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£10m hospitality fund opens to help local pubs, cafés and restaurants grow
A new three-year UK grant scheme will back independent hospitality businesses, bring empty premises back into use and support training, with more than £3 million earmarked for community-pub charity Pub is The Hub.
Plug-in solar becomes available in Great Britain for the first time
New rules mean plug-in solar panels can now be used in England, Scotland and Wales, potentially opening small-scale renewable generation to more households.
Record £24.9m community investment backs nearly 1,300 projects across UK and Ireland
SSE says its community investment programme supported nearly 1,300 projects, helping create jobs, tackle fuel poverty, improve community assets and open up opportunities for young people.
£22 million UK programme backs human-based science to reduce reliance on animal testing
New investment includes a £20 million centre for miniature human organs and nine projects exploring alternatives including beating heart cells and AI drug modelling.
UK volunteers help build a new living map of the nation's seaweed
Thousands of sightings collected through citizen science are powering an interactive map that helps researchers understand how coastal ecosystems are changing.
Online MenB booking expands so eligible young people can arrange both vaccine doses themselves
The NHS National Booking Service now lets eligible young people book either MenB dose online, making it easier to complete the two-dose vaccination course.
£106,500 study will explore why inflammatory bowel and coeliac conditions are missed or diagnosed late
Crohn’s & Colitis UK and Coeliac UK are jointly funding research using anonymised NHS records to study diagnosis patterns, inequalities and missed opportunities for earlier care.
Large UK study finds HRT use associated with lower dementia risk for some groups of women
Researchers analysing more than 180,000 postmenopausal women found HRT use was associated with lower dementia risk, with the strongest associations in certain biological and genetic groups.
UK study will build one of the world’s largest menstrual-fluid biobanks
CycleTrack will collect menstrual-fluid samples and daily health data from thousands of women to improve understanding, diagnosis and treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding.
Online MenB booking expands so all eligible young people can arrange both doses
The NHS National Booking Service now allows every eligible young person in the time-limited MenB programme to book a first or second dose online ahead of university and college terms.
NHS Online appoints first chief executive as digital specialist-care service moves towards 2027 launch
Dame Caroline Clarke has been appointed first chief executive of the Online NHS Trust, which is expected to provide up to 8.5 million virtual appointments and assessments in its first three years.
UK flight trial will test whether tiny route changes can cut warming contrails
Operation Blue Skies will use AI forecasts and small altitude changes on North Atlantic flights to test whether persistent warming contrails can be reduced in normal airspace operations.
£1.1m fund has backed 211 community projects across the UK in six months
A social-value fund linked to social-housing contracts has supported 211 projects including defibrillators, school visits, financial literacy and small repairs for vulnerable residents.
Social prescribing may help people connect with care without driving up costs
A University of Manchester study of more than 1.4 million records suggests social prescribing is linked to more healthcare use at first, followed by a small reduction in GP appointments within a year.
UK mental health innovation scheme will bring patients, researchers, the NHS and industry together
A University of Manchester-led national initiative has launched to connect lived experience, researchers, the NHS and technology organisations around better mental health innovation.
Fifteen grassroots groups win Windrush community funding
Fifteen organisations have been awarded support from a UK fund designed to help communities understand and access the Windrush schemes.
Millions offered at-home HPV tests in NHS screening expansion
Nearly four million women in England who are behind on cervical screening will be offered HPV self-testing kits through a national NHS rollout.