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G7 Foreign and Development Ministers meeting in London this week will invest $15 billion in development finance over the next two years to help women in developing countries access jobs, build resilient businesses and respond to the devastating economic impacts of COVID-19.

Sawtry-based engineering company Spirotech Group has made and donated a new war memorial statue to the Northamptonshire town of Thrapston, following an incident of vandalism last year.

It has been a productive couple of months for Gloucestershire manufacturer ADEY, which launched its new Community Fund initiative in April mere weeks after securing Bronze membership of the Supply Chain Sustainability School.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently appointed Lord Browne of Madingley as the new independent Co-Chair of the Council for Science and Technology.

Royal Assent has been granted to landmark bill, strengthening the governments ability to investigate mergers and deals that could threaten national security. The National Security and Investment Act will protect the public from malicious investment and makes the UK a more attractive place to invest with clarity and transparency.

The government have released a statement reflecting on the last parliamentary session. The last parliamentary session was started in October 2019 was extended to deal with the outbreak of Covid-19. Any plans that the government had at the start of the session have been skewed by the worldwide pandemic and the overwhelming response to save lives and livelihoods.

Trimite Global Coatings has announced that it will sponsor the two-man crew of The Entrepreneur Ship in their bid to become the oldest duo to row across an ocean.

Minister for Investment Gerry Grimstone has this week announced that an Investment Council will be launched to act as an advisory body to the government in helping attract foreign investment into the UK.

A new programme is being run by Re-Instate, a charity based in Erith that work to improve employment opportunities, quality of life and well-being for disadvantaged people in the London Borough of Bexley. The new programme will hundreds of adults with learning disabilities to develop life skills and boost confidence.

Government approval has this week been given for the release of a biological agent to help curb the spread of the invasive Oriental Chestnut Gall Wasp species.

The Department for Transport have announced that vehicles fitted with the Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) technology could be used on British motorways by the end of the year. The technology is seen to be a way to reduce human error on slow moving motorway lanes.

John Garvey, the global head of financial services at 'Big Four' consulting firm, PwC, expects that the EU and UK will agree a post-Brexit deal for the financial services industry.

Schools in England to share £1.8billion pot to help keep their buildings in the best possible state of repair.

The European Commission has this week confirmed that it has commenced legal action against pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca for breaking its contract to supply Covid-19 vaccines to EU countries.