LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Three potential therapies - including one that could be a lifeline for babies born with a fatal metabolic disorder and another for boys with the muscle-wasting condition Duchenne muscular dystrophy - have become the first to enter a new UK scheme designed to help promising new medicines reach NHS patients faster. The candidates are recipients of 'Innovation Passports' under the new Innovative Licensing and Acces...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Environment Agency investigation ends in successful prosecution * Defendants ignored advice and became uncooperative At Northampton Crown Court on Friday 10 October 2025, Henry Thomas Allen, 73, and his son Lee Allen, 37, both of Station Road, Irthlingborough, both received prison sentences of six months suspended for 18 months. This was on condition that they each undertake 15 Rehabilitation Activity Require...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A national focus on reading at the start of secondary school will drive up standards to ensure every young person can achieve and thrive, as the government announces a mandatory reading test for all children at age 13.  The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will tell a major schools conference today that for millions of young people, reading is "the passport to the rest of their lives," with too many ...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency is pushing water companies to strengthen their efforts to improve the environment by tightening up the way it ranks and tracks their performance. It will look like the number of pollution incidents has increased - however the guidance creates greater transparency in the way water companies record and report pollution incidents. From 2027, the annual Environmental Performance Assessment (EP...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has proposed that an anti-dumping measure on imports of aluminium foil in rolls from China be kept in place. The TRA opened a transition review into the anti-dumping measure on 20 May 2024 to assess whether the measure was still needed to ensure UK producers were able to compete fairly. Aluminium foil in rolls is commonly used for food-related use by caterers, in hotels, resta...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has confirmed its final determination in the transition review of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) imported from India. The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has accepted the TRA's recommendation to maintain existing countervailing measures on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from India for five more years, until 2029. The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has ...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The court heard that Abiola Adenmosun, from Chatham, Kent, approached the teenager when he was 22 and despite learning she was 14 years old, began a relationship with her. Between 2012 and 2013, Adenmosun gave the teenager drugs, alcohol and sexually abused her several times, typically in his car. During this period, Adenmosun damaged the teenager's phone and assaulted the victim's sister. In a victim impact s...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Repairs that restore flood protection to 316 homes and businesses in Didsbury and the surrounding communities has been completed. This announcement comes during Flood Action Week - the Environment Agency's annualcampaign encouraging people to preparefor flooding by taking proactive steps such as knowing their flood risk, preparing a flood plan, and signing up for flood warnings. The repair works follow the floo...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency is set to deliver a major capital maintenance project on the northern (left) bank of the Dutch River, part of the River Don, near Goole. The construction of the scheme coincides with this year's Flood Action week, which aims to increase people's understanding of their flood risk and know what actions they would take in the event of a flood. Construction on the project began in early Octob...
LONDON, Oct. 15 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Ambassador Juliana Correa and the President of the CCIC, Karim Qubain, discussed opportunities for expanding bilateral trade, improving competitiveness, and fostering investment between the United Kingdom and Honduras. The British Ambassador highlighted the strong performance of Honduran exports-particularly seafood, coffee, and agricultural products-and expressed interest in expanding British exports of pharmac...