As millions of children enjoy the Easter holidays, the government is stepping up to take the pressure off parents battling to keep their children safe online

Shared UK and US commitments to improve access to medicines, support pharmaceutical innovation and grow trade in the life sciences sector.

New partnership accelerates NHS patients' access to new medicines and will see UK benefit from greater life sciences industry investment

Partnerships in regions across England and Wales backed to build on local innovation strengths and fast‑track ideas from prototype to market.

Science Secretary Liz Kendall has named Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz as her preferred candidate for Chair of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

This playbook outlines changes to how the UK government manages digital and technology spending and assurance. The changes come into effect on 1 April 2026.

£1.5m Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme funded councils to trial PAS 191 smart columns, boosting connectivity and services like CCTV, sensors and Wi-Fi

Case study on the Open Networks Ecosystem competition, which awarded ~£80.5m in funding to projects supporting the UK's 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy

Case study of Future RAN Competition (FRANC), which awarded ~£36m in R&D funding to support the UK's 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy.

This section offers guidance to assist local authorities in areas of digital leadership, legislation, regulation, planning, public assets and deployment.