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17/10/2024
SEPA Coastal Flood Warning Wednesday To Friday
On Wednesday, localised coastal flooding impacts may be possible in the Western Isles, the southwest and Moray due to high water levels. Localised coastal flooding impacts are more likely from Thursday around much of the coast of Scotland.
17/10/2024
Cross-government Taskforce Created To Evaluate The Impact Of Increased Insurance Costs On Consumers And Industry
Louise Haigh MP Secretary of State for Transport said, "The Economic Secretary to the Treasury and I will co-chair the first meeting of a new cross-government taskforce on motor insurance. Motor insurance is an essential, not a luxury.
17/10/2024
Coach passengers spend £8.3 billion a year in Britain's tourist hotspots 
Just one additional coach every day can deliver £1 million of economic value annually to a destination. The coach industry in Britain supports 81,000 jobs, generating £6.4 billion of economic value through employment.
17/10/2024
Action To Boost Jobs And Investment For Clean Energy In Scotland
UK Government accelerates "skills passport" and with Scottish Government strikes deal for Great British Energy to work with Scottish public bodies. Energy Secretary visits Aberdeen as UK and Scottish Governments partner to make billions available in funding across the UK including for Scotland's clean energy industry.
17/10/2024
What Are Fiscal Rules, Why Do We Have Them, And Could They Be Made Better?
With the UK Budget approaching, speculation is mounting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering changing the fiscal rules that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) uses to assess whether the Government is meeting its budgetary targets. So it's worth thinking about how they have come about, and to what extent the rumoured changes are (i) sensible and (ii) likely to make a difference.
17/10/2024
New Rights For UK Workers Are Unlikely To Put Enough Money In The Pockets Of Those Who Need It
Sarah was in a comfortable job, working for an archaeology business before being diagnosed with cancer. Much of her 20-year career had left her with reliable employment rights in the civil service.16/10/2024
Hundreds Of Millions Of New Investment Secured To Get Britain Building Again
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones hosts roundtable with some of the biggest impact investors in the world. £550m of investment secured to tackle housing crisis and get Britain building again, with new impact investment funds announced today by Schroders, Man Group and Resonance, also looking to raise over £1.2bn in coming years.16/10/2024
Early Estimates Suggest An Average Cereal Harvest In Scotland
Early estimates predict a total cereal harvest of around 3.1 million tonnes, just above the ten-year average. Despite challenging weather at crucial times of the season.16/10/2024
Consumer Price Inflation UK - September 2024 - Falls To 1.7%
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 2.6% in the 12 months to September 2024, down from 3.1% in August. On a monthly basis, CPIH rose by 0.1% in September 2024, down from 0.5% in September 2023.
16/10/2024
Dingwall and Highland Marts - Sale 11 October 2024
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 11th) sold 6,660 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (4,802) averaged £77.85 and sold to £140 gross for a Texel cross from Wester Ardroy, Balachraggan.16/10/2024
Ministers Bring Together Industry Experts And Consumer Champions To Tackle Spiralling Costs For Drivers
New taskforce is a major step forward in getting a fair deal for UK drivers by rooting out factors that increase costs for car insurance industry. Transport Secretary and Economic Secretary to the Treasury to bring together industry experts, consumer champions and regulators to crack down on spiralling costs of car insurance.16/10/2024
House Prices In Scotland Still Increasing But Lower Than Most Areas in UK
The average price of a house in Scotland in September 2024 was £184, 171 making it the second lowest in UK with only the North of England being lower. As is usual London tops the price range at £524, 685.
16/10/2024
Dingwall and Highland Marts - Sales 15 October 2024
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 15th) sold 11 Prime Cattle. Prime Bullocks (3) averaged 302.2p per kg and sold to 313.0p per kg and £2,044.80 gross.16/10/2024
Major Crackdown On NHS Waste
A new strategy is being published to radically cut the number of single-use medical devices in the health service. Move to scrap single-use MedTech as Health and Social Care Secretary launches waste blitz.16/10/2024
Goonhilly to boost deep space communications capacity 
Goonhilly will provide deep space communications services to the UK Space Agency and international partners from Cornwall, under a new contract. Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd (Goonhilly) will provide deep space communications services to the UK Space Agency and international partners from its satellite Earth station in Cornwall, under a new contract announced today (16 October 2024) during the International Astronautical Congress in Milan.
16/10/2024
September Records Fastest Annual House Price Growth In Two Years
UK house prices up 3.2% year-on-year in September 2024. Northern Ireland best performer, with prices up 8.6% in Q3.
16/10/2024
BBC News Programmes See 185 Job Cuts
Hardtalk, Click and Asian Network are amongst the cuts at the BBC as the organisation tries to make savings of 4% on the news budget. The closures are part of a broader BBC plan to cut 500 jobs across the corporation by March 2026 in order to create a total of £700m in annual savings relative to 2022.16/10/2024
Earnings And Employment From Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, Uk - October 2024
Early estimates for September 2024 indicate that the number of payrolled employees rose by 0.4% compared with September 2023, a rise of 113,000 employees. This annual increase was largest in the health and social work sector, a rise of 139,000 employees.
16/10/2024
How Average House Prices And Rents Are Changing In Highland
The average house price in Highland was £214,000 in August 2024 (provisional), up 5.9% from August 2023. This was higher than the rise in Scotland (5.4%) over the same period.
15/10/2024
