LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The 'EMDE Public Markets Coalition' was unveiled at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Seville this July, as part of a Sevilla Platform for Action Initiative on 'Public Markets Mobilisation for Development. This initiative aims to redirect a portion of the $255 trillion flowing through listed equity and bond markets toward crucial development projects in emerging markets and d...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The British Embassy Manila, Philippine Department of Education (DepEd), and Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the Philippines' first government-led Transit Oriented Development (TOD). Supported by the UK Green Cities, Infrastructure, and Energy Programme, the partnership will bring together British and Filipino experts, including Crossrail Internatio...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Video game composer Peter Connelly has been jailed after fraudulently obtaining a second Covid Bounce Back Loan for his company * Connelly, known for his work on Tomb Raider, inflated his company's turnover during the first few months of the pandemic in 2020 * Insolvency Service investigations have also resulted in the 52-year-old being banned as a company director for six years A video game composer and sound...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: HM Land Registry has today (18 July 2025) published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2024-25, highlighting significant achievements in improving service delivery and digital capabilities. The report reveals how the organisation has made substantial progress in building services to meet customer needs while maintaining the security and integrity of property ownership records that underpin approximately £9 ...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The GCA has published GCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 (PDF, 10.3 MB, 82 pages) During the year covered by the report, Code compliance across the sector improved. According to the GCA's 2025 annual survey, suppliers experienced fewer Code issues and the large retailers' average Code compliance also increased. Eight of the retailers improved perceptions of their compliance, including each of the five lowes...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Serious pollution incidents up 60% in 2024 from previous year, new report shows * Three water companies responsible for 81% of serious incidents * Environment Agency now has greater powers and more funding than ever to hold poor performers to account The number of water company pollution incidents across England rose sharply last year, a new report from the Environment Agency has found. The report show...
LONDON, July 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spokesperson said: The UK strongly opposes the announcement by the central planning bureau of Israel's Civil Administration to reintroduce the E1 settlement plan, frozen since 2021. This plan would build over 3000 houses to the east of Jerusalem, dividing a future Palestinian state in two, and marking a flagrant breach of international law. If implemented, ...
LONDON, July 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Libraries, fire stations and care homes in local communities will benefit from cheaper energy bills through Great British Energy community funding as part of Plan for Change * Mayoral authorities to receive a share of £10 million for publicly-owned clean energy projects * Complements Great British Energy's drive to cut bills for around 200 schools and 200 hospitals, which is already seeing savings ...
LONDON, July 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Best-in-class British expertise will speed up delivery of major projects in the country, helping to deliver growth and good jobs as part of our Plan for Change. * Builds further on the first-of-its-kind UK Growth & Investment Partnership launched globally with the nation at the end of 2024. British businesses will have more opportunities to expand, invest and export to South Africa through a flagship partnersh...
LONDON, July 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Downing Street this afternoon following the signing of a new UK-Germany bilateral treaty, the first of its kind. The leaders reflected on the importance of the Treaty in demonstrating the UK and Germany's status as the closest of strategic partners and celebrated the opportunity to deepen ties, tackle shared challenges, and invest in shared strengths tog...