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The UK government’s position on airport expansion and greener aviation

The UK Government has outlined its strategy to balance the need for airport expansion while also staying committed to its promise of sustainability in aviation.

MPs vote in favour of plain cigarette packaging

MPs have voted in favour of introducing standardised packaging for cigarettes in the UK... The issue of plain packaging on cigarettes may have divided opinion...

Lack of information facing Welsh patients

The Welsh Affairs Committee has warned that patients in Wales living near the English border face a “worrying lack of information” about the impact...

New train designs released by ScotRail

Abellio, the new franchise owner of ScotRail, has unveiled the designs of 70 new trains being built for the service... The 70 new ScotRail trains...

Extreme events in deterministic systems

Prof Dr Henk W Broer and Dr Alef E Sterk from the University of Groningen discuss how mathematical modelling offers a fruitful approach towards...

High aspirations for Norway in Horizon 2020

Arvid Hallén, Director General of The Research Council of Norway, sheds light on how the country will benefit from the Horizon 2020 programme and...

Older workers create jobs for young people

A new government-backed report has revealed when people in their 50s maintain their employment it creates more jobs for younger people... The government-appointed champion for...

£3m to boost low carbon heating

The government has announced £3m will be made available to set up low carbon heat networks across 55 local authorities... An extra £3m funding will...

The European energy challenge

AG looks at the European Commission’s key priorities in regards to energy, and the challenges ahead… The EU is facing a crisis of confidence that...

Coventry council sick days cost £11.6m

Sick days at Coventry City Council will have cost an estimated £11.6m by the end of the financial year, it has emerged... According to new...

Social media will influence voting

A new poll has revealed a third of young people believe social media will influence how they vote in the upcoming general election... There is...

Children’s social care is ‘inadequate’

Ofsted has reported children's social care services are inadequate in three-quarters of the local authorities inspected across England... Across England a total of three-quarters of the local authorities...

Electric cars could cut oil imports

A new study has revealed that switching to electric cars could cut the amount of oil the UK needs to import by 40 per...

Council told to ‘forget’ unitary proposal

Local Government Minister Kris Hopkins has told Cumbria County Council bosses to concentrate on sharing resources and to put aside plans to create a...

Long term complications for young diabetics

 A new report has warned that a significant number of children with type 1 diabetes are at risk of long term health complications... The future...

Review calls for Welsh teacher training reforms

A new report has said teacher training reforms are critical in Wales as the system has deteriorated significantly over the last decade... An independent review...

PMI survey reveals weakening NI economy

According to the latest PMI survey the economy in Northern Ireland has fallen for the third month in a row... Ulster Bank said its monthly...

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