London’s new biotech lab space, UK physics funding cut backlash, meningitis B outbreak briefing, Windows 11 emergency fix

Al’s back in your ears with a very London Monday mix: shiny new lab space opening up in West London for biotech teams who actually need benches, not buzzwords — while UK scientists kick off about deep cuts to theoretical physics funding. Then it’s a straight public health update as UKHSA publishes its technical briefing on the meningitis B outbreak response, plus what the NHS is doing on vaccines. After the break, a rare sperm whale birth gets properly documented (yes, it’s as incredible as it sounds), Microsoft drops an emergency Windows 11 fix for sign-in chaos, and Baldur’s Gate 3 hotfixes the hotfix… again.More on everything at standard.co.uk — and follow Tech and Science Daily from The Standard for your weekday briefing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.