Simon Evans from SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business writes about the vital role played by immersive technology is helping to not only create a data-driven economy in the UK, but transforming construction and maximising clean growth across the country.  

A rise in deaths in the UK could be linked to the austerity programme imposed by the Conservative government, a Labour frontbencher has said.

The SRA is will go ahead with plans to make it easier for law firms to develop new ideas, including a ‘safe space’ for innovation.

Lawrence Waterman, OBE, Chairman of the British Safety Council, has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to health and safety at the Safety and Health Excellence Awards gala night on 11 April 2018.

UK cyber defences will be put to the test in a major war game after it emerged almost 50 attempted online attacks came from Russia in the past six months, Amber Rudd has said.

Responding to the Bar Standards Board’s announcement this morning of a new consultation on removing the restriction on reporting sexual orientation and religion and belief data, the Bar Council made the following comment.

Amber Rudd will set out plans to spend an extra £9m on fighting use of the dark web by criminal gangs.

The Strategy and Business Development Director at SNC-Lavalin outlines the potential of the North of England to be a leader in low carbon energy for the UK; a global hub for research and innovation from academia to entrepreneurial start-ups and a pioneer of new and innovative energy solutions from smart grid technology amongst other opportunities.

Theresa May has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he “will be held to account" if his regime is found to be responsible for a chemical attack which left dozens of his own citizens dead.

Home Office minister Victoria Atkins has been left embarrassed after she was unable to say how many police officers there are in the UK.

Amber Rudd has urged influential figures in the music business to play their part in tackling rising gang violence.

Top Labour figures have piled into Amber Rudd after she claimed not to have seen a Home Office report into serious crime which was later leaked to the media.

Cuts in police force numbers are likely to have fuelled the surge in violent crime, according to a leaked Home Office document.

David Gauke has said the decision that almost saw serial rapist John Worboys released from prison was his “responsibility entirely” as he vowed ministers would learn from the case.

Amber Rudd has denied claims that police cuts are behind the recent surge in gang violence in London - but pledged a raft of new measures to tackle it.

Michael Gallagher, the head of the Metropolitan police’s organised crime command, said that arrests were not enough to stop the killings in London.

Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn on Labour’s NEC tried to prevent disciplinary action being taken against party members, leaked minutes show.

UKIP has been branded “virtually dead” after fielding 75% fewer candidates in the May local elections.

Jeremy Corbyn is among a host of London Labour MPs demanding to meet Theresa May and Amber Rudd in a bid to tackle the recent surge in knife and gun crime in the capital.

The Bar Council, representing all barristers in England and Wales, has today issued a statement in response to the Ministry of Justice’s announcement on the launch of a new online service for people to start a claim in the County Court for amounts up to £10,000.

MP and peers have lost dozens of iPads which were bought with thousands of pounds of taxpayer cash, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Dr Anne Kemp from SNC-Lavalin assesses the business potential of Big Data and the ability it provides companies to get insight into how their assets are performing.

David Gauke has insisted homeowners should be able to defend themselves against an intruder in their home after a pensioner was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Ahead of the Government’s introduction of a PPI fee cap, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has re-iterated its call for law firms to consider how much they charge in this area.