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WHAT'S NEXT?: Achieving Brexit will dominate the UK's agenda up to and beyond 2020 with uncertainty rife until clear decisions are made on the form of Great Britain's future relationship with the EU and the rest of the world.

[New] International students, soured by being turned away from Australian opportunities, may well find more accessible education facilities elsewhere in the world, such as Canada, the United States and the UK.
[New] All adults and children will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks as the UK emerges from lockdown.
[New] Canada's move follows similar efforts in countries including the UK and Australia to strengthen research defences, amid fears that espionage attempts are rising.
[New] A particularly difficult first quarter of the year for the UK economy, as a third lockdown and post-Brexit border disruption weighed heavily on key indicators of activity.
[New] Now more than ever, the UK is embracing the next wave of digitalisation that will transform workplaces, processes and the way businesses interact with their customers.
[New] The UK's Board of Trade report highlighted the importance of strengthening trade ties with fast-growing emerging markets, with 65% of the world's middle classes set to be in the Asia-Pacific by 2030.
[New] Easter egg sales have soared nearly 50% in the UK in 2021 as consumers plan to celebrate an easing of lockdown restrictions.
[New] The UK pledges to its NATO allies a more robust defense posture vis-a-vis Russia; it reaffirms its support for Eastern European countries; and it plans to continue military assistance to Ukraine.
[New] The United Kingdom will install the world's largest network of underwater wildlife monitoring systems in 10 overseas territories in the next few months to measure the success of its ocean conservation efforts.
[New] Lengthening delays in getting treatment in England are will become a major political problem for Boris Johnson and pose a risk to patients' health.
[New] As a result of the policies announced in today's Budget, Scotland will receive £1.2 billion, Wales £740 million, and Northern Ireland £410 million in Barnett consequentials.
[New] In a country like the UK, that has had much looser border restrictions, there's the risk that even in a mostly-vaccinated population, importing lots of new cases from other parts of the world will spark new outbreaks.
[New] The heat over Europe is expected to dissipate in the coming days, while a new area of high pressure is forecast over Iceland and northern Britain.
[New] Once the US, UK and EU reach herd immunity by June, it will close itself against Africa, Latin America, Middle East and Asia.
[New] Personalised media experiences, which are tailored to users' preferences and their device, have the potential to create 100,000 jobs and drive annual growth of £2 billion to the UK by 2030.
[New] Leading UK businesses and research institutions will join forces to develop new technologies, from 3D imaging accelerating medicine discovery, to transforming waste into eco-friendly household products.
[New] Another way that does not necessarily require more nuclear warheads - and one where, via Chevaline, the UK has experience - could be to introduce more complicated countermeasures.
[New] By 2030, 125 million electric vehicles will be owned around the world and the UK government aims for almost every car and van on the road to be zero emission by 2050.
[New] With the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in place in the UK by 2030, sales of electric cars are expected to surge.
[New] The increase in minimum wages was a well-earned pay rise to two million people, which will be a welcome boost to families right across the UK.
[New] The latest data confirms a better-than-expected start to the year for the UK economy as the third lockdown and post-Brexit border disruption combined to trigger only a relatively modest decline in economic activity in January.
[New] Household across the UK will see a range of bills increase from today with prices for council tax, mobile phones and more.

Last updated: 06 April 2021

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