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Patients to get new medicines up to six months sooner under new joint MHRA NICE approval process

Patients to get new medicines up to six months sooner under new joint MHRA NICE approval process

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

New pathway set to synchronise licensing and value assessment decisions...

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The UK Ukraine Strategic Dialogue

The UK Ukraine Strategic Dialogue

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

On 17 March 2026 United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met to discuss the UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialog...

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UK Ukraine joint statement: Enhanced Security and Defence Industrial Collaboration Declaration

UK Ukraine joint statement: Enhanced Security and Defence Industrial Collaboration Declaration

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

UK-Ukraine joint statement: Enhanced Security and Defence Industrial Collaboration Declaration....

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Mais Lecture 2026

Mais Lecture 2026

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

On 17 March 2026, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave the Mais lecture at Bayes Business School....

Chancellor’s growth plan sets key principles for UK EU alignment

Chancellor’s growth plan sets key principles for UK EU alignment

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

The Chancellor has set out how the government will build a stronger and more secure economy in an uncertain world. ...

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Oxford Cambridge corridor to be UK’s “Silicon Valley”

Oxford Cambridge corridor to be UK’s “Silicon Valley”

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

People living and working ?in the?Oxford?to?Cambridge?Growth Corridor to?benefit?from?additional?investment?to bring forward development and?infrastru...

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Chancellor backs North with £1.7bn for city centre projects

Chancellor backs North with £1.7bn for city centre projects

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

£1.7bn of new investment in city regions to give Mayors cash and tools to bulldoze through roadblocks holding up city-centre projects and regeneration...

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Asthma and COPD patients to receive better care closer to home

Asthma and COPD patients to receive better care closer to home

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients will receive better care closer to home under a landmark £10million partnership ...

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AI apprenticeship to close digital skills gap holding back millions of workers

AI apprenticeship to close digital skills gap holding back millions of workers

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

First apprentices starting on AI and automation practitioner apprenticeship. It's open to all employers and supporting drive to upskill millions by 20...

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UK will win AI race as Chancellor sets out economic ‘big choices’

UK will win AI race as Chancellor sets out economic ‘big choices’

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

UK will win the AI adoption race as Chancellor sets out her economic growth ‘big choices’...

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Hundreds of new UK jobs as Nigerian companies confirm millions in investment

Hundreds of new UK jobs as Nigerian companies confirm millions in investment

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Hundreds of new UK jobs are set to be created as Nigerian companies scale up their operations, reinforcing Britain's position as a leading global busi...

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Ukraine Defence Partnership set to boost global production and national security

Ukraine Defence Partnership set to boost global production and national security

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

The UK and Ukraine are set to agree a new world-leading partnership to boost global defensive capability against the the proliferation of low cost, hi...

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UK’s "Quantum leap" ?to?help beat disease,?deliver high paid jobs, and strengthen national security, as first country in the world to roll out Quantum computers at scale?

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

UK unveils new package of measures to become the first country in the world to roll out Quantum computers at scale....

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Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation

Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

First local media strategy in a generation guarantees up to £12m funding for local media’s digital innovation, for community radio and to fill ‘news d...

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Welfare state to working state

Welfare state to working state

Monday, 16 March 2026

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP speech announcing a further £1 billion investment in youth employment support and refo...

UK and Germany meet to advance deep precision strike missile programme to boost national security

UK and Germany meet to advance deep precision strike missile programme to boost national security

Monday, 16 March 2026

Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, met his German counterpart in Berlin to discuss progress on jointly developing Deep Precisi...

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Britain to lead fusion energy race to deliver energy security

Britain to lead fusion energy race to deliver energy security

Monday, 16 March 2026

Government sets out its vision for developing a commercial fusion industry in the UK that will deliver skilled jobs, investment and growth. ...

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ILIOS appointment speeds delivery of STEP Fusion at West Burton

ILIOS appointment speeds delivery of STEP Fusion at West Burton

Monday, 16 March 2026

The partnership with ILIOS will help ensure that West Burton becomes a leading centre of fusion energy innovation....

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UKAEA Eni Tritium Loop Facility expands international partnership

UKAEA Eni Tritium Loop Facility expands international partnership

Monday, 16 March 2026

Canada's Kinectrics announced as the design and fabrication partner for the UKAEA-Eni H3AT Tritium Loop Facility, a world-leading tritium research fac...

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£45M for UK’s first AI supercomputer to accelerate fusion energy

£45M for UK’s first AI supercomputer to accelerate fusion energy

Monday, 16 March 2026

1.4MW mission-focused supercomputer named ‘Sunrise’, primed to be the world's most powerful AI supercomputer dedicated to fusion energy. ...

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‘Rule of Law: Powering Business Success, Investment and Innovation’

‘Rule of Law: Powering Business Success, Investment and Innovation’

Friday, 13 March 2026

The Attorney General Richard Hermer KC delivered a speech in partnership with Plexal to aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups and scale-ups on the rule of...

UKHSA and Stablepharma highlight breakthrough with fridge free tetanus and diphtheria vaccine

UKHSA and Stablepharma highlight breakthrough with fridge free tetanus and diphtheria vaccine

Friday, 13 March 2026

'Fridge-free' vaccines have huge potential for vaccine delivery in emergency response situations and the developing world....

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Statement between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Cork: 13 March 2026

Statement between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Cork: 13 March 2026

Friday, 13 March 2026

Shared Prosperity, Shared Seas, Shared Ties. ...

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Overhaul of nuclear system to speed up building and cut costs

Overhaul of nuclear system to speed up building and cut costs

Friday, 13 March 2026

Plan to overhaul nuclear system will speed up building, strengthen national and energy security, and cut costs....

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Closer ties with Ireland are delivering for the UK in a volatile world, as leaders attend second UK Ireland summit

Closer ties with Ireland are delivering for the UK in a volatile world, as leaders attend second UK Ireland summit

Friday, 13 March 2026

Protecting working families in more turbulent times will underpin discussions at the second UK-Ireland Summit in Cork today (Friday 13 March) as the P...

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Home Secretary appoints interim chair

Home Secretary appoints interim chair

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Home Secretary appoints Interim Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee, Dr Madeleine Sumption....

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Scotland set for skills and innovation boost as £50 million defence growth deal unveiled

Scotland set for skills and innovation boost as £50 million defence growth deal unveiled

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Scotland’s?crucial role in UK defence is to be boosted,?as?Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard?and Secretary of State for Scotla...

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Government breaks down barriers to help more women and girls enter the tech sector

Government breaks down barriers to help more women and girls enter the tech sector

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Women at every stage of their careers are set to benefit from new government measures announced today, aimed at boosting female participation in tech....

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EA secures £430k for charity after multiple pollution incidents

EA secures £430k for charity after multiple pollution incidents

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Imerys Minerals Limited has paid £430,000 to the West Country Rivers Trust, to be used to restore water quality and improve fish migration. ...

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Science Secretary calls on research funders to back women with better maternity leave and flexible working support

Science Secretary calls on research funders to back women with better maternity leave and flexible working support

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Research funders urged to back a voluntary charter including commitments to paid maternity leave for PhD students and more help to return to work and ...

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