LONDON, Feb. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New figures show government is on track to deliver millions more dental appointments this year, with 1.8 million additional treatments already delivered seven months in * Broadening scope of extra urgent appointments willincreaseaccess to NHS dental treatmentboosting earlier intervention, prevention, and continuity of care * Alongside dental reforms which prioritise those with the greatest need, and pioneering ...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The OBR is the UK's official independent economic and fiscal forecaster, responsible for examining and reporting on the sustainability of the public finances. The Budget Responsibility Committee (BRC), led by the Chair, has executive responsibility for the core functions of the OBR, including the judgements made in its economic and fiscal forecasts. As with all appointments to the Budget Responsibility Committee...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The preliminary work in establishing the PATHWAYS clinical trial into the prescription of puberty blockers for children and young people with gender incongruence has been paused, following new concerns raised by the medicines regulator, the MHRA. Discussions between the MHRA and the trial sponsor, King's College London, will begin next week to address the new concerns. In the meantime, the trial will not start t...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- 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 the time period covered and is not necessarily a reflection of market activity. In January: * HM Land Registry completed over 1,919,990 applications to change or query the Land Register * the South East topped the table of regional applications with 437,584 HM Land Registry completed 1,919,998 applications in January compared wit...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A prolific waste criminal has been ordered to hand over more than £1.4 million for illegally dumping more than 4,000 tonnes of waste across England. A nationwide investigation by the Environment Agency uncovered a network of 16 illegal dumping sites, stretching from the South East to the North West. Places the waste was dumped included a farm on the outskirts of Peterborough, a manor house at Ewhurst in Su...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Landowners, foresters and farmersacross England will benefit from new measures to reduce the damaging impactsof deer on woodlands,under a new 10-year government planannounced today (Friday 20 February). An estimated one-third ofEngland's woodlands are now affected by deer damage, with excessive browsing and trampling preventing young trees from establishing, degrading habitats, and damaging crops.Without urgent ...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Miss Kay Yamada is a horticulturalist, garden designer and part owner of Barakura English Garden in Nagano Prefecture - the first English-style garden in Japan. She has spent more than three decades championing the ethos of British horticulture in Japan. Through her educational work, professional links with leading UK horticultural institutions, and her commitment to sustainability and biodiversity, she has intro...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Welsh communities tobenefitfrom high-skilled roles as landmark £50 millionDefence Growth Dealboosts autonomous defence technology. * Welsh SMEs will gain greater direct access to secure defence contracts by removing barriers to working with the MOD. * Work to establish a new Defence Technical Excellence College to train the next generation of defence engineers. Thousands of skilled workers in Wales will b...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Reddem Ltd, based at Queens Road, Wooler, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on Friday 13 February. It pleaded guilty to one offence of operating an illegal waste site and another of keeping or treating waste in a way likely to cause pollution to the environment or harm to human health by storing waste containing asbestos in open containers. It was fined £4,000, ordered to pay costs of £4,000 an...
LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Mr Yanai has been a committed supporter of ParalympicsGB since 2019, providing vocal advocacy and strategic insight and philanthropic contributions that helped ParalympicsGB to achieve remarkable success at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. He played a pivotal role in championing the Paralympic Movement and disability inclusion in Japan and globally. In the UK and internationally, as Executive Pro...