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Scotland to host UK’s national supercomputer as Chancellor confirms £750 million investment

Scotland will become home to the UK's most powerful supercomputer, with up to £750 million for the project confirmed in the Spending Review.

UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre: letters of support

The UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation has received letters of support from leading figures in Holocaust education and remembrance, encouragin

Automated Vehicles Act 2024 implementation

An update on the work being done to implement the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act 2024.

We cannot achieve sustainable development by leaving young people out of conversations: UK National Statement at the UN Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Statement by UK Minister for Equalities, Seema Malhotra, at the UN Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons w

Jo Farrar appointed as new Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary

Dr Farrar is the current Chief Executive at NHS Blood and Transplant.

Rough sleeping to be decriminalised after 200 years 

The Government has confirmed it will repeal the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824 by Spring next year, to ensure rough sleeping is no longer a crim

The UK commends the publication of Iraq’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Statement by Caroline Quinn, UK Deputy Political Coordinator, at the UN Security Council meeting on Iraq.

Exploring how an AI lab model could work for policing

The National Policing Capabilities Unit came to ACE to explore a high-level operating model for how an in-house AI lab could enable greater

NHS red tape blitz delivers game-changing new cancer treatment

Patients to benefit from new era in cancer treatment, as Government slashes red tape to unleash life-saving innovation

Energy Minister asks NDA to explore clean energy at Moorside

Energy Minister Michael Shanks asks the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to explore clean energy at Moorside.