News Archive
11/7/2024
Helping New Scots Settle Into Communities - Action set out to support integration.
A package of measures to help ensure refugees and people seeking asylum are supported to make their new communities their home has been unveiled. The New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy: Delivery Plan 2024-2026 - developed by the Scottish Government, Scottish Refugee Council and COSLA - includes commitments to work with employers to help them recruit refugees, to identify ways to improve English language provision and to ensure services are co-ordinated effectively.11/7/2024
GDP Monthly Estimate UK May 2024 - Up 0.4%
Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.4% in May 2024 after showing no growth in April 2024 (unrevised from our last publication). Real gross domestic product is estimated to have grown by 0.9% in the three months to May 2024 compared with the three months to February 2024, driven by a growth of 1.1% in services output.
11/7/2024
Index Of Production, UK - May 2024
Monthly production output was estimated to have risen by 0.2% in May 2024; this follows an unrevised fall of 0.9% in April 2024. The monthly increase in output for May 2024 resulted primarily from a rise of 0.4% in manufacturing, which was supported by smaller contributing increases in water supply and sewerage (0.4%) and mining and quarrying (0.1%); these rises were partially offset by a fall in electricity and gas (1.9%).11/7/2024
Highland Councils Multi-award-winning Hydro Ness Lands Another Prestigious Award
Highland Council's multi-award-winning renewable energy installation, Hydro Ness, has scooped another national design award. Hydro Ness and designer Leslie Hutt Architect received a prestigious Royal Institute of Architects in Scotland award at a ceremony at the National Galleries of Scotland on 3 June 2024.
11/7/2024
Sleep Could Be Boosted By Saving Small Amounts
Saving money regularly can help improve sleep, a new report suggests. Putting a monthly amount aside, however small the sum, also helped people to relax and be more optimistic about the future, the study by academics at Bristol University found.11/7/2024
Labour Needs To Abolish The Hereditary Peers - Richard Murphy
The 92 remaining hereditary peers in the House of Lords are a historical anachronism that preserves privilege for the aristocracy when that should have been gone long ago. It is time for them to go.
11/7/2024
Space Sustainability - Find Answers To Questions About Space Junk
Find answers to questions about space junk, the risk to satellites in orbit, and how space sustainability can help, as well as the UK Space Agency's work to address these issues. Space plays an increasingly crucial role in our daily lives, and the issue of space debris looms large on the horizon.
11/7/2024
Transport Secretary Kickstarts Bus Revolution In England As She Promises To Support Local Leaders To Deliver Better Buses Up And Down The Country
Our plan will create and save vital bus routes by allowing communities to take back control of bus services through franchising or public ownership. Louise Haigh visits Greater Manchester on her first official visit, with a pledge to support local leaders to deliver better buses.
11/7/2024
Uk Retailers And Manufacturers Stockpiled In June Against Political And Economic Uncertainty
There was a significant jump in stockpiling by UK companies in the period 17-30 June, in the run-up to the general election and crunch new economic data. The delivery expert Parcelhero says retailers and manufacturers must ensure their supply chains are robust enough to absorb unexpected challenges.11/7/2024
Fusion Industry School Continues To Train The #fusiongeneration -is It Time For Snp/greens To Think Again As England Goes Fas
Now in it's third year, the Fusion Industry School ‘opened its doors' again in York from the 17th to the 20th June. Over 50 delegates - from private fusion companies, wider fusion industry and UKAEA convened at the iconic Guild Hall in York to hear from key note speakers on various fusion topics - from microwave heating to materials science ; diagnostics to digital design.11/7/2024
Why Did The SNP Do So Badly?
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10/7/2024
HIE Empowers Graduates To Drive Economic Growth
Six talented young people working at Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) over the past two years have secured permanent positions, bringing fresh perspectives and valuable skills to HIE's economic and community development efforts. Anna Fraser, 26, studied Business and Management at the University of the Highlands and Islands.
10/7/2024
North Mill Project An Example Of How To Attract Funding Into Region
A £4.9m project in Caithness to restore one of the last water-powered grain mills in Scotland has been hailed as a great example of how funding can be used to leverage more investment into the region. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) approved a £250,000 contribution to the project led by the John O'Groats Mill Trust to restore the disused John O'Groats Mill, which it acquired in 2020 along with two adjacent holiday cottages and 9.5 acres of land.
10/7/2024
NHS Highland Launches Essential Toilet Stop Map For Pregnant Women Traveling To Inverness
NHS Highland is pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative to support pregnant women traveling from Caithness to Inverness for childbirth. Recognising the challenges faced by expectant mothers during long journeys, a comprehensive new map of accessible toilet stops that are happy to welcome soon-to-be mums, has been created to help ensure comfort and convenience.10/7/2024
Labour Could Require A Bank In Every Town - Richard Murphy
Labour could change the UK. It could require that our banks make sure they have a presence in every town in this country where there are more than 10,000 people.
10/7/2024
Boost For New National Wealth Fund To Unlock Private Investment
The Government announces new plans to align key institutions under the National Wealth Fund that will boost growth and unlock investment. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Business Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds have today instructed officials to immediately begin work to align the UK Infrastructure Bank and the British Business Bank under a new National Wealth Fund that will invest in the new industries of the future.
10/7/2024
More Wind Energy To Flow Through Caithness With Latest Offshore Wind Farm Proposal
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has submitted the offshore scoping report for the Ayre offshore wind project to the Scottish government. The developer submitted the documentation to the Marine Directorate - Licensing & Operations Team to request a Scoping Opinion under the environmental impact assessment (EIA) regulations.10/7/2024
UKs Richest Family On Trial For Human Trafficking
Modern slavery must remain on the political agenda at this UK election, Hope for Justice's policy and programmes experts have insisted. It comes as the UK's richest family are on trial in Switzerland for human trafficking and exploitation. The charges against the Hinduja family relate to their practice of importing servants from India to look after their children and household, the BBC reports.10/7/2024
HMRC - Number Of Non-dom Taxpayers Rises 7%, Paying £8.9bn
HMRC has published its latest figures on non-domiciled tax payers, covering 2023. The figures show; 12,900 non-domiciled taxpayers arrived in the UK in the 2023 tax year, up 18% on the previous year, HMRC believes there are now 74,000 non-domiciled taxpayers in the UK, up 7% year-on-year.9/7/2024
