For the first time in its 20-year history, IPA TouchPoints data has revealed that UK adults now spend more time on their mobile phones than watching TV sets. That said, the report also indicated mobile screen time and TV viewing have a different emotional impact on the user. The finding is part of the latest…
AtkinsRéalis has been named one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025, marking the third successive year the company has been recognised in the prestigious UK list for its consistent commitment to supporting and progressing women in the workplace. AtkinsRéalis has implemented a range of initiatives to support equal opportunities and ensure…
The UK Government has committed £30 million to invest in helping grow the United Kingdom’s gaming industry. A £30m Games Growth Package has launched, offering £10m annually over the next three years to support the next generation of games studios and developers. These plans are part of the government’s new £380m investment package for creative…
An agreement between the UK and Ukraine to share battlefield technology has been reached today, boosting Ukraine’s drone production. ~ Press Release, Whitehall, 23 June 2025: A landmark agreement between the UK and Ukraine to share battlefield technology has been reached today, boosting Ukraine’s drone production and linking up the UK’s defence industry with the…
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A Naga delegation, comprising senior leaders of tribal bodies from Naga territories, the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), and its Recover, Restore, and Decolonise (RRaD) team, recently concluded a week-long series of dialogues in the United Kingdom (UK) aimed at repatriating ancestral human remains from the Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM) at Oxford University. PREMIUM The…
Six public universities in Hong Kong have risen in a global ranking, with the city’s oldest jumping to 11th place and beating two prestigious mainland Chinese institutions. Britain-based education information firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) said the city’s new “Study in Hong Kong” brand should help it attract global talent and cement its reputation as a…
The UK parliament has taken its first major step towards reproductive rights for women in 60 years and voted to decriminalise abortion. People march during a protest calling for abortion law reform in London, (REUTERS) The amendment, which called for the decriminalisation of abortion beyond the 24-week mark, was put forward by Labour MP Tonia…
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following the roaring success of its annual winter Comedy Tour over the last decade, one of the UK’s leading humanitarian aid charities, Human Appeal, today announces its first ever summertime Comedy Tour. Taking place across three major UK cities – London, Manchester and Birmingham – Human…
Israeli strikes have hit two facilities in Iran that made parts for centrifuges, says the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN’s nuclear watchdog. It identified the facilities as the TESA Karaj workshop and the Tehran Research Centre. “At the Tehran site, one building was hit where advanced centrifuge rotors were manufactured and tested. At Karaj,…