LONDON, July 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Simon Lewis Simon has been appointed as Chair of UK Anti-Doping and his term will commence on 4 August 2025. His background is primarily in the Legal Sector where he has practised as a barrister, in various relevant areas of law, and where he now sits as a fee-paid judge. Simon has served in a number of non-executive board-level roles: within workplace relations (at Acas); professional regulation (at Social Wor...
LONDON, July 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the landmark UK-India Technology Security Initiative (TSI), the UK and India reaffirmed their shared commitment to harness frontier technologies to drive economic growth and strengthen national security. Both parties welcomed the Initiative's achievements to date and underscored the transformative potential of the TSI to deliver cutting-edge innovations and generate...
LONDON, July 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Gary Crowe brings extensive experience across the financial services, education and healthcare sectors, with expertise in digital transformation, risk and strategy. He was recently Professor of Innovation Leadership at Keele University Management School and is an experienced non-executive director (NED). Gary has chaired a range of committees including Finance, Audit, Risk, Investments, and People & Nominations....
LONDON, July 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (24 July 2025) approved the medicine mirvetuximab soravtansine (Elahere) to treat adults with ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and primary peritoneal cancer. It is used in patients whose cancer cells have a protein on the surface known as folate receptor-alpha (FRα), and who have previously not responded to or are no longer respo...
LONDON, July 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: UK holidaymakers heading to Europe this summer are being urged to help protect British farmers from Foot and Mouth disease by not bringing back meat and dairy products Europe has seen a wave of cases impacting Hungary, Austria and Germany, and the UK Chief Vet is today (July 24th) urging the British public to comply with the rules, so we avoid a devastating outbreak like the one that was experienced in 2001. Fo...
LONDON, July 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UKGI's corporate governance and corporate finance advice and support has been significantly expanded since his appointment, particularly through the setting up of the new Financial Instruments and Transactions Advisory Group. * The recruitment process for his successor will be launched shortly. Charles Donald has announced today (24 July) that he will step down from his role as CEO of UK Government Investments...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Patients will receive faster access to life-saving, personalised treatments made at their hospital, clinic or near their homes instead of waiting weeks for therapies manufactured hundreds of miles away, under new UK legislation that comes into force today (23 July). This world first regulations, introduced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), allows breakthrough personalised medicin...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Thousands of jobs created for Brits through new Indian investment and export wins worth almost £6 billion * New figures show that £4.8bn trade deal will unlock economic growth for each region and nation of the UK - delivering on the government's Plan for Change * UK and India also agree to ramp up joint efforts against organised crime and illegal migration with new framework to tackle trafficking, doc...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, this afternoon. Discussing Russia's illegal war in Ukraine, the leaders agreed to work closely to stop the spread of malign disinformation and illicit finance, and the Prime Minister underscored the need to sanction those who seek to undermine democracy. The Prime Minister updated the President on the progress of the Coalition of the W...
LONDON, July 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The government announced on 21 July 2025 that it will be closing the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) from 13 October 2025 - Written Ministerial Statement of 21 July 2025. ACOBA will be working as usual in the meantime and will provide further updates on the handover to successor bodies in due course. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....