(IN BRIEF) Stagecoach East Midlands has obtained an additional £6.1 million in ZEBRA 2 funding from the Government, supplementing an earlier pledge of £50.6 million to facilitate the rollout of over 120 electric vehicles by 2027. With this boost, nearly … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged 120 electric vehicles, 2027, 25 local authorities, 319 new buses, 522 fleet, 955 zero-emission buses, carbon footprint, Department for Transport, electric vehicles, green transport, Hull, Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood, Mansfield, Matthew Cranwell, partnership, public transport, Stagecoach East Midlands, sustainability, ZEBRA 2 funding, Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas, Zero-emission future, £143m, £50.6m investment, £6.1m
(IN BRIEF) A team of scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with researchers from Queen’s University in Canada and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, has discovered new evidence detailing the intensity of a 6th century climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 6th century, Bond 1 event, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Christopher Spencer, climate crisis, European migrations, glacial transport, Greenland, historical climate change, icebergs, Iceland, Late Antique Little Ice Age, partnership, Queens University, rock samples, Roman Empire collapse, Ross Mitchell, sustainability, Tom Gernon, University of Southampton, volcanic eruptions, zircon crystals
(IN BRIEF) At ESCMID Global 2025 in Vienna, AstraZeneca will present a comprehensive data package from its Vaccines & Immune Therapies portfolio, featuring 13 abstracts across oral and poster presentations. The Company aims to demonstrate its progress in developing innovative … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AstraZeneca, AZD6563, Benjamin Moutier, bronchiectasis, COVID-19, ESCMID Global 2025, Fluenz, FluMist, hMPV, immunizations, infectious diseases, Klebsiella pneumoniae, monoclonal antibodies, mRNA, MRSA, preclinical data, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Real-World Data, respiratory viral infections, RSV, serious bacterial infections, Staphylococcus aureus, Vaccines & Immune Therapies, variant-agnostic threshold, Vienna
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer partnered with Sir Chris Hoy and Prostate Cancer UK in a dynamic campaign aimed at increasing prostate cancer awareness and early detection among men. During a 40-day period, the campaign successfully sold over 40,000 packs … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, Retail, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 40-day campaign, Autograph pants, celebrity ambassadors, charity fundraising, Early Detection, GP consultation, health awareness, Ian Wright, Laura Kerby, M&S, Marie Keating, Marks & Spencer, men’s underwear, Mitch Hughes, online Risk Checker, partnership, prostate cancer risk, Prostate Cancer UK, Sir Chris Hoy, TRANSFORM trial
(IN BRIEF) Dr Amanda Pearce of Loughborough University has received a substantial grant from the Academy of Medical Sciences as part of the Springboard programme, which supports 62 early-career researchers across the UK with awards ranging from £100,000 to £125,000. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Academy of Medical Sciences, Alzheimer’s disease, blood-brain barrier, career development, CRISPR/Cas9 therapy, dementia, DNA modification, Dr Amanda Pearce, early-career researchers, fluorescent polymer nanoparticles, Healthcare Innovation, leadership, Loughborough University, mentoring, neurodegenerative diseases, NHS burden, research funding, Springboard programme, UK science
(IN BRIEF) British Gas is stepping in to secure the energy supply for Rebel Energy customers after the latter ceased trading. Serving around 84,000 domestic and 6,000 non-domestic customers, Rebel Energy’s clientele will now be covered by Ofgem’s Supplier of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged British Gas, Centrica, Chris O’Shea, customer protection, domestic customers, electricity, energy supply, failed suppliers, gas, meter reading, non-domestic customers, Ofgem, partnership, Rebel Energy, Supplier of Last Resort, sustainability, switchover, uninterrupted service
(IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace has secured a three-year contract with Boeing to deliver fan blade repair services for the C-17 Globemaster engines (PW F117-100 / PW2000 dual-use). Leveraging more than 15 years of repair expertise, the company will operate from … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Entertainment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged aerospace, automation, Boeing, C-17 Globemaster, Commercial, fan blade repair, Gerald Coste, GKN Aerospace, innovative repair solutions, maintenance repair and overhaul, military, MRO, partnership, PW F117-100, PW2000, robotics, San Diego facility, sustainability, three-year contract
