Entries are now open for the 2022 Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers ranking, which celebrates England’s highest-performing apprentice employers. Plus, this year, for the first time, small and medium
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British child abuser’s sentence increased after he appealed
A man found guilty of sexual offences against a child has had his sentence increased after his case was referred to the Court of Appeal
Andrew Patrick appointed UK Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy
Andrew takes up the position following a posting as British Ambassador to Myanmar. He was previously the Deputy Head of Mission in Kabul and Pretoria,
UK candidates make it to next round of European Space Agency’s astronaut call
The window to apply for ESA’s astronaut vacancy opened on 31 March 2021 and closed 18 June. This is the first call for new astronauts
Lifting the lid on the dismantling of Dounreay’s Material Test Reactor
DMTR became Scotland’s first operating reactor when it achieved criticality in 1958. It was used for irradiation tests on materials until its shutdown in 1969. In
Rosalind Franklin laboratory processes 5 million PCR tests
With around 700 staff members, the lab processes polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and carries out genomic sequencing. It has also recently started using new
PM meeting with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki: 10 February 2022
The Prime Minister met Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw this afternoon. Both leaders discussed the importance of a united front in the face
Boosters prevented over 105,000 hospitalisations, UKHSA analysis estimates
The study found that since 13 December 2021, when Omicron infections started to become more dominant, an estimated 105,600 hospitalisations have been prevented in those
World Cancer Day: How new partnerships are helping get breakthrough cancer medicines to patients sooner
One in two people will develop cancer in their lifetime. In fact, such is the impact of this devastating disease on the NHS that cancer
Apprentices among those shortlisted in £600,000 climate satellite design competition
The Nanosat Design Competition opened for entries in November 2021, with aspiring space scientists invited to design a small satellite for launch from the UK