LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * NewOpenBindconsortium to make the UK a leader in AI-driven drug discovery - slashing the cost of drug discovery and development by as much as £100 billion. * Imperial College London to partner with World Economic Forum to deliver new AI-Driven Innovation Centre - boosting AI adoption and innovation to grow the economy * Peter Kyle to set out plans at London Tech Week for technology to go further and faster ...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister hosted NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Downing Street this afternoon. The Prime Minister began by updating on the UK's new NATO-first Strategic Defence Review, announced last week, which underscored the UK's steadfast commitment to the Alliance. NATO was vital to the security of working people in the UK and had been the cornerstone of Euro-Atlantic peace and security for more than eight d...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Three-pronged package of measures to deliver a fairer system of debt enforcement * Plans to improve independent regulation of the enforcement industryto boost oversight * Number of doorstep visits by bailiffs to be reduced to limit unfair build-up of fees New reforms to the enforcement sector will protect the financially vulnerable and give those facing debt greater opportunity to settle at the earliest and che...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Rubaszko invented a business to get a £50,000 Covid Bounce Back Loan - which was paid out to five bank accounts in Poland * She told Insolvency Service investigators a man called Daniel told her how to apply for the loan - but provided no evidence he exists * Sentenced to six-month curfew and 18-month suspended sentence A woman who pretended to run a business to secure a £50,000 Covid Bounce B...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Cambridge-based SCI Semiconductors are the latest SME to be awarded a DTEP grant * They are collaborating with an experienced higher-tier partner on a project to resolve a number of long standing cyber security challenges * The Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) boosts security and defence innovation while supporting the technology supply chain SCI Semiconductors, a leading cyber security company ...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Defence Secretary to co-chair inaugural Defence Industrial Joint Council meeting at Hadean's London headquarters. * Council members include primes, tech companies, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), trade unions and investors, bringing diverse defence industry expertise from all across the UK to the heart of defence decision-making. * Focuson delivering the Government's Plan for Change bydriving jobs and prosp...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Following global reports of serious adverse events in older people, the government's independent expert advisory body, the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), has temporarily restricted use of a chikungunya vaccine called IXCHIQ in people aged 65 and over until a further safety review has been concluded. This is a precautionary measure while the MHRA conducts the safety review. The MHRA is working with the manu...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Boosting trade and investment between Scotland and Spain is top of the agenda as a group of 16 Scottish female entrepreneurs, led by UK Government Minister Kirsty McNeill and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC), arrive on Spanish soil today (Monday 9th June). The Scotland Office led trade missionwill meet with Spanish entrepreneurs, business leaders and politicians to maximise the benefits of the recent UK-EU...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: An underwater robot could soon be saving lives at sea for the Royal Navy and prevent adversaries from sabotaging undersea cables and pipelines. A commercially available remotely operated vehicle (ROV) has been adapted by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and industry partners to deal with sabotage threats and clear legacy unexploded ordnance. These present hazards to both vessels and divers dep...
LONDON, June 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * This increased threshold means no lower or middle-income pensioners will miss out, with the vast majority - over three quarters - of pensioners in England and Wales receiving the payment. * Support will continue to be targeted, with pensioners above this threshold having the payment automatically recovered or able to opt out. Nine million pensioners to receive Winter Fuel Payments this winter as all pensio...