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The EU has channelled €3.66 billion into cleaner energy projects across nine member states

To lead a sustainable energy future, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank have announced an investment of €3.66 billion from the EU’s Modernisation Fund.

New and effective drugs? Yes, please, but where from?

How the University of Strathclyde has approached meeting the responsibility to create opportunities to satisfy the demand for new drugs.

Councils gain £700m parking charges profit

New research has revealed English councils saw an increase in profit from parking charges and penalty notices this year… Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation...

Some Welsh term-time holiday fines unfair

A Welsh AM has claimed some parents are being treated unfairly for taking children out of school during term-time… The issue of term-time holidays is...

Ofsted warn of north-south divide in English schools

There is a growing divide between the results seen in northern schools and those in the south, it has emerged… Education watchdog Ofsted has warned...

A European leader in cancer clinical trials

Denis Lacombe, John Bean and Mathilde Fenoulhet from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) outline how clinical trials play an...

Licensing scheme for landlords launched in Wales

In a bid to improve the image of the private rental sector a new licensing scheme has been launched for landlords in Wales… A new...

NHS deficit is set to reach £2.2bn by the end of the year  

NHS trusts across England are reporting a significant shortfall in the year to date and look set to end 2015 in massive debt… Earlier this...

Local authorities hold £22.5bn in non-ringfenced reserves

Information from the government has revealed a significant increase in the amount of non-ringfenced reserves held by local authorities… Councils are under significant pressure to...

Scottish affordable homes target exceeded

The five-year target set by the Scottish government to deliver 30,000 affordable homes has reportedly been surpassed… Affordable housing remains a hot topic across the...

98 per cent of doctors vote for strike action

Junior doctors have voted in favour of taking action against ministers in a row over contracts and pay… In what is certain to be a...

Improving workplace accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Older workers with more potential for health-related issues will present new challenges for preventing work disability...

Young people poorer than previous generation

A  new report has revealed during every stage of their lives young people will be worse off than the generation before them… New analysis from...

The real cost of healthcare fraud

Jim Gee, Partner and Head of Forensic and Counter Fraud Services at PKF Littlejohn sheds light on the impact of fraud on the healthcare...

Fit-for-work tests takes toll on mental health

A new study has revealed the impact of tougher fit-for-work tests on mental health… Research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health shows...

Cameron criticised for complaining about local cuts

David Cameron has raised concerns about cuts being made by his local council, despite the fact his government is responsible for budget slashes... In what...

Government closes coal-fired power stations to make way for gas

The government have announced they are closing coal-fired power stations with a view of gas to become “central” to the UK’s energy supply…

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