National Grid backs PM’s education reforms with new £5 million jobs programme to help 5,000 young people into work
National Grid backs PM’s education reforms with new £5 million jobs programme to help 5,000 young people into work ….. Source link
Over £7 million to fuel zero-emission flight across the UK
Over £7 million to fuel zero-emission flight across the UK ….. Source link
Southern Water fined £7.1 million for sewage pollution
Southern Water has been fined £7.1m after repeated illegal sewage pollution incidents forced the closure of beaches, harmed coastal communities. Serious failures were exposed in the company’s management of wastewater. Sentencing Southern Water at Canterbury crown court today, Mr Justice Johnson KC heard how preventable equipment failures and poor operational oversight led to repeated discharges […]
Insolvency Service returns £42.7 million to the economy and strengthens action against financial wrongdoing
The Insolvency Service is returning millions to creditors and the economy. Enforcement action resulted in another year of significant director disqualifications and criminal prosecutions. The agency supported thousands of people in financial difficulty via the Redundancy Payments Service and Debt Relief Orders. The Insolvency Service returned £42.7 million to creditors and the wider economy in 2025-26 while increasing enforcement action against rogue directors and supporting thousands of people facing financial hardship, according to its […]
Pioneering projects to transform obesity care, backed by £85 million from government and industry
A dozen cutting-edge projects will see thousands of patients across the UK benefitting from new approaches to tackling obesity. £85 million grant funding from government and pharmaceutical company Lilly for new approaches such as using AI tools to improve patient care. Round-the-clock virtual advice and AI-assisted triage among plans to bring care to underserved communities. Patients in regions across the UK will be given new and easier ways to access obesity care through 12 […]
£50 million investment to help protect Somerset’s farms and homes from flooding
A new £50 million government investment will help Somerset’s homes, farms and businesses better withstand the growing threat of flooding, the Government has announced today (Tuesday 9 June 2026). Earlier this year, the county experienced its second wettest January on record, with more than double the average rainfall. As flooding continued into February, Somerset Council […]