LONDON, Sept. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The new scheme is part of the £30m Tees Tidelands Programme and will combat coastal erosion. * The project will reduce flood risk, restore intertidal habitats and reconnect local communities with the estuary. * Construction will take approximately 2 years and help manage flood risk over the next 50 years. The £25m scheme will help reduce the flood risk for Hartlepool and help to combat coastal erosi...
LONDON, Sept. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * A National Care Service will be established in the next Parliament, providing free personal care for older people, based on need rather than ability to pay. * The current State Pension Triple Lock will be maintained until April 2030. From then, it will be adjusted so the State Pension rises by at least inflation or 2.5% each year with a new link built in to keep pace with earnings over time. * Savings under th...
LONDON, Sept. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * new Great British Railways trains will aim to have unassisted level boarding between the train and the platform as standard, the Transport Secretary has confirmed * one of government's everyday fixes under public ownership, which will mean millions of passengers, from disabled people and older passengers to parents with pushchairs and those carrying luggage, will benefit from easier journeys * change will form...
LONDON, Sept. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister announced today (29 September) that the strengthened Water Bill will remove the current limits on government ownership of shares in the major water and sewerage companies in England. Public interest should be at the heart of how our critical services operate. The Government intends to increase public control to deliver cleaner waters, fairer bills, stronger accountability and better outcomes ...
LONDON, Sept. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: People applying for a firearm or shotgun certificate will face stronger safety checks under new rules to help keep the public safe. From today, applicants will be required to declare any second homes where firearms could also be stored, enabling police to conduct appropriate security checks and notify the relevant force where necessary. They will also need to tell police about all people living in their househ...
LONDON, Sept. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Families and businesses across the country will benefit from faster grid connections, greater energy security and lower costs as the government takes action to remove one of the biggest barriers to clean power and economic growth. The government today (Tuesday 29 September) announces Great British Grid (GBG), a new publicly owned body within Great British Energy that will help accelerate the delivery of the ele...
LONDON, Sept. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: South West Water (SWW) has been fined more than £7.8 million in a case brought by the Environment Agency for environmental offences across Devon and Cornwall over a six-year period. It is the largest ever fine imposed for environmental offences in the region. Delivering her sentence, District Judge Matson said that "incidents of pollution will not be tolerated" and fined the water company £7,867,733 ...
LONDON, Sept. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Under the current system, leaseholders and those living on freehold estates can be forced to pay fees in order to receive their landlord's permission for simple requests like keeping a pet - with no certainty of the costs and no clear oversight of the process.    The government will legislate to give the Secretary of State powers to introduce caps on these feesthat are genuinely reasonable and...
LONDON, Sept. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Immigration Enforcement has handed a blow to organised criminal gangs illegally smuggling people from Ireland to the UK, with 49 arrests across 3 days of targeted action at UK ports. Between Tuesday 22 September and Thursday 24 September, law enforcement agencies patrolled a number of seaports, airports, roads and rail networks across Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales in a bi...
LONDON, Sept. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The new possession claims digital service is the first to be governed by the Online Procedure Rules 2026. The service is launched and went live at Noon on 29 September 2026 today, when the rules came into force. The practice direction provides the procedural requirements for claims issued through the possession digital service. It includes rules concerning communications with the court, hearings, evidence and c...