LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Investment will tackle the need for capital investment to help save 1,000 local cultural venues across the country, restoring pride in place and national renewal * Funding is a recognition of culture's power to unite communities in the face of division and break down barriers to opportunity Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced that £1.5 billion will be invested to save more than 1000 cherished arts ...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We have a vacancy for an Application Co-ordinator. Job Title Application Co-ordinator Grade EO Salary & Pension £33,350 per annum with Pension Scheme Annual Leave entitlement Commencing at 25 days Role This exciting and interesting role puts you at the heart of the VMD's work in the authorisation of applications for veterinary medicinal products. You will be part of a team that links with scientif...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The November data shows: * monthly house prices rose 0.3% since October 2025 * there has been an annual price rise of 2.5% which makes the average property in the UK valued at £271,000 England In England, the November data shows on average, house prices rose by 0.4% since October 2025. The annual price rise of 2.2% takes the average property value to £293,000. The regional data for England indicates...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Inspectorates call for urgent improvements to ensure children at risk of, or victims of domestic abuse, are better protected and supported. * Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), and His Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) concerned by inconsistencies in how local agencies and partnerships identify and support children...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The draft Annual Plan centres on promoting competition and protecting consumers with a clear end goal in mind: to drive economic growth and improve household prosperity. This is in keeping with the government's Strategic Steer to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which provides important transparency over the policy priorities it can help advance whilst explicitly acknowledging its statutory independen...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Two men have been arrested for illegally dumping waste across England, the Environment Agency has announced. In a joint raid earlier this week (Tuesday 20 January), Environment Agency officers worked with the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit to arrest two individuals - aged 44 and 49 - from the Sale and Rochdale areas. After being interviewed, the suspects have been released pending further investigatio...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister set out plans to rewire Whitehall and say Britain needs "a new digital state that delivers public services directly to you. A state that can move fast and fix things". * Learning from the successes of the Vaccine Taskforce, the government will deploy new taskforces that have a direct line to the top of government to remove obstacles to delivering change. * The No10 Innovati...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The £11.59 million package, invested over 3 years, will strengthen partnerships between local councils and civil society to support delivery of more joined-up preventative care and support across communities. * Government launches competition to appoint civil society organisation to deliver the Local Covenant Partnerships Fund. Local communities will benefit from a new £11.59 million government fund ...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thank you Mr Vice President. The United Kingdom recognises Rwanda's leadership on social inclusion and gender equality. However, we are concerned by some restrictions on civil society and media freedom, which risk undermining progress made elsewhere. We recommend that Rwanda: * Safeguards the right to freedom of expression, by ensuring the media policy review enables all journalists - including citizen journa...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK savings and investment giant M&G earmarks £1 billion for communities, biopharmaceutical firm UCB confirms £500 million for UK R&D * Deals were secured by Rachel Reeves as she meets global investors, CEOs and leaders at the World Economic Forum where she promoted the UK as a haven of stability in an uncertain world. Britain's reputation as one of the best places in the world to invest was bolstered...