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
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
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
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
What happened? In 2023, a tenant referred a dispute with Star to the PCA for arbitration. As part of this dispute, the tenant alleged that Star had breached regulation 46 of the Pubs Code, relating to premises insurance. The PCA appointed an alternative arbitrator to decide the dispute. During the arbitration, Star did not tell … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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