LONDON, July 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Prices for hydrocortisone tablets rose from less than £1 to over £70 per pack, meaning NHS annual spending rose from around £500,000 to over £80 million. * The CMA found that Auden Mckenzie and Actavis UK charged excessive and unfair prices for hydrocortisone tablets between 2008 and 2018. * Following appeals, the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal have upheld the CM...
LONDON, July 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: June saw increased risk to UK interests month-on-month, with higher levels of uncontrolled re-entries, collision avoidance alerts and space weather activity when compared with May. All NSpOC warning and protection services were functioning throughout the period. Re-entry analysis There was a 10% increase in the number of objects re-entering Earth's atmosphere monitored by NSpOC in June, when compared with the ...
LONDON, July 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency has served a notice to suspend the environmental permit for a waste site in Portsmouth, which took effect on Monday 20 July. This means that Emmersons Transport LTD, of Ackworth Road, Hilsea, must not carry out any physical treatment including crushing and screening of waste, until it removes the risk of pollution as set out in the suspension...
LONDON, July 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UKDI has launched Cycle 8 of Innovation Support to Operations * Funded by the Ministry of Defence * Cycle 8 closes at 12:00 Midday on 22 September 2026 (BST) UK Defence Innovation (UKDI)sits within theNational Armaments Director (NAD) Group, the part of UK defence responsible for developing, delivering and sustaining the UK's national arsenal, as well as managing the defence estate, including its housi...
LONDON, July 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister hosted the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth. The Prime Minister began by paying tribute to the Ukrainian people. Their resilience and perseverance in the face of Russia's ongoing aggression was inspirational, the Prime Minister said. He hoped his decision to host President Zelenskyy as his first international visitor sent a strong signal to t...
LONDON, July 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Trent Witham Ancholme River Transfer Scheme can pump 60 Olympic sized pools of water daily if required * Environment Agency monitoring the environment closely during prolonged dry weather. The vital Trent Witham Ancholme River Transfer Scheme is on and is helping securing water supplies for North Lincolnshire. Owned and operated by the Environment Agency since 1974, the scheme is a vital piece of infrastructu...
LONDON, July 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Visiting a care home today [Wednesday 29thJuly], the Prime Minister will say he is making the choice to fix the broken social care system by finding common ground across party lines to tackle the big issues. He will draw a line under decades of decline and a refusal to tackle these problems head on, calling on all political parties to focus on solving problems and find solutions together. He will reiterate the ...
LONDON, July 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: An FCDO spokesperson said: The UK Governmentremainsdeeply concerned by the continued deterioration of democratic governance, civicspaceand human rights in Nicaragua. Recent declarations by the Nicaraguan authorities about electionsrepresenta further assault on democratic principles and the Nicaraguan people's right to choose their leaders freely and fairly We urge the Nicaraguan authorities to uphold their int...
LONDON, July 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Vital Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel who support Royal Navy operations across the globe are to receive an above-inflationary pay rise, alongside improved conditions, following acceptance of a new pay offer by RFA seafarers and maritime trade unions. The pay offer which has been agreed with maritime trade unions, includes a 4.5% pay rise from 1 April 2025 and a 3.6% pay rise from 1 April 2026, alongside im...
LONDON, July 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Liberty Mitchell, aged 21, of Chipping Norton, had her sentence increased by two years and seven months, to nine years and three months, after the Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, referred her case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The court heard that on 2 December 2022, Mitchell was driving towards Aldsworth, Gloucestershire, when she attempted to overtake three vehicles on ...