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Prime minister Liz Truss has said that she will lead the Conservatives into the next general election, despite having to abandon her economic plan.

Independent quality assessor RDB Star Rating recently sponsored the ‘Game Changer Award’ at the 2022 edition of the Sussex Chamber Business Awards.

Now that the UK has entered the autumn and we are already feeling the bite of colder weather, BioSURE has advised on how we can protect ourselves from common illnesses.

US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that China is moving “on a much faster timeline” in its plans to unify with the island of Taiwan.

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has outlined her government’s economic prospectus for an independent Scotland, addressing issues such as currency, trade, freedom of movement and the border with England.

Newly appointed chancellor Jeremy Hunt has moved to calm the markets by announcing that almost all the tax cuts outlined in the mini-Budget will be cancelled.

Science minister Nusrat Ghani has announced that £15 million of funding will be provided by the UK Space Agency for businesses to develop new satellite communications technologies.

Venus Group UK is gaining traction in the complex healthcare arena around autism and learning difficulties in Great Britain. With that momentum behind it, it is now looking to take its provision beyond the UK.

As Birmingham Tech Week came to a close on Friday (October 14), tech minister Damian Collins revealed that a new UK Telecommunications Lab will be established in nearby Solihull.

The government has this week announced that more than £800 million of funding will be allocated to special health and care research facilities, which will be distributed through the National Institute for Health and Care Research [NIHR].

In late September, CW+ celebrated the third anniversary of the CW Innovation programme, holding a special expo at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital.

Royal Mail bosses have announced plans to axe 6,000 jobs by August 2023, singling out excessive losses and industrial action as blame factors.

Prime minister Liz Truss has sacked chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and made a second U-turn in the mini-Budget, removing the planned cancellation of the corporation tax hike.

Pam McConnell, the chief-executive and founder of Five Rivers Child Care and member of The Leaders Council of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the prestigious National Children and Young People Awards.