LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Serious Fraud Office joins International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre to strengthen the fight against cross-border corruption * Move follows creation of pioneering tri-national taskforce with France and Switzerland * Enhanced intelligence gathering will target companies and individuals involved in overseas corruption involving politically exposed persons The Serious Fraud Office has today expand...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Today sees the publication ofthe Planning Inspectorate's Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25. The report details performance against our mission to deliver timely, high-quality, and cost-effective planning decisions, recommendations and advice. In his foreword Chief Executive Paul Morrison highlights work to improve the 'flow' of cases through the system and the importance of engaging with partners as he ref...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This e-seminar provides a guide for the implementation of a method for the verification of the labelling of previously frozen poultry by measurement of hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase (HADH) activity. When meat is frozen and then thawed, the muscle mitochondria (a type of intramuscular organelle) are damaged during the process and the enzyme HADH is released into the intracellular fluid. The relative increa...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: This decision is based on expert advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which continuously monitor and evaluate emerging scientific evidence on COVID-19 vaccines. The autumn 2025 vaccination programme will target people who are at the highest risk of serious illness to protect the most vulnerable. We encourage anyone wh...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Livestock farmers can now access funded vet visits for multiple herds or flocks belonging to the same farming business from today (26th June), helping to support better health and profitability within the sector. The expansion to the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway provides farmers a more comprehensive understanding of livestock health on farms with many groups of animals, whether mixed holdings or larger farm...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A public consultation has opened into a new environmental safety case (ESC) submitted by Augean North Ltd related to its environmental permit application in Teesside. Augean has applied for permission to dispose of low-level radioactive waste at its Port Clarence Landfill site in Teesside. This site has two existing permitted landfills: one for hazardous waste and one for non-hazardous waste. The application se...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The latest UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) annual data shows a significant rise in Campylobacter and Salmonella infections in England compared to the previous year. UKHSA is reminding people to take precautionary measures against catching these bacteria, which are common causes of food poisoning. Young children, elderly adults and those with weakened immune systems should take extra care as they are at higher r...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed the appointment of two new non-executive directors (NEDs) to the Board of the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). David Cassidy and Chan Kataria will join as NEDs of the RSH Board for terms of three years. David will take up his post from 1 July 2025 and Chan by the beginning of December 2025. The RSH undertakes regulation of registered prov...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The pilot had departed Bagby airfield in the morning and flown to Deauville in France where he collected five passengers and delivered them to Abbeyshrule in Ireland. The accident occurred at the end of the return flight to Bagby, with the pilot the sole occupant of the aircraft. After the pilot made a normal radio call to Bagby to say that he was four miles from the airfield, the aircraft was seen on radar and C...
LONDON, June 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has today announced a pioneering partnership which will see innovative technology deployed for the first time on a nuclear site to remotely and autonomously sort and segregate radioactive waste. The NDA has committed to invest up to £9.5m in the project over four years, which is a collaboration with Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS), Sellafield and Nuclear ...