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Ocean acidification causing coral 'osteoporosis' on iconic reefs

Scientists have long suspected that ocean acidification is affecting corals' ability to build their skeletons, but it has been challenging to isolate its effect from that of simultaneous warming ...

Foreign Secretary claims international aid restructuring will provide better value

The Foreign Secretary has said that taxpayers will see more value from international aid spending following reforms to the independent body that scrutinises UK aid. Following the merger of the ...

The rentrée of 2020: Decision time for EU foreign policy

Foreign policy never stops. But the summer of 2020 has been exceptionally busy, with a seemingly never-ending series of crises: in Lebanon, Belarus, Mali and the Eastern Mediterranean. At the ...

Transport Secretary launches pothole repair audit

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has launched a new pothole repair audit in partnership with companies like Uber and Deliveroo. This audit is designed to better target improvements so that roads are ...

Ed Davey beats Layla Moran to be next Lib Dem leader

Sir Ed Davey has won the Lib Dem leadership race, securing 63.5% of the vote to beat Oxford West and Abbindgon MP Layla Moran. Moran secured 36.5% of the vote. Davey had been acting leader ...

Ocean acidification causing coral 'osteoporosis' on iconic reefs

Scientists have long suspected that ocean acidification is affecting corals' ability to build their skeletons, but it has been challenging to isolate its effect from that of simultaneous warming ...

Foreign Secretary claims international aid restructuring will provide better value

The Foreign Secretary has said that taxpayers will see more value from international aid spending following reforms to the independent body that scrutinises UK aid. Following the merger of the ...

The rentrée of 2020: Decision time for EU foreign policy

Foreign policy never stops. But the summer of 2020 has been exceptionally busy, with a seemingly never-ending series of crises: in Lebanon, Belarus, Mali and the Eastern Mediterranean. At the ...

Transport Secretary launches pothole repair audit

Ed Davey beats Layla Moran to be next Lib Dem leader

Sir Ed Davey has won the Lib Dem leadership race, securing 63.5% of the vote to beat Oxford West and Abbindgon MP Layla Moran. Moran secured 36.5% of the vote. Davey had been acting leader ...

New benefit allowance trialled for those isolating for COVID-19

People on low incomes who need to self-isolate and are unable to work from home in areas with high incidence of COVID-19 will benefit from a new payment scheme starting on Tuesday 1 September, the ...

52 NHS Trusts forced to pay over £15 million in immigration skills charges for specialists since 2017

A recent freedom of information request has found that NHS trusts have had to pay extortionate fees through the immigration skills charge in order to fill vital specialist roles that have been left ...

UK and Scottish government broker £100 million investment in Moray

A new agreement signed yesterday between the UK and Scottish governments, alongside regional partners, promises £100 million in new funding for the Scottish region of Moray. The UK and ...