A start-up business that aims to improve the lives of the elderly has won the Ingenuity Impact Entrepreneur of the Year award from Nuffield Health in the Ingenuity Impact Showcase 2024. Run by the University of Nottingham and in partnership with Nuffield Health, the Ingenuity Programme provides start-up skills and training, networking, mentoring, and routes to funding for early-stage impact-driven businesses to make social, health and environmental change. The most impactful ideas are awarded a top prize and receive a share of £75,000 funding to help them in the early stages of their entrepreneurial journeys. The programme supports participants to turn ideas for…

A package of up to £85 million to support the international community in tackling the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, a global issue that makes infections difficult or impossible to treat, will be announced today by the UK Government. World leaders and experts, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the World Bank will attend a global event hosted by the Royal Society to agree priority actions to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and hear accounts from AMR survivors. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will also be in attendance. The UK Government will announce the following initiatives: Up to…

British Motor Heritage Ltd. (BMH) is thrilled to announce the results of their unique collaboration with renowned artist Alan Reullier, bringing together the worlds of art and automotive craftsmanship. As Artist in Residence, Reullier has been given free rein to infuse BMH’s original engineering drawings – each one a historic document in its own right – with his own vibrant and meticulous style. He has also been working among the production team at BMH to create a one-off artwork directly on the new bodyshell of a classic Mini. This stunning collection will be available to view at the…

A business owner has been sentenced to more than 200 hours of unpaid work for selling illicit cigarettes, tobacco and vapes following investigations by City of Wolverhampton Council. Mazin Abdullah, owner of Aro Market & Bakery in Staveley Road, hid the counterfeit products behind the shop counter, in a concealed compartment and in a rear storeroom. The illicit items, which included 29,535 cigarettes, 169 vapes, 1.75kg of hand rolling tobacco and 3.3kg of shisha, were discovered during a joint raid by the council’s Trading Standards officers, West Midlands Police and sniffer dogs from B.W.Y Canine. In total, Abdullah pleaded guilty…

one of the UK’s largest and leading electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, is proud to announce its partnership with celebrated British Paralympian long jumper and sprinter Olivia Breen. The three-time Paralympian and double Commonwealth Games champion will serve as an official Osprey Ambassador, supporting its mission of providing accessible and inclusive charging for all EV drivers. As the first UK charge point operator (CPO) to build accessibly designed public charging EV hubs, and an active supporter of accessibility standards such as BSI PAS1899, Osprey has long been at the forefront of establishing accessibility standards and best practices within the…

The aim of the WOW Award is to recognise the worth and career of a woman in the motor industry or motorsport who has made an outstanding contribution. This year the nomination process included the automotive industry. A total of 30 nominations were received. These were whittled down to ten finalists by three non-voting jury members. Now it is the turn of the 76 jurors from 53 countries to vote for the Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year. They are the ones who will decide which woman deserves the WOW Award 2024. The winner will be announced on…

KGM Motors UK is proud to announce that Gavin Pell, Managing Director of Chandlers in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and a valued member of KGM UK’s esteemed dealer network, will be participating in the London Marathon 2024 on 21st April. Gavin will be running alongside his family friend Dr Caroline Johnson MP to raise funds for Bliss, a charity which provides vital support to parents of babies who are born prematurely or with health issues. Embarking on their debut marathon journey in their mid-40s has sparked a fitness journey for both Gavin and Caroline. What initially began as a light-hearted challenge…

Stuttgart/Beijing. At and around Auto China 2024, Mercedes‑Benz underlines its commitment to delivering dedicated products and technologies to Chinese customers. As the largest single automotive market in the world, China plays an important role in the long-term strategy of Mercedes‑Benz. Running up to the show, the company will maintain its leadership position in this market, headlined by the world premiere of the all-new electric Mercedes‑Benz G‑Class. China is home to the company’s largest production site and the most comprehensive R&D hub outside Germany, playing a significant role in Mercedes‑Benz’s global R&D network. In recent years, Mercedes‑Benz strengthened its R&D…

People in adult social care and unpaid carers will benefit from a £20 million boost to fund innovative projects across the country, as the government continues to deliver on its vision for social care reform. The Accelerating Reform Fund will expand community-based care models such as Shared Lives, a service that matches people aged 16 and above with approved carers. Under this scheme, people move in with their Shared Lives carer on a short- or long-term basis, giving people with care needs more freedom and autonomy and allowing them to live more independently in the community. Short-term care through Shared…

University of Nottingham spin-out company Cerca Magnetics has been awarded £2m as part of £45 million government investment in the UK’s quantum sector for wearable brain imaging research to help detect early signs of dementia. The investment announcement was made during a visit to Cerca Magnetics Nottingham headquarters this week by Science Minister Andrew Griffith MP who outlined how this funding supports the government’s vision to transform into a quantum-enabled economy by 2033. Professor Matt Brookes from the School go Physics and Astronomy explaining the wearable brain scanning technology to the Science Minister. The wearable OPM-MEG system was originally prototyped…