed overthe new facilities,which were delivered bymain contractorKierConstruction Western & Wales, with Mott MacDonald joining as the Technical Service Provider. The new facilities includethree Single Living Accommodation blocks, provid...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Karen Newman is appointed to design a new sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II on Birdcage Walk, marking the entrance to the Queen Elizabeth Memorial. * This will complement Martin Jennings' statue of Queen Elizabeth on The Mall, which will now be accompanied by a statue of Prince Philip close by. * Final designs for the national memorial to be unveiled in April. The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee has appointed...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Ten people with long-term health conditions and lived experience of disability appointed to advise Government. * Independent Disability Advisory Panel holds its inaugural meeting - putting disabled people's voices at the heart of the Plan for Change. * Government delivers on Get Britain Working White Paper pledge to ensure lived experience guides decision-making. The first-of-its-kind approach will put those d...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A recent Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) report titled 'Green Book reform' has been co-authored by actuary Sara Joslin. Sara is an actuary at the Government Actuary's Department (GAD). She also volunteers her time as a member of the IFoA Sustainability Board and is co-chair of the Board's Task and Finish Group who produced the report. Ongoing review The Group wrote the IFoA paper to support HM Treasu...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Peter Pottle, from Taverham, Norfolk, had his suspended sentence overturned and jailed for four and a half years after the Solicitor General referred his case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The court heard that Peter Pottle met the victim in 2016 shortly before her thirteenth birthday. Conversations began online before Pottle would drive to meet the teenager close to her home. ...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 96 barristers as new King's Counsel (KC) in England and Wales. The title of KC is awarded to those who have demonstrated particular skill and expertise in the conduct of advocacy. His Majesty has also approved the award of eight new Honorary King's Counsel (KC Honoris Causa). Their biographies are listed below. Honorary KC is awarded to those who have made a s...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Eight days until 31 January Self Assessment deadline. * Miss the deadline and you may face an automatic £100 penalty. * File your return now at GOV.UK and pay any tax due by 31 January - help and support available online. With just over a week until the Self Assessment deadline, 8.6 million people have already filed their return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging taxpa...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister has appointed Varun Chandra as the Special Envoy to the United States on Trade and Investment. In his role as Special Envoy, Mr Chandra will lead work across government to advance the UK's economic interests in the United States and drive forward trade and investment opportunities in both countries. The US is the UK's largest single-country trading partner and bilateral UK-US trade was worth ...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The decision follows adverse findings under sections 26 and 27 of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, with the Traffic Commissioner determining that the operator no longer met the mandatory legal requirements of good repute, financial standing and professional competence. An application by SJ Europe Limited to surrender its operator licence was refused. The Traffic Commissioner found that the s...
LONDON, Jan. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Low Pay Commission is holdingmeetings withindividuals and employers. We want to hear first-hand evidence about the impact of the National Minimum Wage. Your evidence will help shape our recommendations to the Government on the future of the minimum wage. Low Pay Commissioners will be visiting the following locations in 2026: Location Date Bradford 18/19 March 2026 Aberdeen 15/16 April 2026 Blackpool 13/1...