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Charities involved in palliative care have said letting people die at home could save the NHS millions of pounds... Charities have called for more support to help people with terminal illnesses die at home if they want to. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggested that...

Ed Miliband has promised to provide assistance for first-time buyers if Labour win the General Election on 7 May... Ed Miliband has announced plans to make it easier for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder. Policy focused on houseownership is always going to prove popular with the electorate, particularly...

Who has not experienced muscle weakness after a few days in bed due to illness or injury? A report by Professor Martin Fluck from the Balgrist University Hospital looks at the underlying mechanism of inactivity-induced muscle degeneration. In the European Union, around €500bn are sent per year on hospitalisation due...

3 of 4 special reports on non-chemical cell communication. When we add the cell’s endogenous electrodynamic fields into our models about cell dynamics we also change our perspective. This short essay wants to show how this then can affect our understanding and questioning about evolution and self-organization. Evolutionary biology basically refers to...

A new report has revealed a significant number of residents in North Staffordshire have significant debt problems A total of 68,400 residents in Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire, are at least three months behind on their bills or feel burdened by their debts, it has emerged. This amounts to a staggering 35.7...

Union leader warns that schools are becoming the A&E departments of communities, as they are increasingly supporting struggling families The new leader of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) Tony Draper has warned teachers are struggling to deal with the impact of austerity measures on families. Draper said schools are...

With only a fortnight to go until voting gets underway, Adjacent Digital Politics examines the weird and wonderful news that has taken place on this week's election campaign trail... Just when it seemed things could not get stranger, this week the election trail brought muffin-gate and Milifans—yes, Milifans. With just under...

Museums, libraries, and archives in Wales are set to receive a £2.7m boost... Following recommendations made in a Culture and Poverty report by Kay Andrews, £2.7m is set to be invested in museums, libraries, and archives in Wales. The report, which was published in March 2014, examined how social justice could...

Car dealers have warned that a lack of rapid charging points in Cumbria is preventing sales of electric vehicles from taking off A lack of facilities to charge electric cars is holding back sales in Cumbria. A grant of £562,500 was awarded to Cumbria County Council last year to install...

Andrew Miller MP, Chair of the Science and Technology Committee sheds light on why the next government must make tackling antibiotic resistance a public health priority Medicine could be ‘cast back into the dark ages’ by growing antibiotic resistance, David Cameron grimly warned last year. To see off the ‘superbugs’...

East Lothian Council has confirmed it will contribute almost £75,000 towards a project aimed at strengthening the local economy... A joint project between East Lothian Council, Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders, and West Lothian Council has received a boost after East Lothian Council said it will contribute almost £75,000 towards...

Under new plans from the Liberal Democrats millions of public sector workers would see better wages... Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg said public sector workers have “made enough sacrifices” and that it is time to end “the era of pay restraint”. Pay, he said, should increase in real terms...

A senior local authority executive has called for Nottinghamshire councils and businesses to work together ahead of cuts The Deputy Chief Executive of Nottinghamshire County Council Jayne Francis-Ward has suggested the current model in place for the public sector would not be viable if cutbacks continued. Speaking during a breakfast seminar...

The European Parliament has said the European Fund for Strategic Investments should not shave money off the Horizon 2020 research budget to make up funding... Last week more than 50 UK university leaders lobbied Brussels over proposals to divert research money to a more broadly based strategic investment fund. The decision,...

As the proportion of the world’s population living in urban environments increases and those in rural ones decrease, the design of places to help us keep nature in sight becomes more vital.

The London Borough of Harrow has signed a contract to outsource its ICT services, which will save an estimated 20 per cent... A five year contract worth £37m has been agreed between the London Borough of Harrow and French supplier Sopra Steria. The contract will start on 1 November and will...

The Liberal Democrats will give local authorities the power to charge more council tax on second homes A spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats insisted a new policy that would give local authorities the right to charge more council tax on second homes is not aimed at attacking holiday property owners. The...

Gregor Paterson-Jones, Managing Director of Energy Efficiency at the Green Investment Bank (GIB) details how a street lighting revolution could save local authorities millions of pounds The orange glow from their sodium-vapour bulbs is as much a part of the urban landscape as cracked pavements and pot-holed roads. Yet Britain’s streetlights...

According to the latest figures, the starting pay for permanent jobs in Scotland has increased Figures from the latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs has revealed there was an increase last month in the starting wage for many permanent jobs. The increase was attributed to the lack of available...

Launching the SNP's general election manifesto, Nicola Sturgeon says her party will represent the interest of voters across the UK... Today, the Scottish National Party (SNP) launched its manifesto. The party has pledged to represent the whole of the UK, not just Scotland, if they are brought in to help...