LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £635 million of private investment for West Midlands announced at Regional Investment Summit, with huge boost to sectors including AI, pharma, dairy and real estate. * New £125m skills and housing package from Combined Authority, to train 12,000 construction workers and to deliver 1,000 social homes. * Birmingham Sports Quarter investment to deliver transformational 14,000 new jobs and £700 milli...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Over 10 billion in investment commitments announced at Regional Investment Summit in a major boost for towns, high streets, and communities across the UK, delivering on the government's Plan for Change. * Almost 1000 high-quality jobs are to be created in the UK's regions and Nations, with major investments in life sciences, AI and innovation, key sectors in the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy. * New investment...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Rachel Reeves set to announce blitz on business bureaucracy, slashing red tape and regulations to save UK businesses nearly £6 billion per yearby the end of the Parliament and drive economic growth. * The Chancellor will set out plans to more than350business leadersandmayorsat the government's first ever Regional Investment Summit in Birmingham. * The Summit is expected to see over £10 billion of priv...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A Cumbrian collaboration will produce waste containers for Sellafield under a new four-year contract worth up to £10 million. The Cumbria Manufacturing Alliance (CMA) includes Carlisle's Bendalls Engineering and West Cumberland Engineering, of Workington, plus other partners. They have secured 2 contracts to supply 3m³ legacy boxes to accelerate waste retrievals on the Sellafield site. The work will ...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Founded by Leeds businesswoman Tayo Adebisi, Tilz Prosperitas - an e-commerce business specialising in gift sets and Advent calendars - has secured trade loans worth up to £200,000 following an Export Assist referral from UK Export Finance (UKEF) - the government's export credit agency. The financing, brokered by Dynamic Funding, will enable the business to meet demand from Europe and expand sales into North...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Please note this data shows what HM Land Registry has been able to process during thetime periodcovered and is not necessarily a reflection of market activity. InSeptember: * HM Land Registry completed 1,983,030 applicationstochange or query the Land Register * theSouth Easttoppedthe table of regional applications with445,564 HM Land Registry completed 1,983,030 applications inSeptember compared with1,748...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Methanol poisoning warnings added to eight new countries. * Follows an increase in cases of serious illness and death caused by alcoholic drinks tainted with methanol in popular overseas travel destinations. * British nationals advised to watch out for signs of methanol poisoning such as blurry vision and confusion. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has expanded methanol poisoning warnings ...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency is carrying out a large-scale training exercise in Northwich as part of a winter preparedness programme to make sure it is ready to respond to flood incidents. The exercise - due to take place between 5pm on Sunday 26 October and 3am on Monday 27 October - will see 69 metres of temporary defences erected and 12 flood gates closed in the town. The event will start with the closing of flood...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Mission to ASEAN today launched the Clean and Just Energy Transition Pillar of the ASEAN-UK Green Transition Fund (GTF), at a high-level side event during the 25th ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF). This launch, officiated by the UK Ambassador to ASEAN, Helen Fazey, and Yanuar Fajari, Head of the Energy and Minerals Division at the ASEAN Secretariat, marks a major milestone in the UK's strategic climate a...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: At around 23:34 on 25 September 2025, a passenger train travelling at 108 mph (174 km/h) passed close to a van that had been reversed onto the tracks by railway staff at an access point near to Millbrook, Bedfordshire. The railway staff involved planned to work on the Up and Down Slow lines at this location, which were blocked to rail traffic. However, they instead accessed the railway adjacent to the Up and Dow...