(IN BRIEF) Dr Rosie Walker from the University of Exeter’s Psychology department has been honored as an emerging scientific leader under the Academy of Medical Sciences’ largest funding round for early-career researchers, part of a £7.6 million initiative tackling major … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Academy of Medical Sciences, addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, Awards, Cancer, climate change impacts, cognitive function, dementia, Dr Rosie Walker, early lecturer, early-career researchers, emerging scientific leader, health challenges, intervention strategies, leadership, mentoring, Obesity, Springboard programme, UK research investment, University of Exeter, £7.6 million funding
(IN BRIEF) Royal Mail and Sainsbury’s have entered a long-term partnership to install smart parcel lockers at Sainsbury’s supermarkets across the UK, marking Sainsbury’s as the first supermarket chain to adopt this service. The initiative, which began with operational lockers … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Chislehurst, Clapham, Collect+ stores, cost-effective, Desborough, INNOVATION, Jack Clarkson, Kempshott, Kidderminster, long-term partnership, Low Hall, online shopping, parcel collection, parcel drop-off, parcel lockers, partnership, Patrick Dunne, QR code, Royal Mail, Sainsbury’s, secondhand marketplaces, smart lockers, UK
(IN BRIEF) Symrise received the renowned “Partner to Win Award” at Unilever’s 2025 Awards Ceremony in London on April 2, 2025, for its transformative work on India’s mint supply chain. The award highlights the success of the “Bridging the Gap” … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Commodities, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, climate-smart agriculture, decarbonization, farmer empowerment, INNOVATION, leadership, mint supply chain, oral care, Partner to Win Award, partnership, renewable energy, strategic partnership, sustainability, sustainable sourcing, Symrise, Unilever, Uttar Pradesh
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has provided a regional loan of up to €120 million to AFI Europe to fund its expansion in Serbia, Poland, Romania, and Czechia. The financing will support the development of AFI’s modern portfolio in central and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Real Estate, Romania, Serbia, United Kingdom
Tagged AFI Europe, AFI Properties Ltd, Anat Dafna, CEE, commercial properties, Corporate Climate Governance, Czechia, EBRD, EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, Green Economy Transition, green transition, housing challenges, partnership, Poland, private rented sector, real estate expansion, regional loan, residential, Romania, SERBIA, sustainability, sustainability certifications, Vlaho Kojakovic, €120 million
(IN BRIEF) A new integration between Vodafone’s Safer Transport for Europe Platform (STEP) and the Netherlands’ Urban Data Access Platform (UDAP) will soon allow emergency services to alert more road users and authorities about approaching emergency vehicles, enabling quicker and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged car manufacturers, connectivity, emergency services, emergency vehicles, intelligent transportation, Luke Ibbetson, Ministry of Infrastructure, Monotch, Netherlands, partnership, real-time data, road safety, Safer Transport for Europe Platform, STEP, UDAP, Urban Data Access Platform, V2X technology, vodafone
(IN BRIEF) bp’s board has initiated a succession process to select a new Chair after Helge Lund announced his intent to step down. Led by Senior Independent Director Dame Amanda Blanc, the process will see the new Chair joining the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Ben Mathews, Board of Directors, BP, Capital Markets Update, Company Secretary, Dame Amanda Blanc, Helge Lund, Murray, new Chair, partnership, Senior Independent Director, Shareholder Value, strategy execution, succession process, sustainability, transition
(IN BRIEF) Logicor and Kryalos SGR have acquired over 54,000 square meters in Pomezia for an urban regeneration project that includes building a 20,000 square meter logistics warehouse. The project, managed by Logicor, involves demolishing a disused structure and constructing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Real Estate, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 sqm, 54, agri-food, asset management, BREEAM Excellent, demolition, Fiumicino Airport, Grande Raccordo Anulare, industrial hub, Infrastructure Development, Kryalos SGR, Lazio, Logicor, logistics real estate, logistics warehouse, Mazer fund, partnership, pharmaceuticals, Pomezia, Rome, SS 148 Pontina, sustainability, urban regeneration, Via della Solfatara
