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17/2/2022
Record Levels Of Investment For Uk's £10.1 Billion Cyber Security SectorThumbnail for article : Record Levels Of Investment For Uk's £10.1 Billion Cyber Security Sector
Revenue generated by cyber security firms rose by 14 per cent to £10.1 billion.   UK-registered cyber firms raised more than £1 billion external investment in 84 deals.  
Procurement At Dounreay - Updated Procurement Opportunities
Information about how to work with Dounreay as a supplier was updated on 15th February 2022.   Businesses can check it all out HERE .  
17/2/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 17 February 2022
7,144 new cases of COVID-19 reported.   22 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive.  
17/2/2022
Prince Andrew: A Legal Expert Explains The Settlement With Virginia GiuffreThumbnail for article : Prince Andrew: A Legal Expert Explains The Settlement With Virginia Giuffre
Prince Andrew has reached a settlement in the civil sexual assault case brought against him by Virginia Giuffre.  The American woman, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring, had accused Andrew of sexual assault on three occasions when she was a teenager.  
17/2/2022
Doors Open At New Creative Hub In The HighlandsThumbnail for article : Doors Open At New Creative Hub In The Highlands
Inverness Creative Academy is an Inverness-based complex that provides working accommodation for visual and applied artists as well as office space for the creative industries, social enterprise and charity sectors.   Managed by Wasps, Scotland's national provider of creative spaces, the project has revived the redundant former Inverness Royal Academy buildings on Midmills Road in the heart of the city.  
17/2/2022
Covid-19 UK: Sajid Javid Says Vaccines For Over-fives 'safe But Not Very Urgent'Thumbnail for article : Covid-19 UK: Sajid Javid Says Vaccines For Over-fives 'safe But Not Very Urgent'
Is the Health Secretary hedging his bets? Parents left to decide.   Health Secretary Sajid Javid says jabs for over-fives safe but not 'as important as adult jabs'.  
17/2/2022
Home Secretary Orders Wide-ranging Review Of Border Force
Review will cover all areas of Border Force's work, including illegal migration, customs and national security.   The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has ordered a wide-ranging, independent review of Border Force to assess its structure, powers, funding and priorities to ensure it can keep pace with rapidly evolving threats and continue to protect the border, maintain security and prevent illegal migration.  
17/2/2022
International Agencies Put Supply Chains On Notice Against CollusionThumbnail for article : International Agencies Put Supply Chains On Notice Against Collusion
A new working group of international competition authorities has put companies involved in global supply chains on notice not to collude.   The working group is made up of competition authorities from the "Five Eyes" nations: the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the United States Department of Justice, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Canadian Competition Bureau and the New Zealand Commerce Commission.  
16/2/2022
Consumer Price Inflation, UK: January 2022 - CPI Inflation Highest Since May 1992Thumbnail for article : Consumer Price Inflation, UK: January 2022 - CPI Inflation Highest Since May 1992
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 4.9% in the 12 months to January 2022, up from 4.8% in the 12 months to December 2021.   The largest upward contributions to the January 2022 CPIH 12-month inflation rate came from housing and household services (1.37 percentage points) and transport (1.24 percentage points, principally from motor fuels and second-hand cars).  
16/2/2022
Producer Price Inflation, UK: January 2022Thumbnail for article : Producer Price Inflation, UK: January 2022
The headline rate of output prices showed positive growth of 9.9% on the year to January 2022, up from 9.3% in December 2021.   The headline rate of input prices showed positive growth of 13.6% on the year to January 2022, down from 13.8% in December 2021.  
16/2/2022
Support For Island Crofters And FarmersThumbnail for article : Support For Island Crofters And Farmers
Funding for projects to manage the impacts of greylag geese.   Financial support will be made available to help crofters and farmers on Scotland's islands effectively manage local populations of greylag geese.  
16/2/2022
Almost 100,000 customers spread the cost of their tax bill
Almost 100,000 Self Assessment customers across the UK have used online payment plans to spread the cost of their tax bill into manageable monthly instalments since April 2021, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed.   Once a customer has filed their 2020/21 Self Assessment tax return, they can set up a Time to Pay arrangement for up to 12 months on debts up to £30,000, that they're unable to pay in full.  
16/2/2022
£200 Million Investment To Fight Zoonotic Diseases
Environment Secretary confirms £200m investment in UK's world class Animal Plant and Health Laboratory in Weybridge.   The UK's fight against zoonotic diseases, including avian flu and bovine tuberculosis received a major boost today (16 February) with the allocation of £200 million for a programme of investment into world leading research facilities.  
16/2/2022
Life At Age 14: Initial Findings From The Growing Up In Scotland StudyThumbnail for article : Life At Age 14: Initial Findings From The Growing Up In Scotland Study
Growing Up in Scotland is a longitudinal study following the lives of young people.  The report is based on data collected in 2019/20, when participants were 14 years, from 2,943 families.  
16/2/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 16 February 2022Thumbnail for article : Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 16 February 2022
7,449 new cases of COVID-19 reported.   16 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive.  
16/2/2022
UK House Price Index: December 2021Thumbnail for article : UK House Price Index: December 2021
UK average house prices increased by 10.8% over the year to December 2021, up from 10.7% in November 2021.   The average UK house price was £275,000 in December 2021, which is £27,000 higher than this time last year.  
16/2/2022
Conserving Scotland's Marine Environment - Two new protected sites in OrkneyThumbnail for article : Conserving Scotland's Marine Environment - Two new protected sites in Orkney
Two new protected sites in Orkney for vulnerable seabirds.   An area larger than the size of Edinburgh and Glasgow combined has been designated as marine Special Protection Areas (SPAs).  
16/2/2022
New Guidelines To Support Disabled Children To Be More Active
UK's Chief Medical Officers publish first ever guidelines on physical activity for disabled children and young people.   New guidelines to support disabled children and young people to be more active.  
16/2/2022
Earnings And Employment From Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, Uk: February 2022Thumbnail for article : Earnings And Employment From Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, Uk: February 2022
Experimental monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC's) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data.  This is a joint release between HMRC and the Office for National Statistics (ONS).  
16/2/2022
People working from home are spending less. How much are we saving and can online stores tempt us to splash the cash? Thumbnail for article : People working from home are spending less. How much are we saving and can online stores tempt us to splash the cash?
New Government figures show over a third of us worked at least one day from home during January, and nearly half of home workers said they were spending less.  The home delivery expert ParcelHero says online retailers are best placed to tempt Brits to splash some of that saved cash.