Serious Fraud Office property raids fall to zero February 21, 2022 The Serious Fraud Office did not undertake a single property raid last year, according to its response to an FOI request.
No 10 liaises with Australia’s Macquarie Group over £10bn investment February 6, 2022 No 10 is in talks with Australian financial services group Macquarie over a possible £10bn investment in the UK’s infrastructure – the largest investment ever made by a foreign company. Downing Street officials have been negotiating with the bank’s management for the past few weeks, Sky News has learnt, to divide the £10bn between existing [...]
Ministry of Justice to move 2,000 jobs out of London by 2030 February 2, 2022 The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is set to move 2,000 jobs out of London by 2030, by setting up seven new regional offices. The plan to open seven new offices in Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, South Tyneside, Cardiff, Ipswich and Brighton, comes as part of government plans to “level up” the country and tackle regional inequality. [...]
UK reaches new agreement with CO2 industry to ensure continued supplies February 1, 2022 The carbon dioxide industry has reached an agreement to ensure UK businesses have continued access to sustainable supplies.
Companies House to close two ageing online portals in push to make web services more accessible January 25, 2022 Companies House has confirmed that it will close two of its online web portals, with a view to focusing on its main web service. In a statement, Companies House said it would be closing its Companies House Direct (CHD) and WebCHeck services, as it urged users to use its Find and update company information service [...]
UK backs Kenya railway hub as part of $1bn investment plan January 18, 2022 The UK is backing the development of a railway hub in Kenya’s capital Nairobi as part of a five-year investment plan worth $1bn. Under the partnership, Epsom-based engineering firm Atkin Global will design an eight-platform central rail station and public space, alongside 425 acres of commercial and residential developments, Reuters reported. In its initial phase, [...]
Apocalypse Never: World’s leading powers announce pledge to avoid nuclear war January 4, 2022 China, France, Russia, US and the UK have agreed a "nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."
Drivers unaware of Highway Code changes, data reveals December 31, 2021 The majority of UK drivers are still unaware of the changes made to the Highway Code which – if approved by Parliament – will come into effect on 29 January. According to a poll carried out by the AA before Christmas, two thirds of its 13,000 members didn’t know changes were under way. British charity [...]
Michael Gove urged to explain why £330,000 was spent on fixing driveway of Tory peer Lord Gage December 30, 2021 Michael Gove is urged to explain accusations his department approved £330,000 to fund pothole repairs on the driveway of a former Tory peer. The public money was spent fixing a track leading to Charleston Farmhouse, an independently-run museum and art gallery within the grounds of a country estate owned by the 87-year-old aristocrat Lord Gage, [...]
2021’s lighter political moments: From Michael Gove’s dance moves and Britain’s chief mouser to the hunt for Irn-Bru December 26, 2021 From the rags-to-riches tale of Britain’s chief mouser to a hunt for Irn-Bru at COP26, even in the midst of a global pandemic there have been some lighter moments in politics during this long and challenging year. ‘Church warden overslept’ On May 6, local elections were held across England, Scotland and Wales but some voters [...]