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The UK government has increased the funding rates for childcare investments so that parents can get easily affordable and accessible childcare facilities, reducing barriers at work and helping in economic growth.

The independent Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) revealed that the ban on deriving albumin from plasma donors is being lifted.

In four rounds of competition, the best innovative technologies for the UK maritime sector like alternative fuels, offshore vessel charging systems, sustainable ferries, etc., were demonstrated.

The newly launched Green Travel Pledge carbon calculator proved researchers right when it showed that a London-Edinburgh train journey creates 13 times less emission than a London-Edinburgh flight.

Three of the best multilateral development banks in the world have come together under the leadership of the WHO to launch an investment platform for healthcare services in low and middle-income countries.

At 75, the NHS is bogged down by some critical issues such as strikes that continue to disrupt the service, and public opinion regarding the privacy issues of using Artificial Intelligence in the NHS.

Last Tuesday, the MSC UK chief announced that their flagship Explora Journeys team will be included in the MSC Cruises of the UK and Ireland.

Last year the government decided to supply defibrillators in 18,000 state-funded schools so that they have at least one device to save lives and increase the survival rate in sudden cardiac arrests.

As per the study that surveyed 1,000 managers from the hospitality industry, businesses in this sector are thinking of hiring older staff, people aged 50 or above to cater to the employee shortage issue.

The study used 14 strains of bacteria as a probiotic blend which helped in depressive disorder treatments when used alongside antidepressants.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Celsa secured a £30 million COVID emergency loan for their facility in Cardiff which saved 1500 pre-existing jobs directly and created 300 jobs indirectly.

The new technology known as OSAIRIS is helping doctors reduce hours of waiting time for cancer patients as the time for preparing for the scan and referrals for radiotherapy gets streamlined.

The report said most of these ports, including Southampton's port, are back to pre-pandemic levels of emissions. The cruise ship numbers, the time they spent in ports and their fuel consumption have all gone up by 23 to 24 per cent.

The Artemis Accord deal was signed during the recent state visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the USA.

The Navy will be using special movement screening equipment developed by exercise laboratories of the concerned universities. Pressure plates, force plates and motion capture cameras will detect muscle movements for injuries and strains.

Amazon and Microsoft showcased how the military can benefit from cloud computing as it integrates software and drones with frontline fighters.

As per the report, 10 companies dominated the morphine sales in the market from 2015 to 2020 and 80 per cent of this distribution went to US and Europe and other high-income countries in 2021.

A recent report describes this phenomenon of people postponing their retirement plans as "the great un-retirement", given the number of people out of the labour market has reduced compared to last year.

The new lens is a small one, about the size of 50p which is easily attachable to smartphones. Additionally, once mounted to the smartphone it can be used to take pictures of your rashes, spots, moles and other skin problems in detail.

Thérèse Coffey, UK's Secretary of State for Food and Rural Affairs made it clear last week that the government is committed to global food security.

According to the June Edition of Ignite Economics' report titled 'Economic Contribution of the UK Hospitality Industry, the UK's hospitality industry can generate £29 billion in revenue for the economy.

The announcement lists financing plans like £5 million in funding for gaming studios through the UK gaming fund and £77 million for setting up advanced screens and performance technology research labs.

During one of its ship trials, the Royal Navy tested a prototype quantum sensor, which was built by the Imperial College of London. The sensors were tested onboard XV Patrick Blackett.

As per the scheme, customers will have to pay 20p as a deposit when they purchase things in containers like bottles of wine and jars.

The new study funded by top US research organisations like the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Cancer Center Ovarian Cancer SPORE, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and others reveals that mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer can be detected without sequencing.

Nearly two-thirds of the participants revealed that they would like to know about the equity, diversity and inclusion, jointly termed EDI policies of the venues.

In May alone, online sales declined by 3.3 per cent. The figures highlight how non-store sales, that is online sales, were down in three out of four weeks in May.

The processes and the knowledge gained from the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to assist in countering future pandemics and disease outbreaks, with the key part of the discussion involving virus surveillance.

According to the report, three out of four persons above the age of 65 prefer to do at least one bank transaction at their branch and aren't comfortable going fully online despite the rising phenomenon of banking deserts in the country.