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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Liberia: Ameer Kotecha – uk.gov

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Liberia:  Ameer Kotecha
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Mr Ameer Kotecha has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia in succession to Mr Neil Bradley who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.  Mr Kotecha will take up his appointment during April 2025. Curriculum vitae          Full name: Ameer Kotecha Year Role 2023 to present  Ekaterinburg, HM Consul General 2022 … Read more

Construction boss jailed after fraudulently obtaining two maximum-value Covid loans – uk.gov

Construction boss jailed after fraudulently obtaining two maximum-value Covid loans
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Arti Deda overstated the turnover of his Knight Workers Limited company to secure two Bounce Back Loans when companies were only entitled to one  Money from the loans was transferred to associates and third parties, not to benefit his business  Deda was jailed for two-and-a-half years and banned as a company director for 10 years  … Read more

Guilty pleas secured from illegal waste site owners – uk.gov

Guilty pleas secured from illegal waste site owners
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Waste at the Skeffington Road site. At Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on 29 January, Jamil Hanif, 49 years old of Garstang Road, Preston, pleaded guilty to operating a regulated waste facility without the necessary environmental permit between 1 November 2021 and 6 December 2023. Richard Allen, 39 years old of Pope Lane, Preston, also pleaded guilty … Read more

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo – uk.gov

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, strongly condemn the Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in particular, the capture of Minova, Saké and Goma. We urge M23 … Read more

Teeside Airport Boosted with £173m Government Defence Investment – uk.gov

Teeside Airport Boosted with £173m Government Defence Investment
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A £173 million Ministry of Defence training contract with British business Draken will boost Teesside International Airport and support jobs across Teesside, Bournemouth and the Midlands – delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change. In addition to strengthening our national security, the deal will maintain vital infrastructure in the North East and support more than … Read more

UK Government in Scotland marks Holocaust Memorial Day – uk.gov

UK Government in Scotland marks Holocaust Memorial Day
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Minister McNeill was shown around the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre, located within Garnethill Synagogue, by manager Kerry Patterson and Lionel Most, chair of the centre. This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is the 80th anniversary since the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Events are taking place across Scotland, the UK and … Read more

Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on Fiji – uk.gov

Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on Fiji
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Thank you Mr Vice President. We warmly welcome the delegation, and congratulate Fiji on their progress since their last review. We commend Fiji’s repeal of the Media Industry Development Act and the resulting improvements this has made to independent journalism, and we encourage Fiji to continue fostering a pluralistic civic space which protects the rights … Read more

Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on El Salvador – uk.gov

Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on Fiji
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Thank you, Mr Vice-President,  We welcome progress made in El Salvador since its 2019 review, including improving access to education for low-income families, and investments in public healthcare systems.  The launch of programmes aimed at empowering women and reducing gender inequality, including educational initiatives and support services for survivors of gender-based violence, are an important … Read more

Archaic tech sees public sector miss £45 billion annual savings – uk.gov

Archaic tech sees public sector miss £45 billion annual savings
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Public sector workers are being held back by archaic technology – crippling productivity and slashing public satisfaction in services, according to a new report set to be published on Tuesday.  Inheritance from previous government shows an overreliance on contractors sending costs rocketing and how outages and cyber-attacks are putting NHS and public services in jeopardy. … Read more