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As the problems in social care continue to grow, the head of the Local Government Association has called for an extra £1.1bn funding to allow councils to maintain a “civilised level of care” It is no secret that many public services are suffering as a result of austerity measures. For...

The pig farming industry in Denmark is longstanding with 90% of pork produced exported worldwide. The Danish Agriculture & Food Council provides insight to how Danish pig farming has evolved over the years. Since 1887, farmer ownership of the processing industry has been the bedrock in success of Danish pig...

For the first time, the number of European women who have died as a result of lung cancer is expected to be higher than the rates for breast cancer According to the research, which appeared in the journal Annals Of Oncology, the UK and Poland have the highest lung cancer...

From noon until midnight on Thursday, ambulance workers across Northern Ireland will strike in a protest over pay... The UK's health service has had a difficult few months. Now, ambulance workers are expected to strike on Thursday following the decision not to implement a one per cent increase in...

Professor Bryn James, Senior Fellow from the Physical Protection Group at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) outlines how new technology is helping frontline troops stay protected The pace of delivery of new technology to frontline troops has increased significantly over the last few years. This acceleration of delivery is...

The Public Accounts Committee has warned that around 100,000 teenagers who are supposed to be tracked by Whitehall have disappeared off the radar. Margaret Hodge, chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, has called for the government to do more to monitor teenagers who are not in education, employment or training...

According to Which? magazine, small energy companies achieved better customer satisfaction ratings than the big six firms. Analysis found that energy company npower achieved the lowest customer satisfaction rating for the fourth year running at 35 per cent. Scottish Power came in at 41 per cent, rated below the British industry...

The Northern Ireland Executive has passed its 2015-16 budget, which includes an extra £150m funding. Due to increased funding set out in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, around £60m of the extra funding will be plugged into frontline education services. The news came following the announcement that the Northern Ireland Executive has...

Adjacent Digital Politics examines the crisis facing the NHS, why it came about, and what—if anything—can be done to fix it. The NHS is in crisis. As the winter has progressed things seem to have gone from bad to worse for the health service. Recent figures show that accident and emergency...

Skeletal muscle functioning is essential for bodily actions and interactions. A number of affections such as injury, disease or the natural course of biological aging, reduce physical performance by provoking a loss in muscle mass (Fig. 1). This phenomenon (called atrophy) has important socio-economic repercussions as a considerable portion...

The future of the oil and gas industry will be discussed today in Aberdeen after it was announced hundreds of workers face job losses. Today, union leaders will meet to discuss the ongoing threat to jobs and the long term security of the UK's energy supply after the announcement that...

The NIA is calling on all political parties to recognise that home energy efficiency needs to be defined as a National Infrastructure Priority to combat fuel poverty. The National Insulation Association (NIA) is advising that energy efficiency interventions provide the best long term solution to reduce energy bills and tackle...

Learning and development plays a vital role in enhancing employees and organisational performance, as detailed by Ruth Stuart, Research Adviser at CIPD. Learning does not stop when you leave the classroom. It’s a life-long continual process of insight, reflection and growth. Increasingly organisations are tapping into this potential for development...

Research suggests that many parents have concerns about the cost of schooling their children. It seems that the rising cost of childcare is not the only concern facing parents. A survey commissioned by the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) has revealed that many parents think the...

Gavin Whitmore, Biodiversity Manager at European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) sheds light on the global challenges that face the agriculture sector Farmers and an impressive array of agri food-chain actors provide us with a plentiful supply of safe, healthy and affordable food. European consumers, who are accustomed to this ready...

AG spoke to Dr Arturo Chiti, President Elect of the European Association for Nuclear Medicine (EANM) about the role nuclear medicine plays in modern society, and its challenges. In modern society there are a number of healthcare challenges that researchers are fighting against to find new prevention methods and treatments...

Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire CC, tells why more investment is needed from central government to improve his county’s transport system. Buckinghamshire is on the road to economic recovery thanks to prudent government policies, but our desperately poor transport infrastructure is creating a real barrier to growth. Traffic congestion, unreliable...

Rob Burgon, Workplace Safety Manager at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) details how our behaviour at work can influence our health and safety. In the workplace, there are human factors – such as the working environment, organisational and job factors, and human and individual characteristics – which...

Fuel poverty affects millions of vulnerable people in the UK. Chiara Vitali, Parliamentary Campaigner at the Association for the Conservation of Energy, discusses the contributing factors to the crisis. Millions of people this winter will once again face a stark choice between living in a dangerously cold home and spending more...

Chairman of Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board Alan Coe said more needed to be done to prevent child neglect and organised sex abuse in the city. Wolverhampton City Council revealed that 800 children are currently in its care across the region. This gives the local authority the highest rate of care...