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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said that he has put Metropolitan Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick “on notice” after instances of "disgraceful" conduct were uncovered within the force.

Independent UK-based engineering, consultancy and R&D company, ETD Consulting, is to host an online conference over October 11-13, 2022.

Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove has revealed the government’s plans to improve public services across the country and close the gap between the wealthy and so-called left-behind areas of the nation.

Glass and fenestration specialist awarding body, GQA Qualifications, has this week extended its membership of the Glass & Glazing Federation [GGF].

The Metropolitan Police force has said that it will not disclose the names of individuals issued with fixed-penalty notices after it has concluded its investigation into lockdown gatherings in Downing Street and Whitehall.

Prime minister Boris Johnson will travel to Ukraine on Wednesday to hold talks with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Flood prevention product supplier M3 Floodtec is a firm with extensive experience in providing innovative flood resilience solutions to commercial, industrial and domestic premises. One of its most recent completed commercial projects was carried out at London’s five-star Corinthia Hotel.

Prime minister Boris Johnson has said this week that his plans for a “Brexit Freedoms Bill” will help overhaul EU-era regulations that are still active in the UK and entice foreign investment.

The initial findings from senior civil servant Sue Gray’s report into Downing Street parties taking place while coronavirus restrictions were in place have been released.

Sir Philip Barton, the Foreign Office’s most senior civil servant, has apologised for “inadvertently” misleading a parliamentary committee as it investigated UK policy around the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The government could weigh up closing a work from home tax loophole after HMRC alerted the chancellor that it had seen the Treasury lose out on almost £500 million during the pandemic, The Telegraph reports.

Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said this week that the government will not go back on plans to increase National Insurance amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders [SMMT] show that car production in the UK fell by 6.7 per cent in 2021, with 859,575 units produced.

US president Joe Biden has said that there is a “distinct possibility” that Russia will invade Ukraine in February, during a telephone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.