Britain Today

DVLA staff have chosen Blood Bikes Wales as their Charity of Choice for 2020. Throughout the year they will raise funds for the charity which transports emergency blood supplies and other items to the NHS across Wales. Since being launched in 2014 the Charity of Choice scheme at DVLA has raised more than £300,000 for […]

A new taskforce dedicated to tackling serious and organised waste crime, such as dumping hazardous materials on private land and falsely labelling waste so it can be exported abroad to unsuspecting countries, has been launched today (16 January 2019). The Joint Unit for Waste Crime (JUWC) will for the first time bring together law enforcement […]

Leamington-based entrepreneur Rob Smith has been recognised in Her Majesty The Queen’s 2020 New Year Honours list ‘For Services to International Trade and People with Disabilities.’ Rob Smith founded The Active Hands Company after overcoming a fall off a cliff and suffering a high-level spinal cord injury leaving him with partial paralysis. The company makes […]

New figures out today reveal the huge popularity of England’s coastal paths with 29.1 million walking trips made over a six-month period, boosting local economies and bringing health and wellbeing benefits to visitors. The never-before-released data was collected by Natural England – the government’s adviser on the natural environment. It shows the significant value of coastal walking […]

The Environment Agency is urging communities in England to check their flood risk and sign up to flood warnings as minor river and surface water flooding impacts are possible across parts of England today (26 December) and into Friday. The weather outlook is improving, however groundwater levels continue to rise after recent rainfall meaning that a risk of minor […]

Veridium is pleased to announce its solution is now available in the AWS Marketplace, an engagement that provides complete cloud services and a management portfolio to Veridium’s enterprise customers and prospects. This expanded relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) can help businesses redefine strong authentication by increasing security, without the additional complexity and friction associated […]

Public Health England (PHE) confirm an individual has been diagnosed with monkeypox in England. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people and the risk to the general public in England is very low. It is usually a self-limiting illness and most people recover within a few weeks. However, severe […]

London-based insurtech company, Dinghy, who pioneered the UK’s first flexible, on-demand insurance for freelancers, have uncovered the most popular places to live while self employed or as a sole trader – including the top three job titles used in each location.   Using their customer data, Dinghy analysed and found that, outside of London, the […]

 Britain’s graduate debt crisis means that nearly half of current students and recent graduates (42%) have joined the gig economy, in order to combat debt, afford rent and the rising cost of living. One in five (22%) also cited having two additional jobs, with the next generation of workers concerned about the overwhelming cost of […]

Companies with the most demanding industrial requirements now have a new solution for all their 3D printing needs.  The tech company BCN3D, which designs and manufactures professional 3D printers, has taken innovation to a new level by releasing its new printer BCN3D Epsilon. The new addition to its range of printers provides professional and industrial sectors with added-value solutions and brings industrial power to […]