Nearly £50 million unlocked for world-leading UK Biobank following new industry backing
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will provide around £8 million worth of cloud computing storage access to support UK Biobank, the world’s leading biomedical database...
Thursday, 25 July 2024 06:20
LGA: Educational outcomes for SEND pupils have failed to improve over the last decade despite costs of these services trebling and councils facing a financial cliff edge, new independent report reveals
Educational attainment amongst children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has not improved since the introduction of landmark reforms in 2014, despite councils projected to be spending £12bn on these services by 2026, up from £4bn a decade ago...
Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01
IFS: 320,000 people pushed into poverty because of mortgage interest rate rises
Many households remortgaging or taking out new mortgages since 2022 have experienced sharp falls in their disposable income as higher interest rates have pushed up housing costs...
Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01
Nuffield Trust: Improved training essential for safe and effective use of online consultation tools in general practice
Responding to the HSSIB report Workforce and patient safety: digital tools for online consultation in general practice, Nuffield Trust Senior Fellow Dr Rebecca Rosen said...
Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01
Welsh Government: Over £36m to put money back in people’s pockets
Funding will be provided over three years to advice services to help people with their social welfare problems...
Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01
Britain back open for business, Chancellor to tell G20
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will today arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting on her first international visit since taking office...
Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01
New Great British Energy partnership launched to turbocharge energy independence
The Prime Minister and Energy Secretary today announced a new unprecedented partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate...
Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01
‘Crucial that funding is extended’: LGA on IFS report on poverty and living standards
Responding to an Institute for Fiscal Studies report which says 320,000 people have been pushed into poverty due to mortgage interest rate rises, Cllr Pete Marland, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Economy and Resources Board, said...
Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01
Prospect: The swift creation of GB Energy bodes well for hitting our Net Zero goals
Sue Ferns, Senior Deputy General Secretary of leading energy trade union Prospect, responding to the Government's announcement on Great British Energy said...
Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01
International Development Minister begins reset of relationship with Global South on first overseas visit
The UK’s Minister for International Development Annaliese Dodds is in Rio de Janeiro representing the UK at the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting...
Wednesday, 24 July 2024 19:27