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Lords committee urges Government to begin new talks with EU over data adequacy

The Government has been urged by a House of Lords committee to begin early talks with the European Commission on securing a new data adequacy agreement to ensure the economy is not hit by extra costs and red tape. The Lords European Affairs ...

22 Oct 2024 at 08:38

More than 300,000 rural homes and businesses to get broadband boost

Hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses with poor internet connections are to receive a broadband boost through the latest round of government investment in internet infrastructure, ministers have said. Around 312,000 premises ...

13 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Funding for projects to help boost the space sector in Northern Ireland

Two projects aimed at boosting the space sector in Northern Ireland are to receive funding from the UK Space Agency. The funding includes £495,000 for a Northern Ireland consortium to oversee a pilot programme enabling small and medium ...

14 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Calls for inquiry after 2,000 Government devices lost or stolen in last year

More than 2,000 Government devices, including laptops and mobile phones, have been lost or stolen over the last 12 months, new figures show. Ministers are facing calls to launch an inquiry into the missing and stolen technology, which ...

24 Nov 2023 at 10:07

UK prepared to snub EU’s £88.6bn science scheme if Brexit row cannot be resolved

The minister for the Government’s newly created science and technology department has signalled the UK is “ready to go it alone” if the EU does not agree to Britain’s post-Brexit terms of membership. The new Secretary of the ...

12 Feb 2023 at 05:30

Scotland

Coalition calls for urgent review of mobile mast rollout

A coalition of rural, wildlife and conservation bodies has called for an urgent review of the rollout of mobile network infrastructure across Scotland amid concerns about the impact of masts on the country’s most remote ...

26 Aug 2024 at 00:01

New funding for computer chips ‘to boost AI and net zero tech advances’

More than £25 million in new funding has been unveiled for British scientists working on computer chips that could power advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and tech to help the UK reach net zero. The Department ...

07 Feb 2024 at 10:02

AI projects to boost infrastructure given Government funding

Nearly 100 firms working on artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help boost productivity have been awarded Government funding to boost their projects. Ninety-eight schemes, including plans to use AI to reduce train ...

07 Aug 2024 at 00:01

UK faces science ‘brain drain’ amid delays in joining EU research scheme

A delay in joining the European Union’s research and innovation scheme has “damaged the UK’s reputation” in the life sciences field, experts have claimed, with scientists “finding it much harder to bring the ...

25 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Taxpayers spend £15,000 to cover damages to academic after Donelan’s Hamas claim

It cost taxpayers £15,000 to cover damages paid to an academic Science Secretary Michelle Donelan had falsely accused of supporting Hamas, her department has said. The sum was paid “without admitting any ...

06 Mar 2024 at 18:35

Science Secretary faces calls to quit after taxpayers cover damages for academic

Science Secretary Michelle Donelan is facing calls to resign after taxpayers’ money was used to pay damages to an academic she had accused of expressing sympathy for Hamas. The Cabinet minister on ...

06 Mar 2024 at 11:33

Spacecraft set to map water on the Moon

Scientists are set to launch a spacecraft this week to map water on the Moon, which could help future efforts to colonise its surface. The Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft, which will launch from ...

24 Feb 2025 at 18:23

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