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The UK Government has launched a £7 million investment into the hydrogen vehicle infrastructure of Tees Valley, marking a significant step towards green transportation. This funding is earmarked for several hydrogen projects, including the development of new refuelling stations essential for fuel cell vehicles.

BT Group has begun the installation of its inaugural electric vehicle (EV) charging point powered by a street cabinet, signalling the initial phase of trials that could prompt a broader overhaul of cabinet units throughout the UK.

The UK Space Agency has announced up to £65 million of funding for ground-breaking innovations that could boost UK leadership in space technologies and applications.

Experts in health, law, risk management and marketing have been appointed to oversee the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s (DSIT) work to transform the UK into a science and technology superpower, bolstering the DSIT board with a series of key leadership figures.

ESS EXPO has announced the launch of a webinar aimed at addressing critical skills shortages in the environmental sector.

Millions of schoolchildren throughout the UK are facing educational setbacks due to digital inequality, exacerbated by the current economic instability, as reported by the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA).

The Deputy Prime Minister warns that global regulations are falling behind current advances in emerging technologies, such as AI, as he takes to the world stage at the UN General Assembly in New York.

In a recent speech, the PM announced some revised plans to make the UK net zero by 2050 and pledged a ‘fairer’ path to ease the financial burden on British families.

Let’s Go Zero, the national campaign for all UK schools, colleges, and nurseries to be zero carbon by 2030, welcomes London Mayor Sadiq Khan's new climate action plan announced on 12th April 2024, which includes the launch of a new Net Zero Schools initiative.

In March 2024, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) released a report:‘Transformed by AI: How generative artificial intelligence could affect work in the UK – and how to manage it,’ in which it discusses the implications of generative AI on the UK's workforce and the potential strategies for managing its impact.