EU Referendum: what it means for science, holidays and emigration
The EU Referendum campaigns were temporarily overshadowed by the Chancellor’s Budget announcement on Wednesday. Although not one to waste an opportunity, George Osborne used...
New poll finds UK public backs Brexit
A new poll has revealed the Leave campaign is currently ahead, with a seven-point lead over the stay camp…
In a boost for the Brexit...
Councils should be penalised for failing to produce local plan
A local plan expert group has recommended councils that fail to produce a local plan by early 2017 should be penalised…
A new report has...
Budget 2016: Infrastructure gains a boost
The Budget revealed a number of major infrastructure projects would be given the go ahead, and funding was earmarked for flood defences…
Infrastructure came out...
Budget 2016: Spending cuts expected
More austerity measures, moving all schools to academies, and the commitment to major infrastructure projects are among the topics expected in today’s Budget…
This afternoon...
US General warns Brexit could weaken Nato
A US military commander has warned leaving the EU could place strain on the Nato alliance…
The head of the US Army in Europe Lt-Gen...
Report calls for HS3 link work to start
The northern high speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds should be kick-started, a new report has concluded…
The National Infrastructure Commission has called on...
Nearly 500 staff take voluntary redundancy at Edinburgh Council
Edinburgh City Council loses hundreds of staff to redundancy in an attempt to find savings of £148m…
Nearly 500 council staff have chosen to take redundancy as...
Gross mismanagement of tube upgrades blamed on TfL
The London Assembly has blamed Transport for London for failing to deliver Tube upgrades on time and over budget…
Gross mismanagement by Transport for London...
Understanding ALS
AG sheds light on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the work of the ALS Association in raising awareness and tackling the disease…
Although amyotrophic lateral...
1,500 jobs to be lost at Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council will cut some 1,500 posts in the next year to plug a budget shortfall of £130m…
A new budget approved by Glasgow...
£40m Welsh supercomputer network fails to deliver jobs
A £40m initiative to deliver high-end computing services has failed to deliver the number of jobs promised…
Less than half the jobs expected to be...
Research suggests planting trees can reduce flooding
A new study funded by the Environment Agency has revealed planting trees around a feeder stream can reduce the damage caused by flooding…
Planting trees...
The challenges ahead for Londoners’ daily needs
Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Association for Consultancy and Engineering outlines the financial challenges facing London ahead of the budget...
Ahead of Wednesday’s budget, the concerns...
The impact of healthcare fraud across the NHS
Dr Martin Tunley, Senior Lecturer in Counter Fraud Studies at the University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Criminal Justice Studies outlines how healthcare fraud can be...
Watchdog calls for energy cap for low income households
A new report from the Competition and Markets Authority recommends energy bills should lowered for millions of low income households…
Millions of low income households...
Hertfordshire faces cuts to children’s services
Austerity measures will see government funding for children’s services in Hertfordshire reduced…
Hertfordshire County Council is facing significant cuts to it budget for services that support...
Unitary authority proposal for Northamptonshire
Proposals have been put forward for Northamptonshire to become unitary authority, which would give the county more power…
Local government officials in Northamptonshire are seeking...
Twenty-four councils awarded funding for low carbon heat projects
Some £1.5m funding will be divided between 24 local authorities to support low carbon heating projects…
The government has released £1.5m to be invested in...
Smart cities: the implications for the private sector
Nicolas Reys, Cyber Security Services Consultant at Control Risks looks at the risks of cyber-attacks on smart cities…
Faced with rapid urbanisation, city planners are...
