Robots improve drug tests for catching lurking cancer cells
- 18-Jun-2026
Researchers are using robots to help find and kill cancer cells that survive after treatment, potentially speeding identification of more effective therapies that can delay or prevent disease recurrence. Such “persister” cells are rare – as few as one in a thousand tumor cells — and difficult to identify, but they can seed cancer recurrences. […]
Burberry faces potential investor pushback over CEO pay package
- 16-Jun-2026
Burberry faces potential shareholder opposition over executive pay at its annual general meeting next month, after a governance advisory body recommended investors vote against the British fashion house’s proposed new remuneration policy. In a report circulated to clients on Tuesday, Institutional Shareholder Services acknowledged Burberry’s rationale for the overhaul and noted the company had modified […]
UK announces ban on social media for under-16s
- 16-Jun-2026
Children under 16 will be banned from using social media in the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday, saying such platforms were making youngsters “unhappy”. Some children’s charities welcomed the sweeping change, which is likely to trigger a major fight with US tech giants, but others warned it could make teenagers less safe […]
UK offers 700 projects grid connections in major energy investment push
- 10-Jun-2026
UK has offered grid connections to more than 700 projects, the country’s power planning body said on Wednesday, under a reformed allocation system expected to help unlock up to £40 billion in annual clean power investment. The allocations follow recent reforms replacing a “first come, first served” connection system that had led to bottlenecks, said the […]
Study warns biodiversity loss could trigger wave of debt crises
- 06-Jun-2026
Financial markets are underestimating the economic risks of biodiversity loss, potentially exposing countries to sovereign debt crises and sharply higher borrowing costs, according to research published on Friday. The study, led by economists from the Universities of Sussex, Sheffield and Heriot-Watt, presented what they described as the world’s first biodiversity-adjusted sovereign credit ratings model. It […]
Google must let UK publishers opt out of AI search under new rules
- 04-Jun-2026
UK has imposed new conduct requirements on Google’s search services, including allowing publishers to stop their content being used to power the US tech giant’s AI features, as the watchdog ramps up its oversight. The country’s Competition and Markets Authority has flagged concerns about Google’s dominance in search, designating the company with the “strategic market […]
UK police under pressure after dying student was handcuffed
- 03-Jun-2026
SOUTHAMPTON: UK police faced a national backlash on Tuesday over the inflammatory case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack. Henry Nowak died after the knife attack in the southern England city of Southampton last December. His killer, Vickrum Digwa, […]
UK pledges 300,000 youth placements after ‘lost generation’ warning
- 29-May-2026
LONDON: The United Kingdom (UK) will create additional work experience and training placements for young people, the government said on Friday, a day after a review warned the country risked a “lost generation” locked out of work. The UK government had previously announced a £2.5 billion ($3.36 billion) youth employment support package, unveiled earlier this […]
UK young people risk falling outside job market or education
- 28-May-2026
LONDON: One in six young people in Britain may find themselves not in employment, education or training (NEETs) within five years, up from one in eight now, according to a new government-commissioned report that warns of a “lost generation”. In recent decades Britain has had fairly low youth unemployment by European standards. But since the […]
UK targets Russian crypto networks in latest sanctions
- 26-May-2026
LONDON: The United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday targeted Russia-linked cryptocurrency platforms, banks and financial networks that it said were used to bypass sanctions, freezing their assets and barring UK firms from processing payments and holding correspondent banking ties. The measures focus on what London described as “shadow financial systems” underpinning Russia’s war economy, including the […]