LONDON, Jan. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Sandra Dinneen Sandra Dinneen is an experienced Chief Executive and Board member with roles spanning the public, private and not for profit sector. She has a background in economic growth and health and has led and advised on a number of successful projects. Sandra has a keen interest in organisational development, cultural change and commercialisation. She continues to deliver leadership development programmes...
LONDON, Jan. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Yorkshire waste operator Jonathan Waldron illegally acted as director of four companies while bankrupt * Waldron was declared bankrupt in 2021 but ignored the order by running Selective Environmental Solutions Limited, Thompson Recycling LLP, Pintail Nest Farm Limited, and Go Crushing & Screening Limited * The 44-year-old was handed a suspended sentence and director disqualification following investigations by ...
LONDON, Jan. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Trade Remedies Authority has today (22 January 2026) initiated an expiry review into an existing measure, on imports of certain rainbow trout from Turkey. The TRA will investigate whether subsidisation of the imports is likely to continue or recur and if injury caused to the UK industry by the subsidised imports is likely to continue or recur if the measure were to expire. This investigation is in response to...
LONDON, Jan. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * High-power microwave technology is essential for commercial fusion energy and applicable to adjacent industries such as geothermal and space * MuWave will develop and deliver high-powered microwave products in the UK MuWave, a recent spinout from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), has secured £450,000 from the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) to offer commercial high-power micr...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: KING'S COMMENDATION FOR BRAVERY Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole (posthumous) and Joaquin Garcia, for rescuing a woman from drowning in the River Thames on 24 April 2021. In the early hours of Saturday 24th April 2021, Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole and Joaquin Garcia, unknown to each other, were walking by the River Thames when they noticed a woman struggling in the water. Due to darkness, they could not locate her, but M...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Homes England announced today that it has successfully entered into a building lease with Vistry for the delivery of 750 homes and a retail convenience store at the former City Hospital site in Birmingham. The development will comprise the demolition of most of the existing hospital buildings to provide 698 new homes and the conversion of the former infirmary building to provide a further 52 one and two-bedroom ...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Aspiring Defence engineers will be fast-tracked to careers incutting-edgemilitary technology through a new defence-focused undergraduate drone degree. The new course will open for enrolment at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) in Hereford from September 2026. TheMinister for the Armed Forces, Al CarnsMP visited the site today, seeingfirst-hand how the £240,000 investment from th...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK and Denmark to hold defence talks today as Defence Secretary John Healey travels to Copenhagen. * Ukraine support, industrialcooperationand the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) will be discussed, as well as how European nations can step up on security in the High North. * Comes as planning continues formajor JEF exercise activity taking place in 2026. Defencetalks in Copenhagen today will bring the U...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * MPs asked to approve removal of flawed legacy legislation introduced by the previous Government. * The Remedial Order will remove immunity provisions which would have given amnesty to terrorists, and restored legal rights of victims and survivors. * Comes alongside six workable protections to ensure veterans are treated fairly. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, will today ask MPs to su...
LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The partnership between the UK and Indonesia holds immense potential to create a more prosperous, secure and sustainable future for the people of both our countries. Today we commit to forging a new, deeper Strategic Partnership that delivers on this potential. This Strategic Partnership is founded on our shared values as sovereign democracies, including respect for human rights and commitment to the UN Sustaina...