LONDON, Dec. 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Two new members have joined the boards of England's National Park Authorities. The following members will serve four-year terms ending on 30 June 2029: * Lake District NPA: Juliet Bailey * South Downs NPA: Robson Peisley National Park Authority (NPA) board members are responsible for ensuring that the Authority furthers the statutory purposes of the Park - specifically, to preserve and enhance its natural beau...
LONDON, Dec. 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * latest figures showed over 72% of pregnant women who gave birth in September were vaccinated against whooping cough, up from 64% last year and 58% in 2023 * coverage was 7.5 percentage points higher in July to September 2025 than the same quarter in 2024 after a major national outbreak that saw nearly 15,000 cases in 2024 * vaccination during pregnancy helps protect babies from birth until their first vaccine a...
LONDON, Dec. 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Please note this data shows what HM Land Registry has been able to process during thetime periodcovered and is not necessarily a reflection of market activity. InNovember: * HM Land Registry completed over 1,888,060 applicationstochange or query the Land Register * Greater London toppedthe table of regional applications with411,231 HM Land Registry completed 1,888,068 applications inNovember compared with...
LONDON, Dec. 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Ourunderstanding of ethnic disproportionality in the youth justice system has deepenedover the past few years. While earlier thinking focused heavily on the numbers - which remaincritical-our lenscontinues towiden to consider the structural and institutional factorsthat create and sustain inequality.This broadeningconsidersboth theformal system andthefactors'prior'to the system. Thisis crucial because, despite o...
LONDON, Dec. 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today secured a £928,479 confiscation order against David Kennedy, meaning this money will be returned to victims of his £100+million fraud. SFO investigators exposed that Kennedy, a convicted fraudster,used his criminalproceedstofund a lifestyle that included the purchase ofproperties in Hull andavilla inTenerife,savings in aSpanish bank accou...
LONDON, Dec. 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: ACornwallmanwhorepeatedly ignored warningsaboutthe amount of wastethat he illegally stockpiled at hisbusinesshas been prosecutedby the Environment Agency(EA). Treve Young,52,operatedthe illegal sitefrom Lower Spargo Farm,MabeBurnthouse, to thewestof Falmouth in Cornwall.Heappeared beforePlymouth Magistrates'Court onWednesday 17 December.YoungpleadedguiltyinOctoberto twooffences: one ofoperatinga regulated facili...
LONDON, Dec. 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Huge amounts of illegal waste imported onto farm * 3 men and a firm brought to justice * Nearly £100,000 to go to environment charity Two men have been given suspended prison sentences while a third was given a conditional discharge for 2 years and a criminal behaviour order. A company was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,500. In addition, the Environment Agency accepted Enforcement ...
LONDON, Dec. 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: English councils set to be streamlined tospeed up decisions, improve services, and empower communitieshave been invitedto give viewsonpostponingelectionsnext yearto release capacity todeliver thesevital reforms. With landmark reforms happening at pace in councils moving from a wasteful two-tier system to single unitary authorities, Ministers have today written to affected localauthorities after somesaidelections...
LONDON, Dec. 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: More women and girls will be protected from deepfake abuse as new laws will ban 'nudification' tools - that use generative AI to turn images of real people into fake nude pictures and videos without their permission. As part of the government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG), ministers have pledged to make it impossible for children in the UK to take, share or view a nude image using ...
LONDON, Dec. 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Heavy rain has pushedthe West Country'swater situationinto recovery with Wiltshire to follow suit once groundwater levels recharge. Prolonged dry weather status - a precursor to drought - was announcedon 10 Julyby the Environment Agencyinits Wessex area, which includesBristol,Somerset, Dorset,Wiltshireandpart ofsouth Gloucestershire. This was because of the impact onthe environment and water sourcesfrom the lack...