LONDON, Nov. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The inquiry came as a result of a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) assessment that was marked 'unsatisfactory' in many areas. Evidence presented by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) revealed significant shortcomings in the operator's compliance. Specific issues included: * Failure to analyse tachograph data, with many driver cards not downloaded * Thousands of kilometres of unaccounted mi...
LONDON, Nov. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Secretary of State Hilary Benn has visited Belfast Harbour to view the site where two major offshore wind farms willbe assembled as part of a £100 million landmark deal. It follows Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer'sannouncementat COP 30 that over 300 jobs could be created, after joint venture partners JERA Nex bp and EnBWagreed to leaseBelfast Harbour's offshore wind terminal to act as the hub for the assembl...
LONDON, Nov. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, in Johannesburg today. The Prime Minister began by thanking President Ramaphosa for the warm welcome to South Africa, and congratulating him on Africa's first G20. He said the summit represented a really important moment and thanked the President for his leadership. Turning to the bilateral relationship, the Prime Minister welcomed the strong pa...
LONDON, Nov. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Brandon Smith(25)from Denton in GreaterManchester, hadhis sentence increasedbyfourand a halfyearsafterhis casewas referred to the Court ofAppeal underthe Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The court heard thatSmithdid not knowhisvictim,but he had been watching her for six months andidentifiedher route to work. In the morning of5 July 2024, Smith grabbed thevictimon her morningcommuteand threatened tostabher if sh...
LONDON, Nov. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, this afternoon. Discussing diplomatic developments in recent days, the leaders reiterated their unwavering commitment for a just and lasting peace for Ukraine. They underlined their support for President Trump's drive for peace and agreed that any soluti...
LONDON, Nov. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Validation during the Christmas Period 2025 The following deadlines apply to applications so that they can be processed during the Christmas period: New Marketing Authorisation (MA) applications The last validation meeting to discuss applications for new MAs will take place on 11 December. New MA applications to be considered for validation must be received on or before 8 December. Weekly validation meetings ...
LONDON, Nov. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The casualty was found in a shallow trench within a forest in Alpe di Catenaia near the town of Subbiano, Italy. The coffin was guarded by serving soldiers from the Gurkha Brigade, prior to the start of the service (Crown Copyright). War diary research by The Ministry of Defence's Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), known as the 'MOD War Detectives', with help from The National Army Museum, found th...
LONDON, Nov. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Major Airbus aircraft orders including from Etihad and Emirates at Dubai Airshow worth billions to the UK economy. * Deals secure thousands of UK manufacturing and engineering jobs in Derby, Wales and Bristol in latest vote of confidence in UK's modern Industrial Strategy. * UK Export Finance backs £2.7 billion package to help British firms win contracts for Dubai's £27 billion project to build world'...
LONDON, Nov. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Britain's future cyber warriors will sharpen digital combat skills through the International Defence Esports Games (IDEG), launched today with over 40 allied nations in London. Following the UK officially recognising esports as a military sport in 2024, the IDEG acts as a collaborative arena for allied nations to sharpen the cyber skills that are critical for modern warfare - supporting the government's Plan for...
LONDON, Nov. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * drivers will be able to get £3,750 off the Nissan LEAF set to launch early next year as the government's Electric Car Grant expands, making it the fourth manufacturer to offer the full discount * the new LEAF will be built at Nissan's Sunderland plant, helping to power up jobs and growth in the North East * over 35,000 drivers have already used the grant to make the switch since itlaunched in July * comes ...