A pilot of seven trials found sponsors valued Inclusion and Diversity Plans at study design, while ethics committee views were mixed and a voluntary phase follows.
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The upgraded LHCb experiment at CERN has found first evidence of the Bd to mu mu decay at 3.2 sigma, short of the five sigma needed for discovery.
Ofgem wants the price cap’s Contracts for Difference allowance to use one quarter’s forecast payments, with BICS funding from April to June 2027 if agreed.
The Food Standards Agency wants five new members for its Northern Ireland advisory committee, with applications closing at 4pm on 27 November 2026.
The ONS Pink Book shows the UK current account deficit at 3.0 per cent of GDP in 2025, the second largest in the G7, as net liabilities rose.
The Department for Transport says texts to British Transport Police on 61016 have led to almost 83,000 recorded crimes and 175,000 deployments since 2016.
Ofgem’s provisional review says eleven network pension schemes are in surplus, up from five in 2023, with allowances funded through bills to stay broadly level.
Defra has chosen the Chair of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency as its preferred Environment Agency Chair, subject to a joint committee hearing on 11 November.
The Oxford Road Corridor Strategy for 2026 to 2036 sets out growth plans for Manchester’s Knowledge Quarter, with an assessment of 15,800 jobs and £1.9 billion GVA.
From 29 October, nicotine pouches and nicotine-free vapes cannot be sold to under-18s, adults cannot buy for them, and shops face £200 fixed penalties.