LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Three connected companies have been shut down after providing company secretary and registration services to more than 11,000 UK businesses for overseas clients, predominantly from China * The companies operated an unregulated business model, failing to register as trust and company service providers, not conducting anti-money laundering checks, and creating a false impression that their clients had a genuine UK...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Software available to help spread tax admin throughout the year, with thousands already testing the system successfully. * Rollout forms part of the Government's plan to transform the UK's tax system to support economic growth. Sole traders and landlords earning more than £50,000 from self-employment and property are being urged to act now with two months left to prepare for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for In...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK imposes immediate sanctions on 6 key figures fuelling Sudan's war * Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper calls for ceasefire and unhindered access for aid agencies afterwitnessingthe humanitarian crisis first-hand at the Sudan-Chad border * sanctions support the UK's wider push to "dismantle Sudan's war machine",ramping up international pressure ahead of the UK's UN Security Council presidency Effectiveimmedia...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Walkers can now explore 35 miles of Chichester Harbour's wildlife-rich coastlineasNatural England has officially opened a new stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path. The stretch runs from South Hayling in Hampshire to East Head in West Sussex, passing through saltmarshes, mudflats and coastal villages including Emsworth, Bosham and WestItchenor. Combined with neighbouring sections, there are now over...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency has blocked access to land in Yorkshire to prevent the illegal dumping of waste. A court order is now in place prohibiting anyone from importing waste into the site at Pyethornes Farm in Wigglesworth, Skipton. The Restriction Order was obtained at North Yorkshire Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 4 February and will last six months. Access to the premises is also prohibited, subject to cert...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: ACornwall-based liquid waste collection business has beenordered to repay£600,000afterbeingprosecuted by the Environment Agency. Roger and Angela Smith, trading as R & A Cleansing, based atAshwell Farm,Coads Green, Callington, Cornwall pleadedguiltyto the offences atTruro Crown Courton30 January2026. Both defendants were sentenced to 10 months prison suspended for 2 years concurrent on each charge. Under t...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Neil Aldridge was first banned as a company director in 2019 for three-and-a-half years afterhis landscaping firm failed to pay more than £80,000 in tax * Aldridge disregarded the disqualification and continued to run a phoenix company which accumulated hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax debts * He has now been disqualified from running companies until February 2038 An Oxfordshire landscaping boss who ...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland For Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths Whereas, critical minerals are essential for the production of advanced technologies; Whereas, the Government of the United States of America (the "United States" ...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency have issued a Restriction Order on an illegal waste site at Power Station Road on the Isle of Sheppey. This allows the Environment Agency to prevent anyone entering the site without express permission. The Environment Agency has now locked the site's access gate, placed concrete blocks to prevent access and a warning notice at the entrance. Anyone entering the land without reasonable excuse...
LONDON, Feb. 4 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thousands more people will be given the power to transform their communities as the government expands its pledge to restore pride in their local neighbourhood. Local people in 40 new areas across England will be able to decide where up to £20 million is invested in their neighbourhood - whetherthat'sbreathing new life into high streets, saving much-loved community spaces, or bringing people together through...