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Amy Hunt wins four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships
After overcoming a series of setbacks, 24-year-old sprinter Amy Hunt has secured four gold medals during a week of competition on home soil…
MAST Upgrade achieves record plasma pressure in fusion energy research
Researchers at the MAST Upgrade facility have reached the highest plasma pressure recorded on the machine while successfully maintaining st…
Younger people are turning to birdwatching as online interest in nature grows
Social media hashtags like #birdtok are seeing a surge in popularity as younger people seek out quieter, nature-focused content online. Wit…
Great British Energy invests £7.5 million in solar-thermal firm Naked Energy
Great British Energy and Barclays Climate Ventures have announced a combined £8.875 million investment in the UK renewable-heat company Nak…
Government announces £20 million funding for agricultural robotics
A new £20 million fund has been launched to help agri-tech businesses develop robots that can plant, tend, and harvest crops. By automating…
University of Cambridge researchers to use lunar orbit to study the early universe
A team from the University of Cambridge is developing a suitcase-sized satellite, CosmoCube, to detect radio signals from the early univers…
145 mobile phone masts upgraded across the UK to improve rural connectivity
The UK government's Shared Rural Network programme has upgraded 145 existing mobile masts to provide 4G coverage from all four major networ…
UK semiconductor firms raise £237m in funding so far this year
UK semiconductor companies have secured £237.4m in investment during 2026, already surpassing the total raised throughout the entirety of 2…
Amy Hunt wins 200m gold at European Championships as Dina Asher-Smith takes bronze
Amy Hunt has secured her second gold medal of the European Championships, finishing the 200m final in a season's best time of 22.19 seconds…
House sparrow populations show signs of recovery after decades of decline
After a long-term loss of 30 million birds, house sparrow numbers in the UK are finally beginning to stabilise. While further conservation …
UK economy grows by 0.4% between April and June
The UK economy saw a 0.4% increase in growth during the second quarter, with businesses reporting that warmer weather and sporting events h…
Maternal RSV vaccine programme halves newborn intensive care admissions
New data from the UK Health Security Agency shows that intensive care admissions for infants under six months old with RSV have fallen by 5…