The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is attracting talented young people to the nuclear decommissioning industry. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has joined forces with a leading careers organisation to ensure talented young people are attracted to the nuclear decommissioning industry.
Google searches around driving anxiety and how to beat driving nerves has increased by 52% since March 2020. With elderly people now set to head out for vaccinations, expert reveals how to ensure they are safe when driving.
The Scottish Seafood Exports Task Force draws together the UK Government and a wide range of key industry representatives from the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors. The Scottish Government has been invited to be represented at both ministerial and official level.
Letter from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides. Sent 8 February 2021 Dear Commissioner Kyriakides, Trade in live bivalve molluscs from GB to EU for purification in the EU.
The 8th February to 14th February is National Apprenticeships Week 2021. Here are five reasons to choose an ODP apprenticeship.
Nearly two million Brits could be supported back into work through innovative Plan for Jobs employment schemes delivered by the DWP. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today given a further boost to jobseekers by increasing the number of retraining places on the Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) to 80,000 for the next financial year - building on the 40,000 already successfully delivered over the last eight months.
Private sector investors are invited to identify proposals to mobilise investment in developing countries. The UK Government today (8 February), invites the private sector to participate in a Competition to identify innovative product proposals to mobilise investment in sustainable infrastructure in emerging and developing countries.
Following today's (Monday 8 February) deadline for nominations The Highland Council can confirm that six candidates are standing for election to become a councillor for the Aird and Loch Ness ward. The candidates are: BERKENHEGER, Gavin - Scottish Conservative and Unionist FRASER, David - Independent MACKINTOSH, Ryan - Scottish Green Party MOORE, Bill - Scottish Labour Party ROBERTSON, