News Archive
8/1/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 8 January 2022
12,602 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 57,907 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 25.1% of these were positive.8/1/2022
New Data Shows Covid Will Continue To Have A Negative Financial Impact On Many UK Households
Ever since it started, the pandemic has exacerbated the inequality that already existed between households in the UK. Those with secure incomes, savings and assets have been able to deal with the financial shocks of COVID, while millions of others have not.
7/1/2022
Second State Pension Age Review Launches
The next review of State Pension age has been launched by the government today. The review will consider whether the rules around pensionable age are appropriate, based on the latest life expectancy data and other evidence.7/1/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 7 January 2022
14,486 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 78,300 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 21.7% of these were positive.7/1/2022
Making Tax Digital For Vat Is Coming - Are You Ready?
HMRC urges VAT-registered businesses to sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT before 1 April 2022. Businesses are reminded to take steps to prepare for Making Tax Digital for Value Added Tax (VAT) before it becomes mandatory for all VAT-registered businesses from 1 April this year.7/1/2022
Easing Of Restrictions On International Travellers
From Friday people travelling to Scotland from abroad who are fully vaccinated or under the age of 18 will no longer need to take pre-departure Covid tests, and will also no longer be required to self-isolate on arrival until they've received a negative result. Travellers in this group will still need to take a test on or before day 2 after arriving in the UK - which can be a lateral flow device rather than a PCR test from Sunday.6/1/2022
Charity Shops: Why They Beat The Rest Of The High Street As A Retail Experience
A bone china teapot, a pair of leather brogues, a poetry book, a velvet coat, an embroidered tablecloth and a saucepan. These are just a few of the things I have recently bought from charity shops - where someone else's trash became my treasure.
6/1/2022
Self-isolation And Testing Changes
Changes are being made to self-isolation rules in line with public health advice and testing requirements to help maximise testing capacity and ensure a speedier start to the process of contact tracing. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that anyone who tests positive for Covid-19, regardless of vaccination status, must still self-isolate for 10 days.6/1/2022
Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections
In the week ending 31 December 2021, COVID-19 positivity rates continued to increase in all four UK nations. The estimated percentage of the community population that had COVID-19 in the latest week was.: 6.00% in England (1 in 15 people) 5.20% in Wales (1 in 20 people) 3.97% in Northern Ireland (1 in 25 people) 4.52% in Scotland (1 in 20 people) Headline infections figures were published on Wednesday 5 January 2022, but please note that some figures on this tool will be updated after official estimates are published on Friday 7 January 2022.6/1/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 6 January 2022
11,360 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 57,217 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 23.1% of these were positive.6/1/2022
Long Covid Continues To Affect More Than A Million People In UK
Long COVID continues to affect more than a million people. 6 January 2022 An estimated 1.3 million people (2%) in private households in the UK reported having long COVID in the four weeks to 6 December 2021.
6/1/2022
HMRC gives Self Assessment taxpayers more time to ease COVID-19 pressures
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is waiving late filing and late payment penalties for Self Assessment taxpayers for one month - giving them extra time, if they need it, to complete their 2020/21 tax return and pay any tax due. HMRC is encouraging taxpayers to file and pay on time if they can, as the department reveals that, of the 12.2 million taxpayers who need to submit their tax return by 31 January 2022, almost 6.5 million have already done so.6/1/2022
Operation Warm Welcome For Afghan - Progress Update
Ensuring Afghans who stood side-by-side with us in conflict, their families, and those at highest risk who were evacuated, are supported upon arrival in the UK. Operation Warm Welcome is a significant cross-government effort, working with local authorities, NGOs and the commercial sector, and will continue over the coming months to ensure those evacuated from Afghanistan can settle permanently, contribute to their communities and rebuild their lives here in the UK.6/1/2022
Unvaccinated People Were More Likely To Be Reinfected
The rate of reinfections was low in the UK between 2 July 2020 and 1 December 2021. People who received a second vaccine dose over 90 days ago were more likely to be reinfected than those who received it 14 to 89 days ago.6/1/2022
Retail footfall 75% of 2019 level
In the week to 2 January 2022, overall retail footfall in the UK was at 75% of the level seen in the equivalent week of 2019. This is lower than the previous week when overall retail footfall was at 86% of the equivalent week of 2019, according to this week's data from Springboard.5/1/2022
France Shuts Down Nuclear Reactors Amid The Deepening Energy Crisis
France's main power generator, EDF (Électricite de France), was forced to extend the outage of two nuclear reactors of its power plants and shut down two more due to maintenance and safety reasons. Traditionally, France exports electricity in Europe, however the unexpected halt has already led to a significant increase in imports to cover the internal demand.5/1/2022
Sharing Knowledge & Innovation To Tackle Climate Change
Projects aiding emissions reduction and tackling climate change in agriculture and food production have been selected as part of the last round of the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF). The chosen projects have a specific focus on resource efficiency, cutting emissions, environmental performance and sustainability of agricultural holdings, and are supported by just over £170,000 of funding through the KTIF.5/1/2022
World economy in 2022: the big factors to watch closely
Will 2022 be the year where the world economy recovers from the pandemic? That's the big question on everyone's lips as the festive break comes to an end. One complicating factor is that most of the latest major forecasts were published in the weeks before the omicron variant swept the world.
5/1/2022
Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems In 2022 - Under-12m Vessels in England
Updated guidance to support fishers with under-12m vessels to get ready for the introduction of Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems, has been published by the Marine Management Organisation. Updated guidance to support fishers with under-12m vessels to get ready for the introduction of Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems, has been published today January 5 2022 by the Marine Management Organisation.
5/1/2022
