A new generation of technology companies is attracting enormous investment, expanding at extraordinary rates and changing the way businesses operate. One of the most striking examples is Databricks, an American company whose recent valuation reached $134 billion.
Community transport groups across the Highlands have been awarded grants totalling £498,000 to support local transport services in 2027/28. The grants will support 34 community transport providers, including seven new recipients, whose services play a vital role in helping people access services, connecting communities and addressing local transport challenges.
The global Microsoft outage on 12 and 13 November has provided another uncomfortable reminder of just how dependent modern businesses have become on a relatively small number of technology companies. For thousands of organisations, the working day depends on services such as Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive.
America is embarking on a new industrial revolution, but this time the factories are rather different. Instead of producing cars, steel or machinery, they are producing something less visible but increasingly valuable: computing power.
High-skilled jobs are coming to Britain as Ukrainian drone pioneers UFORCE expand their UK operations, bringing battle-tested technology developed on the frontline to the UK. Battle-tested Ukrainian drone technology to be produced and engineered in Britain as £113 million National Wealth Fund investment boosts UFORCE expansion and manufacturing in the UK.
UK backs Türkiye’s ‘35 by 35’ pledge to increase electricity’s share of global energy use to 35% by 2035. UK publishes clean electrification roadmap showcasing steps the UK is taking to unlock the benefits of electrification for families and businesses.
Britain's economy continued to grow in September, but the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal an uneven picture. While some business services and manufacturing industries are performing well, construction remains under pressure and there are signs that consumer-facing businesses are finding conditions difficult.
The welfare system could be heading for one of its biggest changes in years, with young people aged 18 to 24 potentially losing access to two important sickness and disability benefits under proposals being developed by former Labour Health Secretary Alan Milburn. The proposals, which are expected to feature in his government-commissioned review due to be published on 17 November 2026, could leave some young people with considerably less financial support than they receive today.
At this time of year, with more people buying Christmas presents and Black Friday deals online, there is always an increase in delivery scams. Scammers typically direct people to malicious websites by sending scam text messages and emails impersonating delivery companies which claim that you need to rearrange a missed delivery.
There have been more reports from across the country of scams related to locksmiths. Consumers who have phoned locksmiths in an emergency have been quoted one price, then charged hundreds of pounds more once the work has been completed.
Britain's manufacturing industry is showing some encouraging signs of improvement, but the latest official figures suggest that the country's wider industrial recovery remains fragile. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 12 November show that total production output increased by just 0.1% during the third quarter of 2026, covering July to September.
A look at the shortage of affordable housing, rising homelessness, struggling first-time buyers and the challenge facing Scotland's communities. Scotland has a housing problem that has been developing for years, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
Since autumn 2024, the share of UK manufacturers worried that cyber attacks will hit their supply chains has risen almost sixfold, and wholesalers and retailers are more than five times as worried, reveals Parcelhero. With AI concern rising too, and M&S, the Co-op, Jaguar Land Rover and Europe’s supermarket fridge hacks as warnings, half of retailers and over half of transport and storage firms still have no resilience action planned.
Britain's trade position deteriorated significantly during the third quarter of 2026, with imports rising much faster than exports and the overall trade deficit widening by £6.2 billion. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), covering September and the three months from July to September, highlight a continuing weakness in Britain's trade in physical goods.
Britain's construction industry is showing signs of improvement in some areas, but the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal an industry still struggling to regain momentum. Construction output increased in September, bringing some welcome relief after four consecutive monthly falls.
There have been more reports of rogue traders going door to door and offering to replace or repair driveways or private roads using materials that are supposedly left over from a previous job. Last week workers visited a restaurant and said they had tarmac left over from a job they had just completed.
The prospect of a change in America's immigration policies may already be influencing the decisions of people thousands of miles away. Just days after Democrats celebrated significant victories in the US midterm elections, a large group of migrants began moving north through Mexico, encouraged by the possibility that the political climate in the United States might become more welcoming.
Britain is facing a demographic challenge which could have profound consequences for its economy, public services, workforce and communities. Fewer babies are being born, women are having children later in life and the average family is becoming smaller.
The Footsie skips higher as the UK economy confounds expectations. UK GDP grew 0.2% in September, with quarterly growth accelerating to 0.7%.
Scotland is recording its highest breastfeeding rates since records began, providing encouraging news for the health of a new generation of babies. New figures from Public Health Scotland, published on 10 November 2026, show that seven in ten babies are now breastfed for at least some time after birth.