Day: 7 November 2025

Tesco partners with Be My Eyes Partners to bring accessible support to customers across the UK for World Sight Day

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of last months World Sight Day, Tesco and Be My Eyes, the world’s leading Customer Accessibility Management platform for people who are blind or partially sighted, today announced a six-month pilot partnership, to enhance in-store accessibility for customers with sight loss. Through the collaboration, Be My Eyes users will be able to connect directly with Tesco colleagues via the app to receive personalised visual assistance while shopping. With thousands of stores across the UK, Tesco is the first major supermarket in Europe to join Be My Eyes in…

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International fellowships to explore AI’s impact on science

Stuart Mitchell

New £4 million programme funds early career researchers in the UK, US and Canada to investigate how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming science. The UK Metascience Unit is run jointly by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The unit has today announced details of a cohort of 29 early career researchers receiving funding through the AI Metascience Fellowship Programme. AI changing how we work and think One project at The University of Manchester will explore how AI is changing the way researchers work,…

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DOE rips funding from over 600 awards for energy projects, ignoring bipartisan support and economic benefits

Stuart Mitchell

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to terminate funding for over 600 awards totaling $23 billion, including a full termination of funding for the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program. Conrad Schneider, Senior Director, U.S., at Clean Air Task Force said:   “DOE is slashing funding to American companies, investors, and communities across the U.S.    “Over the last several years, the U.S. has rightly invested in innovative energy projects that have supported economic growth and workforce development, strengthened global leadership, catalyzed additional investment in local economies, while positioning the country to meet rising energy demands and lowering electricity bills for consumers and businesses. Today’s move jeopardizes the investments and…

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Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations

Stuart Mitchell

Big Issue Invest, the social investment arm of the Big Issue, has more than tripled its investment in businesses making a social impact in the past year, its 2024/25 impact report has revealed today. The leading social investor has reported a drastic increase in year-on-year deployment, investing a collective total of £9.4 million in 50 British organisations in the past year – more than three times the investment made in 2023/24 (£2.7 million in 13 businesses). 139 social businesses and charities now sit in Big Issue Invest’s portfolio of investees,…

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Musician and Poet Arlo Parks supports UNICEF UK and Dove to build children’s body confidence and self-esteem

Stuart Mitchell

UNICEF UK Ambassador Arlo Parks joined pupils at Moreland School in Islington for a Dove Self-Esteem Project workshop (DSEP) focused on building body confidence and self-esteem. Arlo is an award-winning musician and poet known for her advocacy for youth empowerment. In 2024 she was appointed the youngest ever Ambassador to UNICEF UK and her work with UNICEF has taken her to Sierra Leone, where she met young people leading grassroots change in their communities. Arlo is passionate about helping young people feel seen, valued and confident in who they are…

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