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Government brings forward ban on subscription traps and misleading pricing
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is accelerating plans to make cancelling unwanted subscriptions easier and to outlaw fake 'was' pricing in shop…
Rolls-Royce reaches engine development milestone for the UK's next-generation combat aircraft
Rolls-Royce has successfully advanced its Orpheus demonstrator programme, using new engineering methods to test propulsion technology for t…
Public spending rules updated to prioritise local jobs and skills
The government has doubled the weighting for social value in public contracts worth over £5m, requiring bidders to demonstrate how they wil…
UK femtech investment grows by 194 per cent over the last decade
Investment in UK femtech has risen from £9.4m in 2015 to over £100m in 2025, with the average deal size more than doubling to £1.9m. This s…
BAE Systems secures £135m Royal Navy torpedo support contract
BAE Systems has been awarded a £135m contract to maintain the Royal Navy's torpedo fleet, ensuring the equipment remains operational for ma…
Innovate UK selects 100 female founders for its largest Women in Innovation cohort
Innovate UK has named 100 women to its latest innovation programme, providing business support and grants to founders developing new techno…
Defra approves UK's first precision-bred potato variety
The PiperPlus potato, developed by The Sainsbury Laboratory, has received approval to be marketed under the UK's Precision Breeding framewo…
Scientists identify potential window to treat brain cancer immediately after surgery
Researchers have discovered that the blood-brain barrier is temporarily disrupted following glioblastoma surgery, potentially allowing chem…
Scientists identify window to treat brain cancer immediately after surgery
Researchers have found that the blood-brain barrier is disrupted in the days following glioblastoma surgery, potentially allowing chemother…
Seven UK food charities join forces to triple surplus food rescue
Seven major redistribution charities have signed a new agreement to coordinate their efforts and triple the amount of surplus food saved ov…
The Royal Mint begins recovering gold from discarded electronic waste
The Royal Mint has launched a new process to extract gold from old electronic components, such as discarded telephones. By recycling these …
UK scientists successfully trial fridge-free vaccines
Researchers have tested a new method to keep vaccines stable at room temperature by converting them into a dry powder using sugar-based tec…