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Digital pathology to improve cancer screening and save lives

Screening for breast, bowel and cervical cancer will be made quicker and more effective under plans to roll out the use of digital images to detect cancer...

Friday, 5 January 2024 12:55

New interim Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman appointed

The Department for Work and Pensions has today appointed Anthony Arter CBE as the Interim Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO)...

Friday, 5 January 2024 10:07

Correction: Footfall falters in damp December - BRC

Total UK footfall decreased by 5.0% in December (YoY), down from -0.7% in November...

Friday, 5 January 2024 00:01

Business and Trade Secretary kicks off 2024 with trip to Turkey to boost trade ties

Ahead of the launch of talks on an upgraded trade deal with Turkey, Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch visits Istanbul to strengthen trade ties and kick off a year of boosting services trade...

Friday, 5 January 2024 00:01

Defra announces Head for the EPR Scheme Administrator appointment

Following a rigorous recruitment campaign, Dr Margaret Bates has been appointed to the role of Head for the UK Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) for Packaging Scheme Administrator...

Thursday, 4 January 2024 15:44

Environment Secretary's speech at 2024 Oxford Farming Conference

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay delivers speech at 2024 Oxford Farming Conference , outlining the biggest upgrade to the UK's farming schemes...

Thursday, 4 January 2024 13:43

Scottish organisations receive payments made from Victim Surcharge Fund

Organisations that support victims of crime have been awarded a total of £405,451 from a fund financed by penalties imposed on offenders who received a court fine...

Thursday, 4 January 2024 09:41

Millions more people receive GP appointments compared to before the pandemic, says NHS England

Four million more GP appointments a month are being delivered for patients compared to the same month before the pandemic, as part of the NHS primary care access recovery plan...

Thursday, 4 January 2024 09:39

The lungs of the world are collapsing at an alarming rate: EAC urges Government to act with urgency to tackle global deforestation

UK consumption is unsustainable, with the nation’s appetite for commodities including soy, cocoa, palm oil, beef and leather putting enormous pressure on forests...

Thursday, 4 January 2024 00:01

UK should break licensing “impasse” and maximise the potential of bacteria-eating, life-saving viruses

In a major report today the Science, Innovation & Technology Committee calls for steps to develop the potential of bacteria-killing viruses - called bacteriophages or phages for short...

Thursday, 4 January 2024 00:01