The UK and Japan have just announced that they will strengthen their science and technology collaboration with a package of joint initiatives across life sciences, quantum technologies, and advanced connectivity.
The government has announced the creation of CustomerFirst, a new specialist unit designed to modernise public services and improve how millions of people interact with the state.
The NHS will provide a life-extending prostate cancer drug to thousands of men in England, expanding access to a treatment clinically proven to improve survival rates.
Outdated regulations that are hindering Britain’s robotics and defence technology sectors are set to be overhauled, as the government names both industries as new priority areas for the Regulatory Innovation Office.
Emergency legislation aims to prioritise UK medical graduates for core and higher speciality training places from 2026, addressing training bottlenecks and workforce shortages.
The UK Government highlights that 2026 is an important year for digital transformation across the public sector, as artificial intelligence is expected to play an increased role in how government services are designed, built, and delivered.
The UK government proposes phasing out cages for laying hens by 2032 and tightening lamb welfare standards, including reduced pain during castration and docking.
The UK government has closed 2025 with major developments in cyber security policy, skills and industry engagement, highlighted by the introduction of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill and new evidence on the economic impact of cyber attacks.
The UK will rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange programme from 2027. This comes as part of the post-Brexit education policy and the restoration of a scheme that many young people saw as one of the biggest losses of the UK’s departure from the EU.
The UK government is investing £2.3 million in farmer-led trials to evaluate green farming technology, digital tools, and low-emission equipment on operational farms.
