London’s rental crisis will worsen as monthly payments in the UK are expected to further increase in coming years, outstripping any growth in earnings, a prominent think tank warns. The Resolution Foundation anticipates millions of households will experience further strain as rents are likely to increase by 13 per cent in the next three years. … Read more
A recent survey conducted by the polling company JL Partners exposed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s fading rapport amongst voters. The polling was dubbed a “humiliating new setback” for the prime minister, who voters described as a “weak, useless, rich idiot”. Since being prime minister almost 18 months ago, the poll results exposed “the serious slide … Read more
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
British people are going to get some relief in stroke prevention and care as the UK government launched a programme to investigate new medicines. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced on February 13 that the Yellow Card Biobank will be researching Direct Oral Anticoagulants, a new type of stroke prevention medicine. The … Read more
The United Kingdom’s economic landscape has taken a bleak turn as recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirm the nation has officially entered a recession. This designation is based on two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, with the latest data revealing a 0.3 per cent shrinkage in gross domestic product (GDP) during … Read more
In a bid to advance global space exploration initiatives, the United Kingdom has announced a substantial investment of £7.4 million into various projects aimed at unravelling the mysteries of the cosmos, a release by the government itself stated. The Space Science and Exploration Bilateral Programme, unveiled by the UK government, is poised to facilitate groundbreaking … Read more
The Conservatives will lose the vote of rural strongholds in an upcoming general election, a new poll has predicted. According to the survey, since 2019, Conservative support in rural constituencies has fallen by 25 points. It shows just 34 per cent of the electorate in the 100 most rural constituencies in England said they would … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer is facing rising criticism from figures on the left of the Labour Party over plans to drop his £28 billion green investment pledge. The Labour leader is expected to confirm today that the scheme is being scaled back, blaming economic uncertainty caused by the Conservative government. The commitment is the latest casualty … Read more
The UK has announced a new £12 million research hub to develop artificial intelligence (AI) for chemistry. Dubbed ‘AIChemy’, the AI in Chemistry Hub is one of nine supported through an £80 million investment from the UK Research and Innovation’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The investment comes as Science and Technology Secretary Michelle … Read more
