The UK has secured exchanges of opportunities valued at around £5.5 million for the fishing industry through the annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands, providing
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UK to pilot world-leading approach to improve ethical adoption of AI in healthcare
NHS in England to lead world first pilot in Algorithmic Impact Assessments (AIAs) in healthcare New process will ensure potential risks such as algorithm biases
Oral statement on the NHS Delivery Plan for tackling the Covid-19 backlog
Mr Speaker, with permission, I’d like to make a statement on a new, ambitious Elective Recovery Plan… … the NHS’s Delivery Plan for tackling the
GC team contributes to UK POSTnote on genome edited food crops
POSTnotes are four-page briefings which review emerging areas of research and are produced by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. Julian Braybrook, Selvarani Elahi and Malcolm Burns contributed to
Environment Agency welcomes new solar farm at former landfill site
Environment Agency continues regulation of former landfill site The Environment Agency is working with site owner, City of Wolverhampton Council The Environment Agency is continuing
Seismic survey from Cape Town to Namibia halted by high court
A seismic study of the West Coast from Cape Town to Namibia has been provisionally halted by the Western Cape High Court, pending a hearing
Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago waters since Independence
A delegation, led by the Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations, Ambassador Jagdish Dharamchand Koonjul, and comprising legal advisers and representatives namely Professor
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Egypt: Collaboration for Improved Breast Cancer Outcomes
More than 20 years ago, Baheya Wahbi – a member of a prominent Egyptian family – was diagnosed with breast cancer. She found that she
Forestry Commission announces ground-breaking apprenticeship programme for forestry sector
A first-of-its-kind apprenticeship initiative to foster a growing, highly skilled and more diverse workforce within the forestry sector has been announced today (Monday 7 February)
Regulators finish design assessment of new UK nuclear power station – See their conclusion
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency have confirmed that the UK Hualong Pressurised Water Reactor (UK HPR1000) is suitable for construction
African Development Bank’s African Leaders for Nutrition lauded by African Union during Assembly declaration of 2022 as “African Union Year of Nutrition”
The African Union has recognized the African Leaders for Nutrition program, which is based at the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), for its progress in increasing
How To Make Homemade Chocolate Eclairs
These scrumptious snacks are particularly fantastic if you’re a creative person because you can shape and decorate them whatever you want. Everyone will be heading
Eskom SUSPENDS load shedding Sunday night
Talk about a great way to conclude the weekend: Eskom has stated that load shedding will be suspended at 21:00 on Sunday, February 6, 2022.
UK announces additional drought support to Somalia
The UK’s Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer, visited Somalia this week to call for a concerted effort to prevent millions
Ramaphosa: Africa experiencing the worst impacts of climate change
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on the fight against climate change. In the two years of living with