LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The scheme consists of a generating station with an anticipated capacity in excess of 50MW, comprising ground mounted solar arrays, with associated development comprising energy storage, grid connection infrastructure and other associated development for the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the solar farm. The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by ...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The legislation will implement reforms to build a fair, proportionate and transparent system to those seeking answers, repealing the previous legacy arrangements. * New measures will end the former Government's immunity plan which would have offered immunity to terrorists * Veterans who served in Northern Ireland will benefit from 6 protections and safeguards which were not in place in the previous flawed Act. ...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A network that operates illegal scam centres, which trick victims across the world out of substantial sums of money and torture their trafficked workers, is today (14 October) sanctioned by the UK and US governments. Across Southeast Asia, scam centres are using sophisticated schemes, including scams in which people are lured into fake romantic relationships, to defraud victims on an industrial scale, including ...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The government has pledged to halve knife crime over the next decade, as part of the Plan for Change. The new figures show a 10% reduction in offences under this government across the 7 police forces most impacted by knife crime, with areas like West Midlands seeing a 30% drop, following targeted policing efforts. Interventions include the use of hotspot policing, acting on better intelligence on offenders, in...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Deprived communities across the country will benefit from new flood defences, under sweeping reforms unveiled by the government today (Tuesday 14 October), safeguarding England's renewal by better protecting homes and businesses from flooding. The last time rules on allocating flood defence funding were updated was in 2011. Since then, the system has failed to support more innovative solutions, like natural floo...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Taylor Review author Matthew Taylor appointed as first Fair Work Agency chair to support the government's mission to kickstart economic growth. * New agency to transform labour market enforcement, protecting workers from bad employers who flout minimum wage and other labour laws, levelling the playing field for businesses that pay fairly. * Better enforcement will put more money in the pockets of working people...
LONDON, Oct. 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Environment Agency investigation ends in successful prosecution * Waste dumped at four sites around Nottinghamshire * Case heard at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Wednesday 8 October 2025 At Wolverhampton Crown Court on Wednesday 8 October 2025, Thomas Reilly, 74, of Mill Acre Close, Ilkeston, Derby, was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to 4 offences. These offences were for operating sites without th...
LONDON, Oct. 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Millions across the country are being urged toget flood ready- such as bysigning up for flood warningsor preparing a flood plan - today (Monday 13 October) by the Environment Agency to mark the start of Flood Action Week. After several named storms last winter and Storm Amy earlier this month, communities are warned not to be complacent about the risk of flooding, despite this summer's dry weather. Flooding can...
LONDON, Oct. 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New measures to slash delays and get Britain building faster through landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill * New powers for Secretary of State could stop councils rejecting planning permissions, tackle blockers in the courts, alongside plans to accelerate reservoirs, windfarms and large housing schemes * Turbocharging the Plan for Change to create high-paying jobs, put money back into people's pockets, and ...
LONDON, Oct. 13 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: MI5's National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) has today published new guidance to help protect the UK's democratic institutions from foreign interference and espionage threats. The guidance outlines how state backed actors and their proxies attempt to manipulate, discredit or secretly gather information on political figures at all levels. This is done often through subtle and deceptive means that blur the ...