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Research and innovation: State of play of EU‑UK cooperation

Since 1 January 2024, the United Kingdom (UK) has been associated to Horizon Europe, with almost 6 000 UK Horizon projects as of 9 January 2026. The legislative proposals for Horizon Europe (2028‑2034 ...
The Financial Times

UK quietly shelves £110mn frictionless post-Brexit trade border project

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government has quietly shelved a programme to build a frictionless post-Brexit trade border, after ...
Computer Weekly

Openreach to light up 312,000 rural UK premises in Project Gigabit next phase

The UK government has announced up to £800m in government investment will be made available to modernise broadband infrastructure in rural areas of England, Scotland and Wales. The £5bn Project ...
New Scientist

UK spurns European invitation to join ITER nuclear fusion project

The UK government has declined an invitation to become an official member of the ITER nuclear fusion experiment, having lost access to the project following Brexit. Instead, it plans to focus on ...
The Guardian

UK shelves £110m frictionless post-Brexit trade border project

Programme launched by last Tory government was worked on by Deloitte and IBM but was paused in 2024 Business live – latest updates The UK government has shelved a project to simplify trade border ...