Research indicates that the crucial 1,001 days from conception to a child’s second birthday are pivotal for cognitive, emotional, and physical growth. In March 2021, the government released ‘Best Start for Life: A Vision for the 1,001 Critical Days’, outlining six key
London (Parliament News) – The British Museum has retrieved 268 more missing or stolen items, totaling 626 recovered. Around 2,000 items went missing last year, some sold on eBay. Former curator Dr Peter Higgs denies involvement. The British Museum has found another
London (Parliament News) – UK engineering firm Arup lost HK$200m (£20m) to criminals via deepfake video call. The employee was deceived into transferring funds. Arup confirmed financial stability remains intact. Hong Kong police investigation ongoing. The UK engineering company Arup has affirmed
London (Parliament News) – A study by the Office for Students says a growing number will need to make substantial changes to their funding model A growing number of universities in England face “a material risk of closure” unless they dramatically trimmed
London (Parliament News) – The New Křetínský bid initiates a headache for the UK government amid increasing scrutiny on foreign appropriations of critical infrastructure. The owner of Royal Mail has taken a £3.5bn bid for the postal company from a Czech billionaire
A frequent complaint MPs hear from their constituents is that modern car headlights are far too bright, causing discomforting glare for motorists and potentially increasing accidents. While complaints are frequent, action by government has been sadly lacking, therefore, I decided to raise
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with top Hamas leaders in Qatar just days after a U.S. Treasury delegation visited Malaysia to express concerns about the Palestinian group’s fundraising activities in the country. On the final day of his three-day visit to
Seven months on since the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7th the conflict between Israel and Gaza continues to dominate MPs’ mailbags and is a popular choice of topic that members of the public are raising e-petitions on. The most recent e-petition
London (Parliament News) – Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron called on Israel to hold the perpetrators to account after several incidents The UK slammed attacks on aid convoys heading to Gaza as “appalling” given the threat of famine in the blockaded enclave. Foreign
London (Parliament News) – Kremlin critic Bill Browder expresses that US-style legislation would give the UK power to confiscate capital to support Ukrainian military efforts The Russia critic and anti-corruption campaigner Bill Browder has insisted MPs introduce a US-style law that would
Virtually every business, charity and public sector organisation is, in some way, digital. As high-profile incidents have shown, however, cyber-attacks exploiting this digitalisation have left citizens and businesses vulnerable and exposed to hostile actors as they move more and more of their
In a landmark decision, the UK House of Commons has voted to implement measures that will exclude Members of Parliament (MPs) from parliamentary proceedings if they are arrested on suspicion of committing serious offences, particularly violent or sexual crimes.
