There was a time when measles was becoming something most parents in Britain barely had to think about. Vaccination had changed the picture so dramatically that measles seemed to belong to another generation.
There may be no more appropriate time to ask Highland Council whether we need to rethink the way we remember those who have died. The Council has just launched a six-week consultation on its draft Greenspace Biodiversity Management Strategy 2026-2030.
The national debt is nearing £3 trillion, and almost everything said about that claim is wrong. It is not a debt in the way a household mortgage or a credit card is a debt - it is just the nation's savings.
Almost One Million Young People Are NEET — What Does It Say About Britain's Future? There is a number in today's labour market figures that deserves rather more attention than it is likely to receive. Almost one million young people aged 16 to 24 are currently not in education, employment or training.
Britain's Immigration Numbers Are Changing — But the Story Is More Complicated Than the Headlines Britain's immigration system is changing rapidly, but the latest official figures suggest that there is no single story that can accurately be described simply as "immigration going up" or "immigration coming down". The Home Office has published its latest Immigration System Statistics, covering the year ending June 2026, and the figures show significant falls in work visas, study visas, family visas and small-boat arrivals.
There is a question about fuel security that most of us probably never think about until the petrol station is empty. How many filling stations could Highland lose before everyday life began to break down? It is a particularly relevant question after what has happened in Ukraine this summer.
Households can save hundreds on bills as plug-in solar panels become legal to use and buy across the country. Plug-in solar panels now legal to buy and use across the country Households could save up to £110 a year, with panels providing up to 20% of average home electricity use Savings follow government cuts to VAT on energy bills to offer breathing space this winter More families are set to save money on bills as plug-in solar panels become legal across Great Britain.
The Creative Trade Forum, a new partnership between government and industries to boost UK creative businesses, has been launched today in Edinburgh. UK creative businesses from film, TV, music, arts and more set to benefit from new partnership to help them sell more ideas, talent and products overseas.
Government-backed finance helps Aberdeenshire's Dean's of Huntly scale up production and meet growing export demand across four continents. A £1 million trade loan, guaranteed by UK Export Finance, enables Dean’s of Huntly to meet rising export demand in Australia, China, Japan, the US and Europe.
Thousands of young people across the UK will get the chance to gain work experience, build confidence and develop skills to help them get ready for work as Sainsbury's launches a major new “Modern Work Experience Programme” designed to help more young people into employment. Sainsbury’s to offer around 10,000 work experience and skills opportunities to help young people gain experience, build confidence and prepare for work New programme launching from October.
The first young people supported by a new Government programme for the long-term unemployed have started their jobs. First cohort of young people start work through the Government’s Jobs Guarantee, delivering on the Prime Minister’s priority to tackle youth unemployment.
Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by 0.7% in the three months to June (2026 Quarter 2), compared with growth of 0.1% in the three months to March (2026 Quarter 1), according to statistics announced by the Chief Statistician. In the three months to June, the sector with the largest contribution to three month GDP was Retail, Wholesale & Motor Trades, which contributed around 0.1 percentage points of growth to the overall three month growth of 0.7%.
A series of measures to modernise and simplify the compulsory purchase system in Scotland are set to move forward. Following a consultation on compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) which found widespread support for change, the Scottish Government plans to bring forward legislation to ensure they can be used to their full potential.
New opt-in alerts will warn people when air pollution is high, or expected to be high, in their local area. People across the UK can now sign up for a new air quality alerts service, giving them an easy way to check local pollution levels through accurate, up-to-date information.
A new National Performing Company will be set up to champion Scotland’s traditional music sector. A public consultation has now been launched seeking views on how such a flagship organisation will raise the profile of Scottish folk music around the world.
In July 2026, the Prime Minister cut taxes on electricity bills. From 1 October 2026, VAT will be removed from household electricity bills, saving households an average of £45 per year.
As Canada gets ready to counter Donald Trump Tariffs and Canadians are trying to avoid American products as new tariffs will soon b implemented. So we take look at food in the UK.
The countdown to the Budget has already begun, and Westminster's annual guessing game over taxation is becoming increasingly intense. By 28 October we will know what Chancellor John Healey has decided, but until then there is plenty of room for speculation.
Britain is becoming a much more digital economy. We tap cards and phones to pay for coffee, use online banking rather than visiting branches and increasingly expect even small purchases to be completed electronically.
Most of us probably assume that if we buy something from a reputable shop, website or well-known brand, it is safe. That is a perfectly reasonable assumption.