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€10 billion investment gap in artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies is holding back the EU, says report

Today, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Commission published a new study on the state of play in artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies in the European Union...

Tuesday, 1 June 2021 10:13

Government agrees conditions-based £1.08bn funding deal with Transport for London

The Government has today (Tuesday 1st June) agreed a third extraordinary funding and financing package for Transport for London (TfL) worth around £1.08bn...

Tuesday, 1 June 2021 10:12

Guidance published on using the UKCA marking

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published guidance for businesses and organisations to help them find out...

Tuesday, 1 June 2021 09:42

Government response to the Regulatory Horizons Council's report on fusion energy

The Business Secretary and the Science Minister have responded to the Regulatory Horizons Council's report on the regulation of fusion energy...

Tuesday, 1 June 2021 09:27

UK charity Global Action Plan launches international campaign “Freedom to breathe” to empower children to call for their right to clean air

Despite predictions by?UNICEF?that by 2050 air pollution will become the leading cause of child mortality,?clean air is currently not among children’s rights defined by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and is not formally recognised worldwide...

Tuesday, 1 June 2021 00:01

Microbusiness customers to get better energy deals

Ofgem, the energy regulator, has set out final proposals to help millions of microbusiness customers get a better energy dea...

Tuesday, 1 June 2021 00:01

UK Music highlights need for more black and ethnically diverse employees in top music jobs

UK Music has released new data about the ethnic backgrounds of those working in the UK music industry - breaking down people’s ethnicity into groups of Black, Asian and Mixed for the first time...

Tuesday, 1 June 2021 00:01

Cash boost for apprenticeships launched

From today employers of all sizes in England can now apply for extra funding to help them take on new apprentices, in the latest drive to revolutionise the skills and training offer...

Tuesday, 1 June 2021 00:01

NHS Treats First Patient With The ‘World’s Most Expensive Drug’

A five-month old baby has become the first patient to receive a potentially life-saving drug on the NHS that can prevent paralysis...

Tuesday, 1 June 2021 00:01

Victims of modern slavery missing out on vital support and left facing homelessness, new Crisis research reveals

Current government support for people experiencing modern slavery is leaving many victims without a safe home, facing life on the streets with no way out...

Monday, 31 May 2021 22:56