LONDON, Oct. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has hosted its 'Enhancing Safeguarding in Wales - Developing and maintaining a collaborative approach' conference in Cardiff. Presenting networking opportunities for invited safeguarding professionals, the conference has sought to develop and strengthen strategic alliances across the safeguarding landscape in Wales to advance shared safeguarding objectives. A recurring t...
LONDON, Oct. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * People with mental health issues to benefit from groundbreaking research, backed by £50 million in government funding, that could deliver more effective treatments * Poor mental health affects 1 in 4 people in England, and its impact costs the UK economy £300 billion a year * The Mental Health Goals programme will attract industry partnerships and commercial clinical trials to the UK, supporting our &...
LONDON, Oct. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The British Embassy Tokyo is looking for in-kind sponsorship to help deliver a Cyber Event. The Cyber Event will be held on 27 October. Any company wishing to register an expression of interest for sponsorship should make contact with the Embassy as below by 17:00 JST on Thursday 16 October 2025. In-kind sponsorship:chris.capper@fcdo.gov.uk Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
LONDON, Oct. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today confirmed that the legal tests have been met to designate Google with strategic market status (SMS) in general search and search advertising services. The UK's new digital markets competition regime came into force on 1 January 2025, allowing the CMA to take targeted and proportionate action to improve competition in digital markets, helping to drive innovati...
LONDON, Oct. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Hundreds of air defence missiles delivered five months early, with production creating UK jobs. * Follows Ukraine's largest drone producer investing £200m to build drones in Britain, creating 500 jobs. * Comes as the UK leadstrade delegation to Kyiv to increase military support for Ukraine. The missiles, manufactured in Belfast are used to defend Ukraine's airspace and have been delivered five months ahea...
LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Mr. President. The UK unequivocally condemns all forms of racism, racial discrimination, and xenophobia, and remains steadfast in its commitment to tackling these injustices. Regarding resolution L28. Rev 1, whilst we appreciate the efforts of the resolution's sponsors, the UK wishes to place on record that, had it been a member of the Human Rights Council, it would not have been able to support the resolution. ...
LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Major changes planned to boost support for communities across the country and tackle health inequalities * Communities - including more deprived and coastal areas - expected to benefit from a fairer distribution of GP funding * Comes as online GP appointment booking requests are now available in move to end the 8am scramble Communities across the country- including those in more deprived areas and coastal towns...
LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * 64 Indian companies will invest over £1 billion into the UK, creating 6,800 jobs in every region * Deals signed and sealed during the Prime Minister's trade mission to India, where he has promised to open doors for Welsh business and drive growth at home - delivering on the Plan for Change * Investments are another vote of confidence in the Welsh economy and cement its reputation as one of the best places i...
LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Haralambos Ioannou fraudulently applied for two separate Bounce Back Loans worth a total of £100,000 for Opti-Bond (GB) Ltd * He spent large amounts of one loan on gambling, crypto investments, cash withdrawals and payments to his then wife  * The 49-year-old received a suspended sentence of 22-months in custody with 150 hours of unpaid work to be completed The boss of a glazing firm who frau...
LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has today 9 October 2025 published the outcome of its quality assessment into the landing data for under-10m vessels from Catch Recording for 2024. This fulfils a commitment made last year when MMO voluntarily suspended its accredited official statistics designation of the Sea Fisheries Statistics publications. Catch Recording is a service for skippers of U10m fishin...