LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Founded by Leeds businesswoman Tayo Adebisi, Tilz Prosperitas - an e-commerce business specialising in gift sets and Advent calendars - has secured trade loans worth up to £200,000 following an Export Assist referral from UK Export Finance (UKEF) - the government's export credit agency. The financing, brokered by Dynamic Funding, will enable the business to meet demand from Europe and expand sales into North...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Please note this data shows what HM Land Registry has been able to process during thetime periodcovered and is not necessarily a reflection of market activity. InSeptember: * HM Land Registry completed 1,983,030 applicationstochange or query the Land Register * theSouth Easttoppedthe table of regional applications with445,564 HM Land Registry completed 1,983,030 applications inSeptember compared with1,748...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Methanol poisoning warnings added to eight new countries. * Follows an increase in cases of serious illness and death caused by alcoholic drinks tainted with methanol in popular overseas travel destinations. * British nationals advised to watch out for signs of methanol poisoning such as blurry vision and confusion. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has expanded methanol poisoning warnings ...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency is carrying out a large-scale training exercise in Northwich as part of a winter preparedness programme to make sure it is ready to respond to flood incidents. The exercise - due to take place between 5pm on Sunday 26 October and 3am on Monday 27 October - will see 69 metres of temporary defences erected and 12 flood gates closed in the town. The event will start with the closing of flood...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Mission to ASEAN today launched the Clean and Just Energy Transition Pillar of the ASEAN-UK Green Transition Fund (GTF), at a high-level side event during the 25th ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF). This launch, officiated by the UK Ambassador to ASEAN, Helen Fazey, and Yanuar Fajari, Head of the Energy and Minerals Division at the ASEAN Secretariat, marks a major milestone in the UK's strategic climate a...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: At around 23:34 on 25 September 2025, a passenger train travelling at 108 mph (174 km/h) passed close to a van that had been reversed onto the tracks by railway staff at an access point near to Millbrook, Bedfordshire. The railway staff involved planned to work on the Up and Down Slow lines at this location, which were blocked to rail traffic. However, they instead accessed the railway adjacent to the Up and Dow...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: St Giles Trust offers advice, advocacy and support to those facing severe social disadvantage and multiple barriers in their lives. Background In January 2025, the charity reported a serious incident to the Commission explaining that an employee was allowed to work with children in schools for almost 2 years while being on the Disclosure and Barring Service's ('DBS') barred list. The charity explained the init...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Field trials for a cattle vaccine and companion skin test for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) have moved to the next phase, the Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) has announced today in a significant milestone towards disease eradication. Vaccinating cattle against bTB, has the potential to protect individual animals from infection and create a barrier to transmission within herds and across populations.This would pres...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government clampdown on misuse of NDAs as "gagging orders" to conceal crime. * Change will ensure victims can talk about criminal conduct to anyone, for any purpose, without fear of breaching an NDA. * Part of the Government's Plan for Change to restore confidence in the justice system, stand up for victims, and help halve violence against women and girls. Victims and direct witnesses of crime who sign...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The largest artificial intelligence (AI) trial of its kind globally in healthcare, involving more than 30,000 NHS workers, has shown how new technology could generate unprecedented time savings for NHS staff and lead to better care for patients, in a major productivity drive. A groundbreaking pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot across 90 NHS organisations found that AI-powered administrative support could save NHS st...