preferred central section route announced in a step forward for East West Rail new rail line, if approved, could present opportunities to boost ‘innovation corridor’ and improve passenger access announcement follows launch of separate £500 million fu… read more
Today I am announcing the preferred route for the Bedford to Cambridge section of the East West Rail line between Oxford and Cambridge. This follows a public consultation last year on 5 route options. The preferred route, route E from the consultat… read more
31 million people to benefit from a tax cut, as National Insurance contributions thresholds to rise to £9,500 per year. A typical employee will pay around £104 less in 2020-21. Changes underline government’s commitments to ensure that work pays and pu… read more
Over the last four years the UK has had 300 personnel deployed to the UN mission in South Sudan. This highly successful deployment has built two hospitals and upgraded local infrastructure including schools, prisons and bridges. To help prevent sexual… read more
In October 2017 SIN Italy organised the first ever high level UK-Italy Bilateral Research Meeting in Anacapri, in collaboration with the Italian Research Council (CNR) the largest public research institution in Italy, and the only one performing mul… read more