Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

Panasonic customers will be able to enjoy Freeview Play as soon as it becomes available in October 2015

Bracknell, UK, 4-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, Panasonic has announced that its customers will be able to enjoy Freeview Play as soon as it becomes available in October 2015. For the first time, catch-up services including BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, All 4, … Read the full press release

BT and Rajant sign global framework agreement that will take BT’s global network coverage deeper into the industrial operations of customers

BT to Offer Rajant’s Wireless Mesh Networking Solutions to Customers Worldwide LONDON, 3-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications services and solutions, serving customers in more than 170 countries, and Rajant, pioneer of innovative kinetic mesh … Read the full press release

CBI President Paul Drechsler in Glasgow to highlight the importance of the UK staying in a reformed EU to Scottish growth

Being in a reformed EU is critical to trade and investment. GLASGOW, 3-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Scotland should build on its already considerable success in exporting globally and attracting investment to its shores to grow, Paul Drechsler, CBI President, will say in … Read the full press release

Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA): New evidence that Japan Government continues to recklessly expose its citizens to heavily polluted whale and dolphin products

New analysis of toxic whale & dolphin meat shows Japan still gambling with human health LONDON, 2-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As Japan’s annual coastal whale and dolphin hunting season began today with the aim of killing more than 15,000 marine mammals, the … Read the full press release

Savills Investment Management completed the acquisition of SEB Asset Management AG; EUR 15 billion of assets under management in the combined business

Acquisition creates a leading European and Asian real estate investment manager One business under the Savills Investment Management brand Set to launch new funds LONDON, 2-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Savills Investment Management (‘Savills IM’), the international real estate investment manager, … Read the full press release

UK Chancellor Osborne announced £500m of funding for the Royal Navy’s flagship submarine base HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane

LONDON, 31-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Chancellor George Osborne today (Monday 31 August) announced over £500 million of funding for the Royal Navy’s flagship submarine base, HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane, securing 6700 jobs and creating thousands more. The work, … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca to present scientific abstracts from its cardiovascular and metabolic disease portfolio at European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2015 in London

LONDON, 31-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Over 20 scientific abstracts from AstraZeneca’s cardiovascular and metabolic disease portfolio will be presented at this year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2015 in London, including five oral presentations. Data being presented will focus … Read the full press release

National Grid volunteers went back to school to give disused facilities a new lease of life

• National Grid volunteers restore disused area at High Halstow Primary School • Activities included painting, planting and removing and repairing fences • Event was latest in a long line of National Grid Community Action Days in the Medway area … Read the full press release

An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Australian study finds Chlamydia screening for all pregnant women aged between 16 and 25 is cost-effective

LONDON, 28-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Chlamydia screening for all pregnant women aged between 16 and 25 is cost-effective, finds an Australian study published today (26 August) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG). Chlamydia is one of … Read the full press release

WPP: J. Walter Thompson Australia acquired majority stake in Sydney based digital agency Webling Interactive

LONDON, 27-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP announces that J. Walter Thompson Australia has acquired a majority stake in Webling Interactive (“Webling”), an award-winning independent digital agency based in Sydney. Webling offers an end-to-end service covering strategy, ideation, design and development … Read the full press release

Transport for London (TfL) encourages Londoners to consider swapping their regular commute and cycle to work on National Cycle to Work Day, 3 September

LONDON, 27-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Transport for London (TfL) is encouraging Londoners to consider swapping their regular commute for a journey on two wheels and cycle to work on Thursday 3 September. To celebrate National Cycle to Work Day, TfL … Read the full press release

WPP reports billings up 5.0% and revenue up 6.8% in its Interim Results 2015

LONDON, 26-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP reports billings up 5.0% and revenue up 6.8% in its Interim Results 2015 Reported billings up 5.0% at £23.156 billion, up 5.0% in constant currency Reported revenue up 6.8% at £5.839 billion in sterling, … Read the full press release

Accredited Symptomatic Asthma CME Launched on epgonline.org

Not for audiences in the US and Canada LONDON, 26-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — This week, epgonline.org, the website for healthcare professionals, welcomes the launch of a free symptomatic asthma Continuing Medical Education (CME) activity, available at epgonline.org/symptomatic-asthma/cme/. Accredited by the … Read the full press release

Halifax research: cost of buying a home for first-time buyers is £670 a year lower than renting

The cost of buying a home for first-time buyers is £670 a year lower than renting, according to new research by Halifax. EDINBURGH, 25-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The average monthly costs associated with buying1 a three bedroom house in the UK for … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank launches £500M fund to help UK farmers facing potential delay to crucial financial support from EU

Fund established to help farmers concerned about a potential delay to crucial 2015 EU payments, normally received in December each year Support will be offered to the Group’s farming customers in the event of Basic Payment Scheme payments being paid … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Spending Power Report shows a fall in sentiment towards people’s current financial situations in July

Attitudes towards the current financial situation fall as perceptions about people’s personal financial situation and Britain’s employment situation both drop However, July saw falls in year on year essential spending, with a continuing decline in water bills Ahead of the … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow: new research suggests heavy smokers are more likely to develop pot bellies

GLASGOW, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Fear of weight gain is one reason smokers give for not kicking the habit, but new research suggests heavy smokers are more likely to develop pot bellies. Scientists at the University of Glasgow found that … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow, The Pirbright Institute: repeated emergence of the Bluetongue virus amongst European livestock in recent decades shaped by its ability to re-assort its genes

GLASGOW, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The repeated emergence of the Bluetongue virus (BTV) amongst European livestock in recent decades has been shaped by its ability to re-assort its genes, a study has found. The virus infects ruminant animals such as … Read the full press release

Loughborough MSc student Aditi Chauhan sign for East London side West Ham United Ladies

Loughborough MSc student Aditi Chauhan has this week added to India’s sporting history by signing for East London side West Ham United Ladies. The significance of this sees the Indian goalkeeper, coming from a country that doesn’t have a domestic … Read the full press release

Uralkali comments on media reports for possible de-listing of its GDRs representing its common shares on the London Stock Exchange

Berezniki, Russia, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Uralkali (LSE: URKA; the Company), one of the world’s largest potash producers, noting media reports that it is considering a buyback of its securities, which may lead to de-listing of its global depositary receipts (“GDRs”) representing its common shares on the London … Read the full press release