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Department of health, not Treasury, will foot the bill – with costs forecast to reach £9bn

Patrick Vallance says robots would take away ‘repetitive’ tasks, but Sadiq Khan warns AI will usher in ‘new era of mass unemployment’

New funding for researchers and streamlined regulation part of roadmap for phasing out use of animals in science

Shares jump on higher profits as Emma Walmsley is ‘hopeful’ standoff with NHS can be resolved

National security adviser, education secretary and science minister to visit before end of year as part of policy to reset relations

Viscount Camrose warned that the Government’s argument for rolling out a digital ID system was ‘too optimistic to be convincing’.

The UK’s science minister, Sir Patrick Vallance, has sounded the alarm over the country’s declining investment in medicines. He warned that the NHS risks losing out on important treatments and the country could lose its place at the cutting edge of medical research if spending does not recover. It comes…

‘We’re here to invest,’ says Darius Hughes as he calls comments by other pharma companies ‘a little harsh’

Keir Starmer targets top global talent with plan to axe UK visa fees, clashing with Trump's $100k H-1B fee in 2025's immigration showdown.