News Archive
19/10/2022
Covid Cases Rising Again In Scotland - 869 In Hospital
Deaths involving COVID-19, weekly registrations (go to section) • As at the 9th of October 2022, there have been a total of 15,817 deaths registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate. In the latest week there were 36 deaths, nine fewer than the previous week.
19/10/2022
Will The Triple Lock For Pensions Be Scrapped As PM Asks Ministers For Cuts
Speculation was rife yesterday following Jeremy Hunts reversal of most of the Mini Budget. Previous commitments to keep the Triple Lock look to be on shaky ground.19/10/2022
Producer Price Inflation UK September 2022 Including Services 20% Up
Producer input prices rose by 20.0% in the year to September 2022, down from 20.9% in the year to August 2022, its third consecutive monthly fall. Producer output (factory gate) prices rose by 15.9% in the year to September 2022, down from 16.4% in the year to August 2022.
19/10/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19) Infection Survey - 19 October 2022
The latest estimated rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) reinfections on 29 September 2022 was 41.6 per 100,000 participant days at risk (95% confidence interval: 40.8 to 42.5). Of all identified reinfections, 92.3% occurred during the period when the Omicron variants were dominant.
19/10/2022
Index Of Private Housing Rental Prices UK Show Increase - September 2022
Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 3.6% in the 12 months to September 2022, up from 3.4% in the 12 months to August 2022. Private rental prices grew by 3.6% in England, 2.7% in Wales and 3.9% in Scotland in the 12 months to September 2022.
19/10/2022
UK House Price Index August 2022 Shows Big Increases But Market Slows
UK average house prices increased by 13.6% over the year to August 2022, down from 16.0% in July 2022. Despite UK house prices increasing between July and August 2022, annual growth has slowed because of the sharp rise in house prices in August 2021 following changes in the stamp duty holiday.19/10/2022
Inflation Rises Even Higher To 10.1% - It Would Have Been Worse Except Petrol and Diesel Came Down
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 8.8% in the 12 months to September 2022, up from 8.6% in August and returning to July's recent high. The largest upward contributions to the annual CPIH inflation rate in September 2022 came from housing and household services (principally from electricity, gas and other fuels, and owner occupiers' housing costs), food and non-alcoholic beverages, and transport (principally motor fuels).
19/10/2022
Attention Charities - Is Your Annual Submission Deadline Coming Up?
Every year, every registered charity in Scotland must send OSCR a set of accounts, a trustees' annual report and an external scrutiny report. OSCR requires this information within 9 months of a charity's ‘year-end'.
19/10/2022
Highland Adult Protection Partnership Public Statement - 3 Brothers Lost Money
The Highland Adult Protection Partnership greatly welcomes publication on the Scottish Court and Tribunal website of a court decision in the case of three brothers who were found to have been subject to financial exploitation. The brothers had, in dubious circumstances, appointed two attorneys to manage their personal welfare and financial affairs as their health declined.19/10/2022
This Is Charity Fraud Awareness Week
Charity Fraud Awareness Week (17 - 21 October 2022) is an award-winning campaign run by a partnership of charities, regulators, law enforcers, representative and umbrella bodies, and other not-for-profit stakeholders from across the world. The purpose of the week is to raise awareness of fraud and cybercrime affecting the sector and to create a safe space for charities and their supporters to talk about fraud and share good practice.
18/10/2022
North Planning Committee Looks At Several Energy Projects Today
A quick look at today's agenda shows the number and range of energy projects coming forward. the applications cover turbines, battery storage and a new road at a wind farm.18/10/2022
Deloitte Survey Of Chief Financial Officers - The Credit Squeeze Is Here
A 12-year period of easy credit conditions is drawing to an end, according to the Chief Financial Officers of the UK's largest corporates. The third quarter CFO survey shows corporates facing a major reset, with CFOs rating credit as being more costly than at any time since 2010.
18/10/2022
Emergency Budget Announcement: Expert Reaction To New UK Chancellor's Attempt To Calm Financial Markets - The real economy
Professor Brian Scott-Quinn, Emeritus Professor of Finance, ICMA Centre, University of Reading. Many politicians have referred to the "magic money tree" in recent years.18/10/2022
Emergency Budget Announcement: Expert Reaction To New Uk Chancellor's Attempt To Calm Financial Markets - Rolling Back Energy Price Support
Andrew Burlinson, Lecturer in Energy Economics, University of East Anglia and Catherine Waddams, Emeritus Professor of Economic Regulation, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia. The new chancellor has a chance to ease the pressures facing some of the most vulnerable energy consumers in the UK.18/10/2022
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd- Sale 18 October 2022
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 18th) sold 18 Prime Cattle. Prime Bullocks (3) averaged 237.2p per kg (+0.6p) and sold to 244.0p per kg and £1,532.70 gross.18/10/2022
2 in 5 Scottish employers do not feel well equipped to support women going through the menopause at work
A survey by workplace expert Acas (The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) shows that two out of five employers in Scotland (43%) do not feel well equipped to support women going through the menopause. Most women go through the menopause between the ages of 45 and 55 but it can also happen earlier or later in life.18/10/2022
Emergency Budget Announcement: Expert Reaction To New UK Chancellor's Attempt To Calm Financial Markets - Business certainty
Steven McCabe, Associate Professor, Institute for Design, Economic Acceleration & Sustainability (IDEAS), Birmingham City University. Businesses tend to be successful when there's confidence that the government has a coherent plan for the economy and is consistent in its implementation.18/10/2022
Emergency Budget Announcement: Expert Reaction To New Uk Chancellor's Attempt To Calm Financial Markets - Financial Market Reaction
Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London The government appears to have stabilised the financial markets with an emergency statement by the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt. The statement was brought forward by two weeks, in an unprecedented move designed to calm recent financial market turbulence in the weeks following ex-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's September 23 mini-budget.18/10/2022
Is My Pension Safe And Will Mortgage Rates Come Down? What To Do In The Current Crisis
An article in the Guardian provides answers to questions many people may have on the housing and pensions issues. Uncertainty is everywhere from financial markets and high street to households.18/10/2022
