British people suffering from Alzheimer’s, cancers and other life-threatening diseases could heave a sigh of relief as the UK government has allotted new funding for life-saving medical technology. The Department of Health and Social Care and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have announced a £10 million funding package to eight UK tech … Read more
UK children will now be protected from child sexual abuse as the Sunak government is planning to introduce tougher laws for child safety. The UK Home Office announced stricter child abuse laws on February 21 which would be introduced in the Criminal Justice Bill in the House of Commons. UK Home Secretary James Cleverly introduced … Read more
Amidst pressure to act regarding AI safety-related issues, the UK government has taken the bold step of stricter AI regulation as it published an AI Regulation White Paper consultation. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced on February 6 a new AI regulation white paper which would help UK regulators with over £100 million … Read more
British people are set to get some relief from fake news, cyberflashing and other non-trivial forms of online abuse as the UK government introduced new plans to criminalise them. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced on January 31 that new offences are being introduced to criminalise cyberflashing and fake news. This part of … Read more
The UK has rolled out new legal migration measures to reduce immigration through social, health care and student visa routes. The new measures will impose fresh restrictions that seek to lower the burden on British taxpayers. On January 30, the UK Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care announced new legal migration … Read more
UK industries and businesses are set to get a major boost to take the net zero transition leap as the UK government has announced over £190 million in funding. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced £190 million in funding for 12 winning projects on January 22. This is to develop plans to … Read more
The Sunak government is caught on the wrong foot again after the UK Statistics Authority revealed that UK ministers and the Home Office were lying regarding clearing pending asylum requests. The Chairman of the UK Statistics Authority Sir Robert Chote said findings from an investigation conducted by the statistics authority showed that claims made by … Read more
Digital image libraries like Getty, Alamy and Shutterstock are facing the brunt of the artificial intelligence revolution as AI companies are harvesting their material to train generative AI. Amidst this, the UK government’s emphasis on generative AI has further angered these digital image libraries as seen in the outburst of Getty Images CEO Craig Peters. … Read more
People in Britain will soon get some relief from the cost-of-living crisis as the UK government is planning to set up a critical imports council to ensure vital supplies of things like medicine, food, minerals and semiconductors are maintained. The primary aim of this move is to tackle the shortage of these essential items amidst … Read more
On Friday 12 January, the UK took part in a series of collaborated airstrikes on the armed group Houthis, in Yemen. The assault on the targets was a combined attack that was led by the US and included 10 countries. According to a statement released by the White House, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, Germany, the … Read more
