LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Regulator of Social Housing has downgraded social housing landlord GreenSquareAccord Limited due to serious weaknesses in its financial governance, risk management, quality of information and internal controls. The organisation, which manages around 25,500 social homes across the West Midlands, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, received G3 and V3 ratings today (Wednesday 7 October 2026). Although G...
LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A for-profit social housing landlord has been downgraded to G4* and V4* by the Regulator of Social Housing due to issues of serious regulatory concern. Heylo Housing Registered Provider Limited has failed to protect the homes of its shared owners. It owns none of the homes, which are instead controlled by unregistered 'investment pods'. This has left Heylo RP dependent on its wider group to manage financial prob...
LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: British soldiers from the Support Company of the 4th Battalion of The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS), based at Dhekelia Garrison Cyprus, have arrived in Lebanon to join their Lebanese counterparts in the Air Assault Regiment in a landmark military exercise aimed at strengthening bilateral defence ties and enhancing operational readiness. Exercise "PEGASUS CEDAR 2026" will take place over a three-week period i...
LONDON, Oct. 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * People across England will now benefit from dedicated careers support for all through Jobcentres. * Around 500 qualified careers advisers will offer free information, advice and guidance, working together under one roof, as the National Careers Service is merged into the DWP. * It comes as the Government continues to develop a Jobs and Careers Service to deliver a more modern and personalised employment service....
LONDON, Oct. 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Passengers arriving in the UK will soon pass through airport eGates securely without showing their passport, as a new cutting-edge contactless system begins rolling out. From 6 October, eGates at UK airports will gradually switch to the new contactless technology, with every eGate set to be upgraded by early 2027. Here's how it works: * passengers approach an eGate and have their photo taken * the system c...
LONDON, Oct. 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On Monday 5 October, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) published its intended final determination and recommendation for remedies in its anti-dumping investigation into boom lifts from China. Boom lifts - also known as cherry pickers - are aerial work platforms used to lift people, equipment, or materials to elevated heights. They are used across multiple sectors in the UK for tasks including construction, main...
LONDON, Oct. 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The government has taken further steps to improve the building safety system, announcing the appointment of an independent Chief Construction and Scientific Adviser as the Building Safety Levy comes into force. Sergio Cavalaro, Professor of Infrastructure Systems at Loughborough University's School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, has been appointed as the Chief Construction and Scientific Adviser...
LONDON, Oct. 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Families moving into new affordable homes at Seaham Garden Village are now benefiting from clean, secure and reasonably priced heating, powered by water from abandoned coal mines beneath their feet. A new energy centre that will supply around 750 homes with low-carbon heat extracted from naturally warm mine water at the Mining Remediation Authority's Dawdon treatment scheme recently went live and has now successf...
LONDON, Oct. 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A reappointment has been made to the Board of the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat). Iain Coucher has been reappointed as Chair for a second term, commencing on 1 October 2026. The appointment will run until the new integrated water regulator is established, and no later than 30 June 2029. More widely, this government is bringing tougher regulation, stronger enforcement, greater public control and acco...
LONDON, Oct. 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The government has today,6 October 2026, confirmed it will accept all 44 recommendations made by the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, published 10 September, and has set out how they will be delivered across the UK. Alongside the response, the MHRA is opening the call for applications for the third phase of AI Airlock, its regulatory sandbox for AI-enabled medical devices, with testing ...