LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Financial support package of £5 million provided by UK Government to support the Caribbean region * Follows on from immediate financial support package of £2.5 million announced earlier this week * Foreign Office teams also preparing flights to support British nationals who are unable to fly home commercially. The UK Government is mobilising an additional £5 millionin emergency humanitarian fund...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government slashes electricity costs to save British businesses over £400m a year from April 2026 through landmark support under the UK's modern Industrial Strategy. * UK industry including steel, chemicals, cement, glass and paper employing around 400,000 peopleto benefit from 90% discount on their electricity network charges. * Unprecedented support brings UK industrial energy costs in line with European...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Sellafield Ltd has awarded a framework with a maximum value of £4.6 billion to support high hazard risk reduction programmes on the Sellafield site, through the Decommissioning and Nuclear Waste Partnership (DNWP). The framework agreement will be in place for up to 15 years. DNWP will support activities related to retrieving waste materials from the Sellafield site's oldest facilities as well as treating an...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £4.5 million has been awarded to 19 organisations across the UK to build 45 new homes and make critical refurbishments for veterans and their families as part of the Government's wider £20m Capital Housing investment. * Announcement made at funding recipient in Fulham delivers on the Government'sPlan for Change commitment to provide homes for heroes. * This builds on the removal of local conne...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Veterinary professionals and businesses supplying medicines to Northern Ireland will benefit from updated guidance to prepare for the new arrangements in place when the current grace period ends on 31 December 2025. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has published updated details of two schemes, announced earlier this year, that are designed to help safeguard medicine supply: the Veterinary Medicines Int...
LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: In finalising the new accounting framework, the charity regulators across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (who together make up the SORP-making body) have balanced a desire for simplicity and clarity for charities with the importance of transparency for donors and interested third parties. This is reflected in a refreshed approach to Trustees' Annual Reports to include a wider range of achieveme...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: From 1 February 2026, some of our fees will be changing. These include: * incorporation digital filing fee will change to £100 * confirmation statement digital filing fee will change to £50 * voluntary strike off digital filing fee will change to £13 We've published a full list of Companies House fees that are changing from 1 February 2026. Businesses registered with Companies House benefit from...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Winning town will receive £3.5 million to deliver a cultural programme in 2028 * UK City of Culture 2029 competition also open for applications The contribution of towns across the country will be celebrated through a new UK Town of Culture competition launched by the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy today. The UK Town of Culture competition will be targeted at small and medium sized towns, enabling them to ...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £17.3 million from UK Government funding to boost Aberdeen's Energy Transition Zone. * Funding will help create a renewables business hub next to Aberdeen South Harbour, to create and grow clean energy companies. ETZ Ltd, the not for profit, private sector led company spearheading North East Scotland's energy transition, is to receive a £17.3 million funding boost from the UK Government, Scottis...
LONDON, Oct. 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On 28 October 2025, the National Assembly in Mauritius repealed section 76B of the Mauritian Criminal Code, removing the offence of 'misrepresenting the sovereignty of Mauritius by producing, distributing, supply or marketing any coin, stamp, official map or official object or document'. Mauritius has published an Explanatory Memorandum for this change: Criminal-Code-Amendment-No.-2-Bill.pdf. This offence previ...