Scotland has effectively accepted that Bluetongue is no longer a problem confined to one part of the country. From Saturday 3 October 2026, the whole of Scotland became a Bluetongue Restricted Zone after the Scottish Government extended the zone that had previously covered south-west Scotland.
The United States is sending thousands more military personnel and another aircraft carrier strike group towards the Middle East. This isn't simply a few extra troops being moved around.
Britain's diesel crisis has so far been discussed mainly in terms of motorists, hauliers and the cost of transporting goods. But there is another group feeling the squeeze which could eventually affect every household in Britain.
This year, members of Seattle Mountain Rescue have been setting off into the wilds of the US Pacific north-west wearing an unusual piece of kit. They’ve been hiking into the wilderness with powered assistive devices attached to their hips and legs.
Britain has spent years being told that digital technology will transform government. Paper forms will disappear and Services will become easier to use Artificial intelligence will reduce bureaucracy.
What is money? We use it every day, but most of what we are taught about money misrepresents what it actually is. In this Understanding Economics video, I explain why money is not a physical thing at all.
There is something particularly sinister about investment fraud. It does not necessarily begin with somebody stealing your money.
There is an important change taking place in the way disabled people are supported into work, and it raises a particular question for Scotland. The UK Government is reviewing and tightening the operation of Access to Work, a scheme which provides practical and financial support to disabled people who need help to start or remain in employment.
Highland Council-owned D&E Coaches has confirmed the acquisition of Stagecoach’s Thurso and Wick bus operation securing local jobs. This will protect vital services and strengthening public transport provision across the Highlands.
If you live in Caithness and heat your home with oil, there is probably no need for anybody to explain to you that heating oil is expensive. You have probably already checked the tank and you may even have checked the price twice, just in case the first time was a mistake.
Britain has just passed a significant milestone that could eventually affect the price of almost everything we buy. Average diesel prices have reached £2 a litre, according to the latest RAC Foundation analysis, while the RAC says the national average reached 199.18p a litre at the end of September, above the previous record set in 2022.
Britain's railways are preparing for another major overhaul of the way train fares are set. For passengers, the words “dynamic pricing” may immediately suggest the airline model, where the price of a seat can rise sharply as demand increases.
It is becoming difficult to open the news without finding another reason to worry about Britain's economy. Diesel has reached around £2 a litre.
There is a much bigger question hiding behind the shock announcement that Syngenta is considering closing its Grangemouth operation and putting 377 jobs at risk. It is not simply whether the Scottish Government can persuade the company to stay.
There could hardly be a better night for the BBC to bring back The Celebrity Traitors. Twenty-one celebrities have entered the Scottish castle, where nobody knows who can be trusted and everybody is wondering who will be the next to disappear.
A mortgage rate of 7.28% might sound like an American problem. It isn't and the latest jump in US mortgage rates should make British borrowers pay much closer attention to something that rarely gets mentioned around the kitchen table: the bond market.
The Highland Council has reached another significant milestone in the delivery of a replacement Corran Ferry, with the procurement for a new electric vessel. Funded through a £58 million investment from the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal, including £28 million from the Scottish Government for the new electric vessel, £20 million from the UK Government and £10 million from The Highland Council towards landside infrastructure, the project will deliver a modern replacement ferry service for one of Scotland's busiest single-vessel crossings.
There is something about Britain's current diesel position that ordinary motorists could be forgiven for finding rather confusing. The Government is reassuring people that Britain has adequate fuel supplies and that there is no immediate shortage.
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The Pentagon has just announced something that could prove more important than another new weapons system. America is creating an Autonomous Warfare Command, or AUTOWARCOM, a new four-star military command designed to accelerate the development and deployment of drones, artificial intelligence and robotic weapons across the US armed forces.