The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today launched a public consultation on a proposed new Rare Disease Therapies Framework that would introduce significant regulatory innovation to the UK’s rare disease landscape – and the MHRA is calling on the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries to play a central role in shaping the final framework. The draft framework sets out a technology-agnostic regulatory […]

Today, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) launches a landmark public consultation on a proposed new regulatory framework that will spearhead the development of rare disease treatment in the UK. This framework – which sets out a new model for how rare disease therapies for individuals could be tested, licensed and monitored – […]

Frankfort, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear is celebrating the best first quarter in Kentucky history for economic investment, bringing the total secured under his leadership to over $50 billion and creating more than 70,000 new jobs. The Governor’s administration has also secured the highest three-year average for new wages in state history, with the 2025 average […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) approved Louisiana’s Returning Education to the States Waiver, empowering State education officials with greater discretion over their federal education dollars. Louisiana is the second state to receive this waiver, which will allow state leaders to focus federal dollars on efforts that best improve student academic achievement. Louisiana’s […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) initiated a directed investigation into Loudoun County Public Schools (Loudoun) in Virginia amid reports that a high school student may have taken photos and videos of dozens of underage students in school bathroom stalls over the course of three years. The investigation will determine […]

On May 20, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau announced the first use of a new tool in the Department’s more assertive global approach to protecting the U.S. fishing industry and global fish resources. The Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on 26 foreign nationals responsible for, complicit in, facilitating, or benefiting from […]

The Government continues to respond to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry with funding to seven local authorities to memorialise and care for unmarked graves and a total of 68 non-government organisations and community groups to provide services in support of survivors. The Royal Commission found there are at least 4,000 unmarked graves […]

More than 10,000 residents, alongside hospitals and charities, will benefit from lower bills thanks to upgrades to old and inefficient heat networks. Backed by £15.6 million, 94 heat networks across England and Wales will see a host of improvements to make them more energy efficient and help lower bills. Improvements will include replacing leaky pipes, […]

Tens of thousands of placements will be created for aspiring construction workers in a £96 million boost to train new talent and build more homes. Funding is set to be allocated across the country on Friday (22nd) to provide hands-on learning and boost employability for learners who start their construction courses from this September. The construction industry is facing significant shortages, with the latest Office for National Statistics figures showing that there […]

Knife robberies have fallen sharply in major cities thanks to joint government and police action to tackle one of the most harmful forms of violence and make communities safe. New Home Office data shows that robberies involving a knife in the 7 highest volume areas are now more than a fifth lower (21%) than they […]