LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The National Drought Group has warned England must prepare for an ongoing drought in 2026, unless there is significant rain this autumn and winter. There are concerns about the country's water resources because of this year's record dry spring and warm summer. The expert group - which includes the Met Office, government, regulators, water companies, the National Farmers' Union, Canal & River Trust, anglers, and...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Financial support package of £5 million provided by UK Government to support the Caribbean region * Follows on from immediate financial support package of £2.5 million announced earlier this week * Foreign Office teams also preparing flights to support British nationals who are unable to fly home commercially. The UK Government is mobilising an additional £5 millionin emergency humanitarian fund...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government slashes electricity costs to save British businesses over £400m a year from April 2026 through landmark support under the UK's modern Industrial Strategy. * UK industry including steel, chemicals, cement, glass and paper employing around 400,000 peopleto benefit from 90% discount on their electricity network charges. * Unprecedented support brings UK industrial energy costs in line with European...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Sellafield Ltd has awarded a framework with a maximum value of £4.6 billion to support high hazard risk reduction programmes on the Sellafield site, through the Decommissioning and Nuclear Waste Partnership (DNWP). The framework agreement will be in place for up to 15 years. DNWP will support activities related to retrieving waste materials from the Sellafield site's oldest facilities as well as treating an...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £4.5 million has been awarded to 19 organisations across the UK to build 45 new homes and make critical refurbishments for veterans and their families as part of the Government's wider £20m Capital Housing investment. * Announcement made at funding recipient in Fulham delivers on the Government'sPlan for Change commitment to provide homes for heroes. * This builds on the removal of local conne...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Veterinary professionals and businesses supplying medicines to Northern Ireland will benefit from updated guidance to prepare for the new arrangements in place when the current grace period ends on 31 December 2025. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has published updated details of two schemes, announced earlier this year, that are designed to help safeguard medicine supply: the Veterinary Medicines Int...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: In finalising the new accounting framework, the charity regulators across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (who together make up the SORP-making body) have balanced a desire for simplicity and clarity for charities with the importance of transparency for donors and interested third parties. This is reflected in a refreshed approach to Trustees' Annual Reports to include a wider range of achieveme...
India, Oct. 30 -- Junagadh: The sacred Girnar mountain, long regarded as a center of spiritual meditation, devotion, and self-realization, witnessed a historic moment this year. Dhyan Guru Raghunath Guruji from Pune completed his 1000th Girnar Yatra and circuit around the sacred Girnar hills.This milestone symbolizes not only his personal spiritual discipline but also the awakening of collective consciousness and the synthesis of science and spirituality.He has also climbed the Girnar mountain 1...
India, Oct. 30 -- The lights dimmed at Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar Sabhagruha, but silence came first - not the silence of emptiness, but the silence before prayer. Didi Aani Mee was not a concert; it felt like a return to a home built of notes and memory. It honoured Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar and heralded the 89th birthday of Bhav Gandharva Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar - the younger brother who still speaks of her as an elder, a mentor, a divine force.The Mangeshkar family - Hridaynath Mange...
New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) India announced the national launch of Sherlock 3CG+ recently through a 4-city roadshow in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. In current Indian clinical practice, typically for cancer patients and long term IV access, confirming PICC tip placement involves transferring patients for radiological imaging, which can lead to delays, workflow disruptions, and patient discomfort. Sherlock 3CG+ addresses these challenges by allowing clinicians t...