LONDON, Nov. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A new study that will screen children for lead exposure has launched in Leeds today. The Elevated Childhood Lead Interagency Prevalence Study (ECLIPS), which brings together experts in environmental science, health, epidemiology and economics, has obtained funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and will use an innovative home-testing approach that could transform how the UK monitors and responds to lead ...
LONDON, Nov. 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Over 300 businesses join efforts to plug labour shortfalls and grow the economy * New job matchmaking tool to be rolled out across prisons in England and Wales * Employment to help ex-offenders turn backs on crime and reduce reoffending Over 300 top British businesses have signed up to the Government's recruitment initiative in the last 12 months, joining household names like Greggs, Iceland and Kier in helpin...
LONDON, Nov. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Lord Macdonald of River Glaven KC has been appointed to lead an independent review of laws on public order and hate crime. Following the terrorist attack in Manchester on 2 October, the Home Secretary announced an independent review of existing public order and hate crime legislation. This resulted from concerns around community tensions and the impact of disruptive and intimidating protests and hate crime on t...
LONDON, Nov. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The award caps a memorable year for Fallon, who represented her employer Nuclear Restoration Services at Westminster during Nuclear Week in Parliament and completed her fourth and final year of an electrical apprenticeship. Fallon travelled to London for the awards ceremony as one of 3 people short-listed for the award at the annual event held to celebrate the rising stars of industry. Thank you to everyone who...
LONDON, Nov. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The British High Commission hosted a celebration of UK-Kenya cultural links on 13 November. * The King's Birthday Party showcased Kenyan designers, artists and musicians in the year of the British Council's UK-Kenya Season. * Guest of Honour Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and British Charge d'Affaires Dr Ed Barnett spoke of the progress already made since the launch of the new Kenya-UK Strategic Partn...
LONDON, Nov. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: England will experience worse levels of drought next year if this winter is drier than normal, the Environment Agency has warned. The environmental regulator has today (Friday 14 November) released its Drought Prospects Report, examining the wet weather needed through the winter to ensure the country's current low water levels recover by spring 2026. Despite recent rainfall, the drought situation across the cou...
LONDON, Nov. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has announced today it's investing £1 million of funding to develop the masterplan for a clean energy development on land adjacent to Sellafield, known as Pioneer Park. The funding will enable local development company BEC to produce a detailed masterplan, setting out how clean energy technologies and AI and data centre infrastructure could come together to drive ...
LONDON, Nov. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Over 9 in 10 Employment and Support Allowance [ESA] customers invited to move now on modern benefit system as historic transformation nears completion * Minister for Social Security and Disability encourages people to make the move and use the successful support in place if needed Almost a quarter of a million people on Employment Support Allowance (ESA) have successfully made the move to Universal Credit...
LONDON, Nov. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Sentinel-6B is the latest satellite in the Copernicus programme; the European Commission's world-leading Earth observation initiative delivered in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). It is one of a series of missions that date back to 1992, giving a reliable record of global sea-level rises over more than three decades. Sentinel-6B is scheduled for launch on 17 November 2025 from Vandenberg Space F...
LONDON, Nov. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency urges the public to be aware of the risk of flooding as Storm Claudia brings further heavy rain across the country. Rainfall has already caused flooding in the north of England, with at least 17 properties flooded. Significant surface water and river flooding is expected across larger parts of England, particularly central areas, from Friday and throughout the weekend. As of 11.45am on Fr...