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Government accused of 'bending the knee' to rogue private parking firms after we revealed 14.4m charges were issued to drivers last year
This Is Money
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July 11, 2025
A week after This is Money exclusively revealed that private parking companies had issued a record 14.4million tickets to motorists in Britain last year, the Government has finally responded with the promise of a long-awaited crackdown on the...
Government skills initiative a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity, says EBSSA
H&V News
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July 11, 2025
Members of the Engineering and Building Services Skills Authority say they welcome the Government's plan to recruit 100,000 construction workers a year The new Construction Skills Mission Board (CSMB) will bring the collaboration the sector needs...
Government code aims to stop unfair parking charges
BBC
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Caroline LowbridgeBBC News, East Midlands ShareSave Rosey Hudson was asked to pay £1,906 after taking too long to pay at this car park in Derby The government has launched a consultation on a new code to stop people being "unfairly penalised" by...
Government ‘shortcomings’ in water body spending saga, minister admits
Northern Scot
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July 11, 2025
The Climate Action Secretary responded to the report on Friday (Andrew Milligan/PA)There were “shortcomings” in the Scottish Government’s handling of spending at a water body. The former boss of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (Wics)...
Government breaks silence on Chinese engineers leaving iPhone maker Foxconn’s plant: ‘Apple has alternatives and they should be…’
The Times of India
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The government has shared its response on Chinese engineers reportedly leaving the biggest iPhone supplier, Foxconn’s plant in India. According to a report by the news agency PTI, the government has stated that it's monitoring production targets...
Government’s current infrastructure pipeline ‘not credible’, report says
Construction News
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July 11, 2025
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over the government’s infrastructure plans in its latest report. It has made six recommendations to the Treasury after labelling the current infrastructure pipeline as “not credible” and it...
Government may need to rescue second UK steel company - report
Proactive UK
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July 11, 2025
A second UK steel company could be rescued by the government, with Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds leaving the door open to taking full control of Speciality Steel UK if its parent company, Liberty Steel collapses. The story was first...
Government opens up more investment in diverse and female-led businesses
Recruiter
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Diverse or underrepresented investors and fund managers will benefit from £500m of government backing to help high potential new entrants develop the track record they need to become the investors of the future, it was revealed today [11 July...
Government shuts substandard health facilities
Switch TV
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July 11, 2025
Duale Targets Substandard Hospitals, Pushes for Accountability in Health Sector The Kenyan government has launched a crackdown on both public and private health facilities found violating operational standards or exploiting national health...
Government passes landmark legislat...
SKNVibes
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BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts, July 10, 2025 (SKNIS) – In a major step toward strengthening social equity, the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis today, (Thursday, July 10), passed a key amendment to the Housing and Social Development Levy Act. This...
Government Abandons $1.1 Billion Bumbuna Phase 2 Project Over Unsustainable Costs
Sierraloaded
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July 11, 2025
Doctor Kandeh Yumkella, the energy lead sector has disclosed that Sierra Leone’s Government has pulled out of the Bumbuna Phase 2 project due to it’s projected cost of $1.1 billion, a figure which is considered unsustainable considering current...
Government faces criticism as emergency remains in 34 municipalities after windstorm
Radio Slovakia International
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An emergency remains in effect in 34 municipalities following the recent windstorm. "Everyone knows what to do," said Michal Kaliňák, State Secretary of the Interior Ministry, who believes that the aid system has now stabilized. "The government is...
Government commits to ban lead in shotgun cartridges
Farmers Weekly
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July 11, 2025
Shotgun cartridges containing lead shot will be banned for game shooting, following an industry wide consultation. A three-year transition period will begin next summer, with it becoming an offence to use shotgun cartridges containing lead shot...
Government proposes bigger benefit for first child, splitting payments between parents
Yle Uutiset
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July 11, 2025
Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen noted that the financial burden on families is greatest when they have their first child. Open image viewer File photo of Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen. Image: Markku Pitkänen /...
Government to explore changes to planning requirements for power lines on wood poles, solar roadmap says
Planning Resource
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July 11, 2025
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) will explore changes to planning requirements for power lines on wood poles and floating solar panels, its new ‘solar roadmap’ has revealed. by Natasha Norris
Government scrap plans to upgrade ‘worst A-road in the country’
The London Economic
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July 11, 2025
UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has scrapped a £1 billion commitment to upgrade what has been described as “the worst A-road in the country.” The 16-mile stretch of the A12 between Chelmsford and Colchester is notorious among drivers,...
Government wrongly killed Peanut the squirrel, lawsuit says
USA Today - Virginia
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Mark Longo fondly remembers waking up in his south-central New York home to the pitter-patter of little feet. They didn't belong to a cat or dog, but to a squirrel named Peanut who stole the hearts of the Longo family and many others around the...
Government disburses K90 million to boost Lusaka farming under credit facility
Lusaka Times
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July 11, 2025
Government disburses K90 million to boost Lusaka farming under credit facility Over K90 million has been disbursed to small-scale and emerging farmers across Lusaka Province as part of the government’s Agricultural Credit Facility — a move aimed...
Government must learn the right lessons from PFI
City A.M.
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July 11, 2025
Friday 11 July 2025 10:33 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Private hospital admissions hit a record 238,000 in the first quarter of 2024 A new Public...
Denmark turns away from EUC cultural diplomacy tradition
Diplomatic Courier
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nder the Radar is a weekly special series bringing you compelling, under–the–radar stories from around the world, one region at a time. This week in Europe, Denmark ends a tradition associated with the presidency of the Council of the European...