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Chancellor John Healey announces £150 million fund for fast-growing northern businesses
Chancellor John Healey has unveiled a £150 million investment fund aimed at supporting innovative, high-growth companies across the North o…
Over 8,000 community sports clubs can now file tax returns online
More than 8,000 community amateur sports clubs and small charities can now file their corporation tax returns online for £25 through the up…
Great Britain and Ireland secure Walker Cup victory with record-breaking comeback
Trailing the United States by a significant margin at Lahinch, the Great Britain and Ireland team secured seven of ten points in the single…
British startup develops battery powered by soil microbes
A British startup called Bactery has created a battery that generates electricity using naturally occurring microbes found in soil. This te…
NHS trial tests Alzheimer’s drug on healthy adults to prevent symptoms
A new international trial is recruiting healthy adults aged 55 to 80 to test if the drug Trontinemab can prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s b…
UK solar power generation reaches record high during summer 2026
Solar farms and rooftops across the UK generated 8.8 terawatt-hours of electricity between June and August 2026, a 23% increase on the prev…
National Grid awards £624 million in contracts to support UK energy infrastructure
National Grid has awarded £624 million in contracts to 78 companies across England and Wales to help modernise the national electricity net…
Visa rules updated to protect modern slavery victims in the UK
The Home Office has confirmed that skilled workers recognised as victims of modern slavery will now be permitted to change employers for th…
British Armed Forces record net gain in personnel for the first time in a year
New figures show that 1,460 more people joined the British Armed Forces than left over the 12 months leading to June 2026. With recruitment…
NHS trial finds at-home urine test detects 92% of bladder cancers
An NHS-trialled urine test can identify 92% of bladder cancer cases by screening for genetic material. If a larger trial succeeds, the test…
New urine test identifies 92% of bladder cancer cases in NHS trial
An at-home urine test developed by the University of Birmingham has successfully detected over nine in ten bladder cancer cases during rece…
UK businesses gain full access to £13 trillion CPTPP trading bloc
Following Canada's ratification, UK businesses now have full access to all 11 member countries of the CPTPP trading bloc. This agreement re…