LONDON, May 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Pat McFadden led briefing with national security officials and National Cyber Security Centre CEO on Friday about support being provided to retailers * He will use keynote speech at CyberUK to say "companies must treat cyber security as an absolute priority" * Comes as National Cyber Security Centre works closely with affected organisations to provide expert advice and support In the wake of a wave of cyber atta...
LONDON, May 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), in collaboration with the UK Harbour Masters' Association (UKHMA), has published an updated guide to help harbour masters share hydrographic data more effectively. The guide supports harbour masters in providing accurate, high-quality information on surveys, port developments, and Aids to Navigation. This helps the UKHO keep its portfolio of ADMIRALTY navigational charts and publ...
LONDON, May 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK's arts and culture, creative industries, tourism and sport sectors are set to benefit from a major new cooperation agreement with India * Culture Secretary leading a delegation of cultural leaders and UK institutions to Mumbai and New Delhi this week * Agreement to boost collaboration between British and Indian creative businesses and cultural institutions, delivering on Plan for Change to drive growth and opp...
LONDON, May 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The process seeking views from businesses and interested stakeholders to shape any future UK action on tariffs has now concluded. The four-week Request for Input launched on Wednesday 3 April in response to the US imposing tariffs on a range of products and has received over 200 responses. Work to analyse those responses begins while keeping all options on the table. The Government will now rapidly analyse the co...
LONDON, May 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Public International Law panels (PIL) panels were created in 2014 and supplement the work of the Attorney General's existing panels of civil counsel. Members of the panels advise the government on matters of public international law and undertake cases involving public international law in international courts and in the courts of the UK. The PIL panels are divided into A, B and C panels based on experience in...
LONDON, May 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Jude Kelly Jude Kelly CBE is an internationally acclaimed creative leader who has founded and steered some of the world's most prestigious cultural institutions, arts festivals, charities, and outreach programmes. A pioneer for social progress, Jude is renowned for championing inclusion, gender equality and diversity. She is the former Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre , founder Artistic Director of the We...
LONDON, May 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The UK Government has received the sandeel Arbitration Tribunal's final ruling in the UK-Sandeel case. * While the UK succeeded in the majority of its arguments, the Tribunal identified a procedural error in the decision to close English waters. * The ruling does not mean the UK is legally obliged to reverse the closure of English waters, and the decision to close Scottish waters was fully upheld. * The governmen...
LONDON, May 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Robert Emmerson, 40, from Manchester, had his four-and-a-half years sentence increased to seven years with a further three on licence after it was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The court heard that between 6 November 2023 and 15 April 2024, Emmerson committed five separate sexual assaults and seven acts of exposure against 11 girls and young women in central Manchester a...
LONDON, May 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: As part of its commitment to achieving equitable health security outcomes for everyone, the UK Health Security Agency is publishing (Friday 2 May) comprehensive new data, the Health Inequalities in Health Protection report. The report provides a high-level summary of the current state of health inequalities in England caused by infectious diseases, as well as environmental health hazards. The analysis mainly uses ...
LONDON, May 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Gary Wright was the owner of the Talbot Ale House in St Helens before it ceased trading in 2019, prior to the pandemic * Wright was subsequently declared bankrupt in early 2020 * This did not stop him applying for a £25,000 Bounce Back Loan on behalf of the pub, failing to tell the bank he was bankrupt in the process * The loan was repaid in full earlier this year A former St Helens pub owner who...