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The Space Science and Exploration Bilateral Programme will facilitate collaborations between British universities and international space agencies.

These accusations surfaced after the Home Office included care workers in the UK's shortage occupation list in 2022, aimed at addressing the 165,000 vacancies in care homes and domiciliary care.

Since 2008, the maximum allowable claim amount has been capped at £30,000. However, its real value has diminished by approximately a third.

The decision, emphasised by the judge as "throughout peaceful, civilised, and non-violent", has sparked debates about the right to peaceful protest and the urgency of addressing climate change.

Following a report highlighting inappropriate behaviour within the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, the Welsh government has announced its intervention.

The new data, derived from experimental results within the Labour Force Survey, could potentially exert pressure on the Bank of England to reconsider any immediate plans for interest rate cuts.

The proposal aims to tackle the persistent wage gaps faced by individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, marking a significant step towards a fairer and more inclusive workforce.

The neighbours of Esther Martin, a London grandmother, have since spoken out about the "horrific" screaming they heard while the 68-year-old was being attacked by dogs in the property next door.

The Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service has said that Scotland's prisons are at a "tipping point", given the extreme number of people incarcerated.

A YouGov poll revealed that for voters aged 18 to 24, the Green Party is nine per cent more popular than the Conservative Party and 12 per cent ahead of the Liberal Democrats.

Three Police Officers have been shamed for making misogynistic and sexual comments while watching body-cam footage of a woman having a seizure.

The Labour Party has criticised the Conservatives for delaying a crackdown on knife crime after statistics revealed that the knife crime rate in London has increased by 20 per cent.

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins expressed disappointment at the rejection of what she deemed was a "fair and reasonable" offer.

In under two years, the UK saw the removal of its measles-free status with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) declaring it a national incident.

Storm Jocelyn is the 10th named storm of the season and triggered an amber warning for wind in parts of Scotland on Wednesday morning.

With some companies closing to prioritise expansion elsewhere and others shutting their stores due to bankruptcy, the UK can expect to see a mass increase of empty store-fronts.

The investigator, who was partly responsible for the conviction of Peter Holmes and Willian Quarm, tells lawyers that he was "just doing my job".

Scotland, Northern Ireland, north-west England, and Wales were particularly hard-hit, with remote areas warned of potential power outages until Tuesday.

The illicit scheme allegedly involves the creation of fake student identities and the manipulation of loan disbursements.

A new critical imports council will look for problems within the UK supply chain to counter future global supply chain disruptions as trade relations become more prone to geopolitical tensions and the climate crisis.

The strikes, orchestrated by the train drivers' union ASLEF, are set to unfold as a series of "rolling" walk-outs from late January to early February.

The Met Police busted the Palestine Action Group's plan to disrupt the London Stock Exchange on Monday by arresting six pro-Palestine protesters across the UK.

As flooding in the UK has become a regular problem because of harsh storms caused by climate change, a climate change combat flood centre has been launched to train next-generation experts in flooding.

The UK government has turned the zero-emission vehicle mandate into law after an extension of the EU electric vehicles trade rule last month, putting in place the biggest ZEV mandate in the world.

Religious hate crime data collected by the Metropolitan Police showed a shocking level of antisemitic incidents in the UK as figures went from below 50 to above 200 after the Hamas attack on Israel.

The storm, named by the Met Office on Tuesday, left a trail of destruction, with severe weather alerts in effect on Wednesday.

The measures intended to address concerns over immigration levels, particularly in the healthcare sector, include a substantial increase in the minimum salary requirement for skilled worker visas and the elimination of the 20 per cent discount for essential professions.

The transport strike will halt train services at the affected operators in England, Scotland and Wales.

Nottingham City Council issued a Section 114 notice, revealing that the chief financial officer was unable to produce a balanced budget for the current year.