Drug shortages continue to be a problem in the UK – yet strengthening supply chains alone won’t solve this issue

Zhenny-zhenny/ Shutterstock The UK continues to experience shortages of many common prescription drugs, despite efforts to strengthen supply chains. Drugs for ADHD, epilepsy, GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes and weight loss, as well as ramipril (which is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure), have all faced supplyContinue Reading

NatWest Group has thrown its weight behind the North of England, pledging £20 billion of funding over the next decade in what stands as one of the largest single regional commitments by a UK lender in recent memory, and a calculated bet on Britain’s devolution settlement to deliver returns theContinue Reading

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter French singer and actor Patrick Bruel denied multiple allegations of rape and sexual assault after prosecutors confirmed that severalContinue Reading

Britain’s artificial intelligence sector pulled in a record £8.3bn of investment last year, as global capital piled into a new generation of British AI companies and London tightened its grip as Europe’s pre-eminent technology hub. New research from Barclays Eagle Labs found that funding into UK AI businesses surged throughContinue Reading