Day: March 7, 2017

As one of the nation’s top Apprentice employers, the British Army is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week. Irrespective of age or qualifications, more than 95% of soldiers are enrolled onto apprenticeship schemes. This means that with some 17,500 soldiers on apprenticeship at any one time, the Army delivers the largest apprenticeship programme in the country. With […]

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Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has reaffirmed the commitment of the UK to European security at a meeting of the European Union Defence Minister in Brussels. The Defence Secretary has urged EU members to put security firmly at the top of its priorities by stepping up its cooperation with NATO, in particular with cyber security. […]

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Businesses can apply for a share of up to £15 million for innovation projects that will inspire the products and services of tomorrow. Innovate UK has up to £15 million to support business projects that stimulate new products and services through emerging and enabling technologies. These technologies could be the basis for billion-pound industries of the […]

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New memorial to commemorate British servicemen and women who gave their lives in the D-Day landings. A new memorial, supported by £20M in government funding has been announced by the Prime Minister and Chancellor, which will commemorate British servicemen and women who lost their lives in the D-Day landings and in the Normandy Campaign. The […]

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China has announced it is to increase its defence budget by 7% in 2017. The rise will see China’s defence budget surpass the $145Bn for the first time. The Ministry of Finance made the announcement ahead of the annual National People’s Congress in Beijing but the figure still represents a slowdown, being the lowest increase for six […]

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