The Mayor of London has today announced that Val Shawcross CBE will be retiring as London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport. Val will be stepping back from full-time public life after 18 years at the GLA. Sadiq Khan paid tribute to Val for her exceptional service to
Organisations are invited to run the first ever National Centre of Computing Science Education, the School Standards Minister Nick Gibb announced today. The national centre, along with 40 leading schools across the country, will help improve teaching of the computing curriculum and is supported by
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) worked alongside Tower Hamlets Council in yesterday’s Mayoral and the Government Local Elections. This built on the lessons learnt from previous elections and feedback from different sections of the community and key stakeholders. Their plan, reviewed by both her Majesty’s
Assistant Commissioner Patricia Gallan has announced her intention to retire from the Police Service in August, following nearly thirty one years’ service. Patricia Gallan joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1987 as a graduate entrant. She has spent the last thirteen years’ service as a
THE WINDRUSH – DEPORTATION RALLY By Jamaican-born, WINSTON McKENZIE (Leader – UNITY IN ACTION) In one of the most unforeseen unjustifiable instances ever witnessed in this country, the “Windrush generation”, the product of selfless brave men and women, who came to the aid of this
Russia will become home to one of the biggest in the world legal mining operations, located in Siberia. Two Russian businessmen Ilya Bruman (London Metropolitan University, MBA Finance) and Alexey Paikin (Lomonosov MSU Business School, MA, Management) are building in the Irkutsk region the largest
The Lord Mayor of London, global ambassador for the UK’s financial and professional services industry, is visiting Chile at the head of a business delegation this week with the aim of strengthening trade links with the City of London. Charles Bowman, the Lord Mayor, will
More than 11,600 military personnel from 17 nations will take part in Exercise Joint Warrior for two weeks this spring in one of the largest exercises of its kind in Europe, operating out of Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde, Scotland. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson
The Duke of Cambridge, the Foreign Secretary and leaders of African Commonwealth countries met on Friday 20 April for high level talks on tackling the illegal wildlife trade in advance of the next international conference in London later this year. Ambitious proposals to tackle the
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, at the request of the British Government, will visit France from 7 – 9 May 2018 and will highlight the UK’s strong bilateral ties with both countries. In France, Their Royal Highnesses will emphasise the UK and