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UK and Japan award eight Regenerative Medicine projects

The FINANCIAL -- The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) have joined forces to support eight new Regenerative Medicine research ...

Amazon deleted 20,000 suspicious reviews following Financial Times investigation

The FINANCIAL -- Amazon’s top reviewers in the UK appear to have engaged in fraud, leaving thousands of five-star ratings in exchange for money or free products. The company took down 20,000 ...

Millions of British teens to get access to Child Trust Funds for the first time

The FINANCIAL -- Around 6.3 million child trust funds have been set up by the state since their launch. Initial grants were ranging from £250 for children in well-off families to £500 for those in ...

How to: Travelling to the EU from UK

This page tells you how to prepare if you’re planning on travelling to Europe from 1 January 2021. It will be updated if anything changes. Sign up for email alerts and check travel advice for ...

UK: Assange extradition hearing will be a key test for UK and US justice

The FINANCIAL -- US authorities must drop all charges against Julian Assange relating to his publishing activities, and UK authorities must reject the related US extradition request, said Amnesty ...

Global Fintech Platform Nium Receives EMI Licence in UK

Nium, a global financial technology platform, announced today that it has received the Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom to ...

UK Government to delay Anti-Money Laundering registration deadline by five months

The UK Government has published a Statutory Instrument document, announcing it intends to delay the deadline for Anti-Money Laundering registration for the art market and others under the new 5AMLD ...

Who are Britain’s TV addicts?

The FINANCIAL -- Most Brits (60%) disagree to some extent that they are TV addicts, while another 11% neither agree nor disagree, according to the latest YouGov ...

How to prepare for travel with your pet to any EU country from 1 January 2021.

This guidance applies to people travelling to the EU with their pet cats, ferrets or dogs, including assistance dogs. Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) will become a third country from 1 ...

Wealthy people more likely to be male rather than female

The FINANCIAL -- 20% of consumers who own any savings or investment products in the UK are considered wealthy, that is they have a minimum of £75,000 held in investment or saving products. Most of ...

UK: In 2018, there were an around 1.2 million LGB people, report

The FINANCIAL -- The proportion of the UK population aged 16 years and over identifying as heterosexual or straight decreased from 95.3% in 2014 to 94.6% in 2018.The proportion identifying as ...

Scottish diners eat more than 6.3 million meals to support hospitality sector

Statistics revealed that more than 6.3 million meals were eaten in Scotland as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Thousands of jobs across Scotland have been supported after statistics ...

The UK Government is investing £7.2 million in COVID-19 research projects across the UK

The FINANCIAL -- The UK Government is investing £7.2 million in twenty research projects across the UK, including the universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde, to help provide developing countries ...

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