Social media giants such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are under scrutiny as UK communications regulator Ofcom prepares to enforce the Online Safety Act, set to take effect next year. Ofcom’s chief executive, Dame Melanie Dawes, has emphasized that it is the
Israel has relied on an intricate network of missile defense systems to protect its territory from persistent missile and drone attacks. Facing threats from groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and Houthi rebels in Yemen, Israel has deployed advanced
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Recommendations to give weight loss jabs to jobless people living with obesity could be “very important” for the UK economy and health, the prime minister has said. PM Sir Keir Starmer said he recognised that more money
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The health watchdog has halted its inspections of local NHS authorities after an examination found significant failings. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will cease its assessments of England’s integrated care systems (ICS), which manage NHS services across
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows to create a tax system that keeps wealth creation and investment but cautions decisions will ‘not always be easy’ The Chancellor has given the clearest indication yet that businesses will face a hike
It is obvious that Scotland has great economic potential. It has some of the best universities in the world. It has a brilliant energy sector, with the skills and ingenuity to be at the forefront of the energy transition, and it has
The world is undergoing a monumental shift, similar to the transformative impact of mobile phones, the internet, and the combustion engine. Today, this change is the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Billions of pounds are being generated, thousands of jobs
This week was a fitting moment for a debate on the future of the nuclear industry in Cumbria given it marks the anniversary of the world’s first civil nuclear power station, Calder Hall, in my constituency. It was a landmark moment for
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In London, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of filthy sewage have already been stopped from flowing into the Thames by the new super sewer. The first valves at four of a total of 21 sites, which act
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – London Stansted has announced details of a £1.1bn investment programme to expand passenger numbers to 43 million a year and expand the number of destinations it flies to. The centrepiece of the five-year program is a £600m
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Leading doctors have placed Britain’s immigration system as a “public mental health concern” that imposes harm on asylum seekers, and threats “re-traumatising” those already impacted by psychological distress. The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsch) has urged UK
The World Bank has lowered its 2023 economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa from 3.4% to 3%, with Sudan’s ongoing civil war cited as a key factor disrupting the region’s economic stability. The conflict in Sudan has severely hindered economic activities, displacing
