AI in Healthcare: NHS England is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 staff after a pilot found clinicians gained 43 minutes a day, aiming to cut admin and free time for patient care. Road Safety Tech: England’s new AI road cameras can detect phone use and seatbelt offences, with drivers facing £200 fines and 6 penalty points. AI Model Access Shock: Anthropic suspended access to its latest models after a US export-control directive, reigniting debate in the UK and beyond about reliance on US frontier AI. UK–Japan Investment Push: The UK is set to agree a £18bn investment package with Japan ahead of the G7, including offshore wind and tech cooperation, promising tens of thousands of jobs. Energy From Old Mines: A North East firm is expanding mine-water heat tech, using abandoned coal mines to warm large warehousing operations. Foodtech Cultivation: Meatly is building Europe’s largest cultivated meat facility in London to scale production beyond R&D. Science & Society: World Blood Donor Day coverage highlights why lab-grown blood is still not a replacement for donated transfusions. UK Defence & Security: The MoD boarded a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Channel in a UK-led operation, with monitoring planned.