Civil news: changes to immigration advice in police stations
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A new service to provide immigration advice to individuals detained in police stations launched on 1 June 2022.
Individuals detained in police custody under immigration powers have a...Read More »
350 EU rules to be ditched, creating simpler, more flexible and transparent procurement
- New Procurement Bill will focus on making more government contracts open to small businesses, replacing 350 EU laws with a simple and flexible system
- The Bill was debated in Parliament on Wednesday and is expected to become law next year
- New figures show public sector spending with small businesses rose to a...Read More »
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test by North Korea: G7 foreign ministers' statement, 30 May 2022
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms the test of yet another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) conducted on May 25, 2022, by the Democratic...Read More »
Robotic snake solves fusion energy pipework challenge
A new laser-welding ‘robotic snake’ developed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority has demonstrated its capability to operate inside of fusion energy powerplant pipework and is now patented technology.
The novel trials at Culham Science Centre are another step forward on the roadmap to delivering safe, sustainable, low carbon fusion energy...Read More »
VMD hosts second equine anthelmintic resistance stakeholder meeting
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Details of the VMD’s second Equine Anthelmintic Resistance Stakeholder Meeting and the next steps to developing a pan-industry equine group.