LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Business Secretary and Industry Minister visited Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) today to show support for the company and meet with supply chain businesses. * Government is in daily contact with JLR and cyber experts to listen to concerns and what support can be provided to get production back online. * Government is continuing to workwith industry to deliver security for the sector as part of modern Industrial Strat...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Pension Protection Fund (PPF) will not charge a levy this year unlocking £45 million of savings for 5000 pension schemes * The savings can be used to boost the economy through investments or top up pension pots * This was made possible by the Government's Pension Schemes Bill which is removing barriers to growth as part of our Plan for Change Growth is at the heart of the Government's Plan for Ch...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, The Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP has today announced the appointment of Fleur Ravensbergen to the role of Independent Expert on paramilitary group transition to disbandment. The appointment has been made jointly with Jim O'Callaghan, the Irish Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. The Independent Expert will take up the role, within the existing Independent Re...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £3 billion investment from Revolut will create 1,000 new high-skilled jobs in the UK, including a new global headquarters in London. * This latest commitment takes total investment from major financial services companies to over £110 billion - in a single week, following announcements by Blackstone, BlackRock and PayPal. * At the opening of the new London HQ the Chancellor declares UK 'open for busin...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: David Crisp David Crisp has been a Metal Detectorist for over 36 years and has recorded over 1300 single items. He believes that metal detecting done properly is a benefit to saving our 500,000+year-old Legacy of man-made items from the UK and its dependents. He has been on the committee of the Trowbridge & District Metal Detecting Club for over 30 years and is the finder of the largest single hoard of Roman c...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Professor Steven Gunn Steven Gunn is Fellow and Tutor in History at Merton College, Oxford and Professor of Early Modern History. He teaches and researches the history of later medieval and early modern Britain and Europe. His books include Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (1988), Early Tudor Government, 1485-1558 (1995), War, State and Society in England and the Netherlands, 1477-1559 (2007), Henry VII's New ...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New rules issued to all Civil Service staff networks to ensure they remain impartial and represent the Civil Service. * All events will need to be signed off by a senior civil servant and must take place outside of working hours * New guidance introduces strict controls to crackdown on recent examples of inappropriate events hosted by networks. New rules have been issued to all Civil Service staff networks to...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Planning Inspectorate will introduce a pre-examination checklist for local plans from 6 October 2025. The checklist is designed to ensure plans are ready for examination, resulting in a more efficient process for both local planning authorities and the Inspectorate whilst maintaining examination quality. Purpose of the pre-examination checklist The Planning Inspectorate examines local plans on behalf of th...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Criminal gangs had hidden more than one tonne of deadly drugs from South America inside two industrial generators valued at £720,000. The seizure, which took place at London Gateway, shows how organised crime groups are using ever more sophisticated methods to evade detection. Smugglers would have known Border Force faced paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds had they damaged the combined 40 tonnes o...
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Kanishka Narayan MP has been confirmed as the new Minister with responsibility for intellectual property following their appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on 7 September 2025. Commenting on the announcement, Intellectual Property Office CEO Adam Williams said: I am delighted to welcome Kanishka Narayan MP as the new Parliamentary Unde...