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Could the first UK spaceport be built by 2020?

Spaceflight Bill aims to send scientists into space for zero-gravity experiments and start commercial flights from the first UK spaceport within three years New powers announced today will pave the way for satellite launches, horizontal flights to the edge of space for scientific experiments, and the building of spaceports in...

Making the NHS digital strategy ‘mission possible’

Helen McKenna, Senior Policy Adviser at The King’s Fund, asks how the NHS digital strategy can be implemented at a time of great financial pressures Jeremy Hunt is a man on a mission to digitise the NHS. Back in 2013, just a few months after taking up the role of Secretary...

Advancing technology – keeping our airports safe

With the amount of terror attacks taking place globally in recent months, it is safe to say that the importance of effective aviation security is at an all-time high. Here, James Kelly, Chief Executive of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), discusses some of the key elements involved in...

High temperature particulate erosion: Setting limits with confidence

Tony Fry, Principal Research Scientist, National Physical Laboratory talks about high temperature particulate erosion... Lord Kelvin is credited with saying that, “When you can measure what you are speaking about and express it in numbers you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in...

Families pay double for vacations during school holidays

The cost of family vacations abroad doubles during the school holidays, according to a new survey A new survey has revealed the cost of taking the family on holiday abroad skyrockets during school holidays. This issue has been a bone of contention for many families, particularly since local authorities implemented...

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 his speech as a platform to push the pro-EU agenda, stating, “Britain will be stronger, safer and better off inside a reformed European Union.” He also...
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EU aviation emissions set to almost double by 2035

A new report from the European Environment Agency has revealed the emissions caused by European planes will increase by 43 per cent over the next 20 years… By 2035, Europe’s emissions from the aviation industry are forecast to reach nearly double today’s levels. A study from the European Environment Agency (EEA)...

Standing up to terrorism and organised crime

Matthew Finn, Managing Director at AUGMETIQ discusses the importance of building Europe’s capability to fight terrorism and serious transnational organised crime  For the better part of a decade, the European Union (EU) has been struggling to create a new legal basis to protect its 500 million citizens while respecting their...
No new roads under the Green Party

No new roads under the Green Party

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has said no new major roads should be built and plans for a major road building scheme should be scrapped... The Green Party has revealed plans to scrap programmes aimed at developing new roads across Britain. Leader Natalie Bennett said the £15bn programme aimed at extending the...

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