(IN BRIEF) Experian has launched major enhancements to its Aperture Data Studio platform, a comprehensive data quality and governance solution designed to improve data-driven decision-making for businesses. The upgraded platform now features a flexible data catalogue, business impact analysis tools, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aperture Data Studio, Ascend Platform, Australia, business impact analysis, compliance, customer experience, data catalogue, Data Governance, data management, data quality, data-driven decision-making, Experian, Gen AI, Ireland, New Zealand, North America, Operational Efficiency, risk management, ROI, security breaches, UK, unified data intelligence, user defined APIs
(IN BRIEF) Arriva Group has announced a £300 million order for 45 new trains, featuring state-of-the-art tri-mode technology that can operate on electrified tracks, battery power, or diesel. Manufactured at Hitachi Rail’s Newton Aycliffe facility and financed by Angel Trains, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced manufacturing, Angel Trains, Arriva Group, battery hybrid, decarbonisation, economic growth, Emissions Reduction, Grand Central, high-skilled jobs, Hitachi Rail, increased seating, Newton Aycliffe, partnership, Regional Connectivity, sustainability, sustainable public transport, track access rights, tri-mode trains, UK rail, £300m order
(IN BRIEF) The study, led by Dr. Chiara De Gregorio from The University of Warwick, demonstrates that Madagascar’s singing lemurs, the indris, initially sing out of tune but improve as they age, mirroring the vocal development observed in human children. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr. Chiara De Gregorio, Dr. Daria Valente, evolutionary origins, human vocal learning, indris, Madagascar, NLP, nonlinear phenomena, out of tune, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, pitch accuracy, primates, primatology, singing lemurs, social bonding, territory defense, University of Warwick, vocal development, vocal fatigue
(IN BRIEF) A landmark international study has provided robust evidence that elevated levels of prolactin, a hormone involved in breast development, increase the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women. Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research in London, along … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged B2Risk consortium, BMI, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Now, cohort studies, Dr Simon Vincent, early diagnosis, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, invasive breast cancer, mammographic density, personalized prevention, plasma levels, PMH, polygenic risk score, post-menopausal, Professor Montse Garcia-Closas, prolactin, risk factor, targeted interventions
(IN BRIEF) A groundbreaking AI-powered research platform, POETIC-AI, has been unveiled by scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research, promising to accelerate cancer biomarker discovery. Demonstrated at The Alan Turing Institute’s fifth AI UK conference, the platform integrates diverse clinical … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged artificial intelligence, biomarkers, cancer research, Cancer Research UK, clinical trial data, Collaborative Research, CT, digital pathology, Dr. Ferran Cardo, Dr. Maggie Cheang, hormone therapy, ICR, Integrated Discovery and Diagnostics programme, Ki67, medical imaging, MRI, natural language AI, Palantir Foundry, POETIC trial, POETIC-AI, Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, The Institute of Cancer Research, Xixuan Zhu
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Group Plc has restructured its board following the 2025 AGM, appointing Anne-Françoise Nesmes as a Non-Executive Director who will join the Audit and Risk and ESG Committees. In addition, long-serving board member David Nish will retire after … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Anne-Françoise Nesmes, appointment, Audit and Risk Committee, board restructuring, Chair, Christine Ramon, David Nish, Delphine Ernotte Cunci, ESG Committee, Jean-François van Boxmeer, leadership, Margherita, Michel Demaré, nine years service, Nominations and Governance Committee, Non-Executive Director, Remuneration Committee, retirement, Senior Independent Director, shareholder approval, Simon Dingemans, Simon Segars, strategic appointments, UK Listing Rules, Vodafone Group Plc
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