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A National Commission led by NHS doctors has set out recommendations on regulating AI in the NHS, from staged approvals to lifelong safety monitoring. The Commission gathered evidence from more than 12,000 people over a year, the largest engagement exercise ever undertaken on the regulation of health technology in the UK.
Read Article →Over £1.5 billion will fund more than 950 NHS hospital projects, from new operating theatres to cooling systems, as the health service adapts to year round pressure.
Read Article →Police in the UK and Belgium will no longer need judicial sign off before sharing certain intelligence on smuggling gangs, under an agreement signed in Brussels on 10 September 2026. The UK-Belgium Law Enforcement Cooperation Agreement, signed by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin, targets migrant smugglers launching small boats from Belgian territory, alongside wider organised crime including drugs and firearms trafficking.
Read Article →More than 40 retailers have pledged over 11,000 work placements as part of a sector wide push to create 100,000 jobs for young people by 2029. Here's how the new Opening Shift scheme works, who qualifies, and what it means for Universal Credit claimants aged 18 to 24.
Read Article →Four Angola infrastructure projects including a new international airport will generate £167 million in UK supply contracts, backed by £655 million in UKEF financing. From a new airport at Cabinda to a cross province transmission line, the projects show how UKEF's financing model opens emerging market infrastructure to British contractors.
Read Article →Chancellor John Healey announced Mayoral Strategic Authorities will receive a share of local income tax from 2028, replacing central grants, with £150 million earmarked for northern scale ups and four new regions joining the National Wealth Fund as Strategic Partners. The speech also set a 25% target for reducing business regulation, cut the Treasury's Green Book discount rate from 3.5% to 3%, and outlined plans for sandboxing powers to allow frontier technologies to be tested outside existing regulatory frameworks.
Read Article →The average UK annual report now runs to 98,000 words, longer than The Hobbit. A consultation opening 7 September proposes scrapping directors' reports, widening audit exemptions for SMEs, and switching to digital-first shareholder communications, building on reforms that have already saved businesses more than £450 million a year.
Read Article →Up to five years in prison, that's the maximum sentence proposed for anyone found making, selling or owning a child like sexual abuse doll under a government backed bill that cleared committee stage on 4 September 2026. The legislation closes a specific gap in current law that police say has left them without a dedicated charge when these items are found during abuse investigations.
Read Article →The UK Government has released £52.1 million to Scotland's five Regional Partnerships as the first year instalment of a £140 million Local Growth Fund aimed at closing the economic gap between Scotland's most and least prosperous communities.
Read Article →UK Defence Innovation has launched a £5 million competition for technology capable of autonomously defeating drone swarms attacking deployed British troops. What the MoD needs, who can bid, and how the two stage selection process works.
Read Article →A new £10 million Hospitality Grant Scheme has launched for applications, with £3 million earmarked specifically for rural and deprived community pubs through non-profit Pub is The Hub. This explainer covers who can apply, what types of project qualify for funding, and what the scheme is designed to change about how hospitality businesses access government support.
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Read Article →Deploy publicly owned floating photovoltaic installations on grid-connected reservoir and hydroelectric sites via GB Energy, eliminating the grid connection bottleneck that delays conventional solar projects.
Resulting in up to 8.9 GW by 2030, 58.6 GW by 2050, £30bn+ cumulative GVA, 15,000+ FTE jobs annually, and reduced reservoir evaporation supporting water security alongside clean power.
Read Proposal →Reallocate £5-6bn from AI/datacentre subsidies into publicly owned offshore wind capacity through GB Energy, with full impact assessment and fiscal neutrality analysis.
Resulting in lower household bills, long term public revenue, reduced energy volatility, and strengthened industrial competitiveness.
Read Proposal →Replace breed bans with mandatory training programmes for all dog owners, addressing the real causes of aggression: poor training, unmet welfare needs, and owner misunderstanding.
Resulting in better public safety
Read Proposal →Practical alternative to failed Rwanda scheme: UK jurisdiction processing center saving £400-600 million annually with safe legal routes
Read Proposal →Create a unified capital gains tax framework with £1,000 annual allowance to democratize digital asset access
Read Proposal →Mandate affordable solar installations on all new builds to accelerate net zero without increasing house prices
Read Proposal →Cap profit margins at 10% on essential goods to combat the cost of living crisis
Read Proposal →Government cybersecurity education and ISP security requirements for national resilience
Read Proposal →Independent enforcement with wealth scaled penalties for political violations
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