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UK Officials Warn Against Donating Eggs Just for the Money as HFEA Raise Donor Pay to £986

UK Officials Warn Against Donating Eggs Just for the Money as HFEA Raise Donor Pay to £986

The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is raising egg donor compensation from £750 to £986 to address donor shortages, while urging that donations be motivated by altruism rather than financial gain.


UK Astronaut Tim Peake Joins Axiom Space in Bid to Launch All-Brit Mission

Commercial spaceflight company Axiom Space announced this week that they have welcomed retired British astronaut Tim Peake into its professional astronaut pool.

HSBC Promotes CFO Georges Elhedery to CEO

HSBC announced that Georges Elhedery, its chief financial officer, will become the firm’s next CEO effective Sept. 2.

Charles III Reads Labour's Economic Plans in UK's State Opening of Parliament

Following the landslide victory of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom’s general election earlier this month, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer laid out the government’s plans to reinvigorate the country’s economy in this year’s State Opening of Parliament.


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UK Unveils New Stock Market Listing Rules to Simplify, Streamline the Process
As UK IPOs declined, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed new regulations for stock market listings.
UK Economy Grows 0.4% in May: Official Statistics
The United Kingdom’s Office of National Statistics released the latest economic figures, which revealed that the country’s economy grew by 0.4% in May.
French Energy Giant EDF Backs Out of Bid Race to Build UK’s Mini-Nuke Reactors
EDF, France’s state energy company, has appeared to pull out of the bidding race to build mini-nuclear reactors in the United Kingdom, saying that it was refining its small modular reactor design.
Burberry Prepares to Cut Jobs Due to Plummeting Sales
British luxury clothing retailer Burberry announced that it was making hundreds of jobs redundant after allegedly initiating a restructuring program as a reaction to a drop in profits.
Tampons Sold in US, UK, and Greece Discovered Containing Dangerous Levels of Toxic Metals
An alarming investigation has revealed that tampons contain toxic metals, including dangerous levels of arsenic, chromium, and lead, with all 16 tested metals detected in at least one product.
UK Stocks on the Rise as Keir Starmer's Labour Party Wins General Election
The British pound and several UK-based stocks and government bonds have arisen after the Labour Party won a landslide victory in the country’s general election.
GSK Acquires Full Rights to CureVac's COVID, Influenza Vaccines
GSK said that it was reorganizing its cooperation with CureVac, including gaining control over various vaccines they were producing together, including COVID-19 and influenza vaccines.
UK: Nurses Express Heartbreak as Hospital Patients Die Alone Amid Staff Shortages
Nurses in the UK express profound distress and heartbreak over hospital patients being left to die alone amidst shocking staff shortages, highlighting compromised care standards where survival is now the benchmark.
UK’s Glastonbury Festival is Coming Up; Here’s Why it Matters
The Glastonbury Festival released an economic impact report for its 2023 season, revealing that it generated a total income of $212.5 million.
Tata Steel Advises Port Talbot Workers of Potential July 7 Shutdown due to Strike
Workers at Tata Steel were told that the company could potentially cease operations at its Port Talbot plant by July 7 due to a strike organized by the trade union Unite.
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