It has been quite a busy week for Caithness. There have been stories about buses, an election, hundreds of incoming workers, battery storage, the airport, tourism and a village shop.
If you have been listening to the latest oil-price reports, you could be forgiven for thinking that crude oil is hovering around $100 a barrel. And that is broadly correct – if you are talking about the Brent futures price.
Below average September rainfall compounds drought issues in southern and central England. Most of England’s reservoirs are now classed as notably or exceptionally low after another dry month and the government is working with water companies to ensure supplies are protected.
The Scottish Government is investing nearly £3 million to help turn university research projects into commercial business propositions. Seventeen projects from seven different universities will share £2.92 million of funding from the Proof of Concept fund, which was piloted last year to help researchers explore and realise the commercial potential of their research.
Airlines will be required to seat children under the age of 14 with a parent or accompanying adult free of charge. extra charges for parents sitting with their children scrapped across airlines to help people with the cost of living.
MoD extends £190 million contract with Airbus to maintain the RAF's A400M Atlas fleet, boosting aircraft availability while sustaining over 350 UK jobs. £190 million contract extension with Airbus to support RAF’s A400 Atlas fleet, retaining more than 350 UK jobs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.