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Rare species from water voles to adders across England have been helped with cash from the Species Recovery Programme’s capital grants scheme.
MPs are calling on the Government to fund free bus travel for people aged under 22 in England. The Transport Select Committee, which made the recommendation, said it would improve young people’s ...
The project, led by Heriot-Watt University and involving researchers from the University of Edinburgh, Napier University and the University of Stirling, aims to help people with hearing loss by ...
Donate-a-phone schemes and computer workshops will receive Government backing worth £9.5 million, as part of a plan to help older people and low-income households access an “essential for modern life” ...
Using records from the National Disease Registration Service for England and the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit, experts estimated net survival for up to 10 years after diagnosis for ...
A total of 13,109 British drivers were convicted of the offence in 2024, official data obtained by the RAC revealed.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency said motorists are often ‘first on the scene’ when someone suffers a cardiac arrest.
Live facial recognition will be expanded across the country as part of a Government overhaul of neighbourhood policing. The technology will be deployed to catch “high-harm” offenders, with new rules ...
NHS Blood and Transplant are trying to encourage more people aged 50 and over to join the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Using AI regularly can potentially “deskill” health workers, a new study suggests. Academics said that the finding is “concerning” given the rapid uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) across ...
One UK player came close to the jackpot, winning more than £600,000 for matching five numbers and one lucky star.
The call on Wednesday will include Sir Keir, Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz, who will later be joined by the US President.