LONDON, Feb. 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * A landmark £7.53 billion has been protected for the public purse in the last financial year through aggressive fraud prevention and recovery. * The savings secured are equivalent to the cost of employing an additional 230,000 nurses or repairing every pothole in the country. * New measures include the launch of the Public Authorities Fraud Investigation and Enforcement Service to hunt down COVID-era losses...
LONDON, Feb. 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £4 million boost to NHS chargepoint scheme to help modernise the health service and save millions in fuel costs * brings combined investment from the Department for Transport and Department for Health to £22 million to electrify the UK's second largest fleet and clean up 460 million journey miles a year * comes as new figures show public EV chargers have now reached a record 116,052 as the UK's chargi...
LONDON, Feb. 27 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thousands of children living in kinship care are set to benefit from earlier, more consistent support as the government today announces seven new Kinship Zones across England. Kinship carers are adults who step in to provide a loving and supportive home to children in their family whose parents are unable to care for them full-time for a wide range of reasons. They are often grandparents, aunts, uncles or family...
LONDON, Feb. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, today. The leaders began by discussing the success of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales' historic visit earlier this month, which showcased the best of modern Saudi Arabia and underscored the depth of the UK-Saudi relationship. Discussing the ongoing trade negotiations between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation C...
LONDON, Feb. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK, alongside the Government of Gibraltar, has published a draft Treaty with the EU which will protect British sovereignty, UK military autonomy and secure Gibraltar's economic future. * Treaty builds on political agreement and resolves the last major unresolved issue from Brexit - avoiding the need for checks on people and goods crossing the Gibraltar-Spain border. * Government of Gibraltar central to the Trea...
LONDON, Feb. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Graham McNulty has been appointed to lead the Serious Fraud Office as Interim Director. He will take over from Nick Ephgrave QPM on his retirement at the beginning of April. Mr McNulty, who joined the SFO as Chief Operating Officer in September 2024, was appointed after a process overseen by the Attorney General's Office. Graham McNulty said: It is a tremendous privilege to lead the Serious Fraud Office. We ...
LONDON, Feb. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Attorney General is seeking to appoint new members to three civil panels of junior counsel, the London A, B and C panels to undertake civil work for government departments. Membership of the London panels is open to both barristers and solicitors with the appropriate qualifications. London A Panel Members of this panel deal with the most complex government cases in all kinds of courts and tribunals includi...
LONDON, Feb. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The new £11.6 million Physical and Recreational Training Centre (P&RTC) marks a major milestone for the Kendrew Barracks. Completed as the final project under the Army Basing Programme and funded by the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Army Programme, the facility is now fully operational and supporting daily training across the barracks. The project was delivered for the Army by the Defence Infrastructure...
LONDON, Feb. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Critical cyber weaknesses across the public sector will now be fixed 6 times faster than before. * Ministers are determined to go further - with first-ever dedicated governmentCyber Profession to give the state the skilled staff it needs to protect UK's key services from cyberthreats. * The number of serious unresolved cyber security weaknesses across government cut by three quarters as part of government-wide ...
LONDON, Feb. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The campaign was launched at an event in Sonipat in the presence of Haryana Minister of State for Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Gaurav Gautam and UK Home Office Acting Permanent Secretary Simon Ridley. It will focus on the districts of Ambala, Kaithal, Karnal, and Kurukshetra and in support and coordination with the state government. The campaign encourages prospective travellers to the UK to verify inf...