LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The Government is exploring how private investment can be leveraged to accelerate defence readiness, with the Defence Secretary and Chancellor today meeting leaders from UK banking, venture capital and strategic finance. * Ministry of Defence-led sprint announced looking athow private investment could be leveraged to drive innovation and growth across the UK. * New programme will see industry secondees into th...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New defence investment will boost start-up companies and supply chains in Northern Ireland. * Investment will support hundreds ofhighly-skilled, well-paid jobs, making defence an engine for growth. * Northern Ireland benefits from over £270 million per year in defence spending with industry, supporting 900 jobs.  As part of today's launch, Defence Minister Luke Pollard, along with Northern Ir...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: They've also been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £20,000 after an Environment Agency investigation into the operation in South Yorkshire. Concept Investments Limited, of London Road, Sheffield, and its director, Austin Fitzgerald, 65, of the same address, both appeared at South Yorkshire Magistrates' Court for sentencing on Wednesday 15 April. Both had previously pleaded guilty in February to...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister welcomed the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, to Downing Street today. The Prime Minister reiterated his personal commitment, and that of the government, to the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Both leaders noted the utmost importance of the rule of law, democracy, and human rights to today's global stability. On the shared challe...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is pleased to announce it will soon be launching a new digital service for reporting adverse events associated with animal medicines. The service will go live on20 May 2026and will replace the previous reporting tool. What this will mean for you From 20 May 2026, veterinary professionals, Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs), and animal owners will be able to report adv...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Both charities were set up to provide grants to projects and causes in any part of the world as long as they were exclusively charitable. The charities shared a sole corporate trustee, which was a private limited company known as Kantor Trustees. One of the company's directors, sole member, and the charities' primary funder was Dr Kantor. Background InApril 2022,theUK Governmentnamed Dr Kantor as a 'designated...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This handbook is the first of its kind published by a foreign country in collaboration with Malaysia. It aims to strengthen transnational education partnerships between UK and Malaysian institutions. Transnational education has long been one of the most enduring and strategically important pillars of the UK's partnership with Malaysia. It reflects not only the international standing of the UK education system, ...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Responding to AI cyber threats, the Security Minister will call on AI companies to work with the government on national cyber defence capabilities, in a speech to CYBERUK on Wednesday. * This comes as government invites UK businesses to sign a Cyber Resilience Pledge in bid to raise security standards. * A further £90 million will also be invested to strengthen defences of small and medium sized businesse...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The February data shows: * on average, house prices have risen by 0.1% since January 2026 * there has been an annual price rise of 1.2% which makes the average property in the UK valued at £268,000 England In England thedata shows, on average, house prices rose by 0.2% since January 2026. The annual price rise of 0.8% takes the average property value to £290,000. The regional data for England indic...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Highlights include: * the Intellectual Property Officereveals the public's most iconic trade marksto celebrate the 150 year anniversary of trade mark registration in the UK * Rolls-Royce tops a list spanning generations of everyday life * the Bass & Co red triangle label became UK Trade Mark No. 1on 1 January 1876 - the very first day registrations opened * more than 400 trade marks registered in the...