LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister welcomed the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, to Downing Street today. The Prime Minister reiterated his personal commitment, and that of the government, to the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Both leaders noted the utmost importance of the rule of law, democracy, and human rights to today's global stability. On the shared challe...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is pleased to announce it will soon be launching a new digital service for reporting adverse events associated with animal medicines. The service will go live on20 May 2026and will replace the previous reporting tool. What this will mean for you From 20 May 2026, veterinary professionals, Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs), and animal owners will be able to report adv...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Both charities were set up to provide grants to projects and causes in any part of the world as long as they were exclusively charitable. The charities shared a sole corporate trustee, which was a private limited company known as Kantor Trustees. One of the company's directors, sole member, and the charities' primary funder was Dr Kantor. Background InApril 2022,theUK Governmentnamed Dr Kantor as a 'designated...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This handbook is the first of its kind published by a foreign country in collaboration with Malaysia. It aims to strengthen transnational education partnerships between UK and Malaysian institutions. Transnational education has long been one of the most enduring and strategically important pillars of the UK's partnership with Malaysia. It reflects not only the international standing of the UK education system, ...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Responding to AI cyber threats, the Security Minister will call on AI companies to work with the government on national cyber defence capabilities, in a speech to CYBERUK on Wednesday. * This comes as government invites UK businesses to sign a Cyber Resilience Pledge in bid to raise security standards. * A further £90 million will also be invested to strengthen defences of small and medium sized businesse...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The February data shows: * on average, house prices have risen by 0.1% since January 2026 * there has been an annual price rise of 1.2% which makes the average property in the UK valued at £268,000 England In England thedata shows, on average, house prices rose by 0.2% since January 2026. The annual price rise of 0.8% takes the average property value to £290,000. The regional data for England indic...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Highlights include: * the Intellectual Property Officereveals the public's most iconic trade marksto celebrate the 150 year anniversary of trade mark registration in the UK * Rolls-Royce tops a list spanning generations of everyday life * the Bass & Co red triangle label became UK Trade Mark No. 1on 1 January 1876 - the very first day registrations opened * more than 400 trade marks registered in the...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This statement provides an update on the AAIB investigation into a takeoff from the incorrect runway intersection at Luton Airport by a Boeing 737-800 on 22 April 2025. The aircraft took off from a runway intersection using takeoff power calculated for the full length of the runway. The aircraft rotated less than 200 m from the end of the paved runway surface, which it crossed at 13 ft agl. The investigation i...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The redesigned guidance helps trustees identify and manage both financial conflicts - where a trustee or someone connected to them stands to gain money or other value - and conflicts of loyalty - where obligations to another person or organisation could influence a trustee's judgement. Cases involving unmanaged conflicts may be rising It comes as figures reveal a sharp rise in cases of alleged private benefit ...
LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: In December 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stated that Vandemoortele's proposal to sell 2 production facilities in France, in Avignon and Bethune to a purchaser to be approved by the CMA, might be capable of resolving its competition concerns. However, the period to resolve those concerns has now expired, and Vandemoortele has not formally submitted a proposed buyer for approval by the CMA. Th...