The museums which could clinch the Art Fund Museum of the Year title and its £120,000 prize have been revealed. Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, The Box in Plymouth, The National Gallery and V&A East Storehouse, both in London, have been nominated for what is believed to be the world’s largest
Trump’s shake-up of the global energy system will only spur Xi to build the ramparts even higher, ensuring the country can run as much as possible on energy and fuel sourced within its own borders rather than abroad. “Energy security … really keeps Chinese leaders up at night,” says Jane Nakano, of think tank Centre
A new diabetes psychology pathway in Wales aims to give people faster access to mental health support designed specifically around living with diabetes. The move follows growing concern that people with diabetes are often bounced between physical health and mental health services, with neither properly set up to deal with both together. Campaigners and clinicians
The V&A East Storehouse, the National Gallery and an accessible castle in Norwich are among the contenders for this year’s Art Fund museum of the year award, the most prestigious UK prize in the sector. The annual prize offers the winner £120,000, with £20,000 going to each of the other finalists, who the Art Fund’s
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12:01 AM, 20th April 2026, 20 hours ago 1 Landlords and sole traders earning more than £50,000 a year must report every quarter to HMRC under Making Tax Digital rules. The changes replace a single annual submission with four updates to HMRC, covering income and expenditure across the year. These updates are not tax returns,
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As technology continues to improve, many renewable energy developers are increasingly using automation to develop commercial-scale projects, such as solar and wind farms. Tech companies have made significant improvements to artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic equipment in recent years, with different types of robots now available to perform a wide variety of tasks. This is
A BROMSGROVE home has been crowned the UK’s energy saving champion after winning an eco-friendly challenge. The contest was was launched by UK housebuilder Pye Homes during Big Energy Saving Week. Across the four-week challenge, residents who participated in the eco challenge, monitoring their normal energy usage for two weeks. They were then provided
The United Kingdom has been rapidly increasing its deployment of new renewable energy capacity in recent years, to the point that it now has some to spare during peak production hours. While the U.K. gradually increases its battery storage, the government is encouraging consumers to use more electricity during certain times of the day to