Day: 10 August 2026

New Global Alzheimer’s Disease Country Insights Tool Reveals Major Inequalities In Diagnosis, Treatment Access And Preparedness Across Countries

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has launched the Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas (AD Atlas), a first of its kind platform highlighting how countries diagnose, treat and support people living with dementia. The platform brings together the key indicators needed to assess a country’s preparedness for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, helping advocates, policymakers and healthcare leaders identify where people are being left behind. The AD Atlas, supported by Eli Lilly and Company, shows that people living with dementia can face very different experiences of diagnosis, care and support depending on where they…

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Remember A Charity Week returns with new campaign to help drive legacy giving

Stuart Mitchell

Remember A Charity Week will return this September with a national awareness campaign, new assets and resources for member charities and partners, and a coordinated activation across the charity and professional adviser sectors.  An awareness week with a long legacy Taking place from 7–13 September 2026, the annual awareness week, will once again bring together charities, professional advisers and partners across the UK. The aim is to spark widespread conversations around charitable legacies and the vital role they play in funding charities’ work, encouraging more people to consider leaving a charitable…

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Record heatwave brings hottest June for western Europe during second-warmest June globally

Stuart Mitchell

June 2026 was the hottest June recorded for western Europe and the second warmest globally. It saw near-record temperatures driven by the highest sea surface temperatures (SSTs) on record for the month, as reported by Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). The month saw Europe hit by extreme heat over land and sea, with much of western Europe experiencing a record-breaking heatwave and marine heatwaves across the western Mediterranean and along the Atlantic coasts. Globally, the monthly average SST for the…

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Eggtrack 2025: Strong Cage‑Free Momentum, But Urgent Action Needed From Companies Falling Behind

Stuart Mitchell

Compassion in World Farming’s latest EggTrack report reveals that forward-thinking companies are driving the shift toward cage-free production, proving that higher welfare standards are both achievable and commercially viable. However, it’s increasingly clear that voluntary action alone will only take the industry so far. As the UK and Europe move toward major reforms to phase out cages for laying hens, strong legislation is now needed to level the playing field and ensure the entire industry—not just the leaders—delivers a cage-free future. More than 2,800 companies worldwide have already pledged to…

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CIPR publishes 2025 Annual Report – Shaping the Future of Public Relations

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has published its 2025 Annual Report – Shaping the Future of Public Relations – looking back on a year of rapid technological change and renewed advocacy for professional public relations. The report marks the first year of the CIPR’s five-year strategy, which runs to 2029, and is set against a backdrop of accelerating AI adoption, growing challenges around trust and misinformation, and a new UK government reshaping the policy landscape. Published in an accessible online format, the report records a year of growth…

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