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Joint Statement: UK-U.S. Strategic Dialogue September 2024 – uk.gov

Joint Statement: UK-U.S. Strategic Dialogue September 2024
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United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in London to open the UK-U.S. Strategic Dialogue. The Strategic Dialogue – led by the Secretaries of State of the United Kingdom and United States – celebrates and deepens the long-standing and special relationship between the United Kingdom and United … Read more

UK to extend training programme for Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel throughout 2025 – uk.gov

UK to extend training programme for Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel throughout 2025
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Ukrainian recruits receive training under Operation Interflex The UK will train further cohorts of Ukrainian men and women to become soldiers on British soil, as part of this new government’s commitment to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. The training operation, which continues to evolve to incorporate lessons identified from Ukraine’s frontline, … Read more

Transport Secretary fires the starting gun on rail reform as Public Ownership Bill reaches final stages in Commons – uk.gov

Transport Secretary fires the starting gun on rail reform as Public Ownership Bill reaches final stages in Commons
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Louise Haigh launches plan to revitalise Britain’s railways and drastically improve services Shadow Great British Railways to be established to deliver higher performing railway built on reliability, efficiency, and safety it comes as the Public Ownership Bill progresses through Parliament today, putting the railways back in the hands of passengers Transport Secretary Louise Haigh today … Read more

Bluetongue virus restricted zone declared in Norfolk and Suffolk – uk.gov

Bluetongue virus restricted zone declared in Norfolk and Suffolk
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Following several confirmed cases of Bluetongue virus BTV3 at premises across Norfolk and Suffolk, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer has declared a bluetongue restricted zone across the region to mitigate the risk of further cases of disease occurring. The total number of cases of Bluetongue virus BTV- 3 stands at five infected premises.   The new … Read more

Teachers to get more trustworthy AI tech as generative tools learn from new bank of lesson plans and curriculums, helping them mark homework and save time – uk.gov

Teachers to get more trustworthy AI tech as generative tools learn from new bank of lesson plans and curriculums, helping them mark homework and save time
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Using AI tools to help reduce teacher’s workload. Teaching standards, guidelines and lesson plans will form a new optimised content store which will train generative AI to make it more reliable for teachers in England new project will bring teachers and tech companies together to develop and use trustworthy AI tools that can help mark … Read more

Reappointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 September 2024 – uk.gov

Reappointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 September 2024
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Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Lesley Francois and Daniel Shears have been reappointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 September 2024.   On behalf of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, we are pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Lesley Francois and Daniel Shears to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council for … Read more

Behind the Pageantry of Shen Yun, Untreated Injuries and Emotional Abuse

Behind the Pageantry of Shen Yun, Untreated Injuries and Emotional Abuse

As the popular dance show grew into an international juggernaut some of the group’s young performers paid a steep price. By Nicole Hong and Michael Rothfeld The reporters interviewed more than 80 people, examined hundreds of pages of records and reviewed secret recordings made from inside the group’s guarded headquarters in upstate New York. Aug. 15, 2024 They … Read more

Military ‘silent hangar’ to help protect against foreign GPS jamming – uk.gov

Military ‘silent hangar’ to help protect against foreign GPS jamming
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Aircraft inside current anti-jamming facility. Credit: Qinetiq The facility will provide a key capability to develop UK assets that can perform in the harshest electromagnetic environments on operations.  Under the new £20 million contract, QinetiQ will build a radio frequency, anti-jamming test facility at the Ministry of Defence’s Boscombe Down site in Wiltshire.   The ‘silent hangar’ will be … Read more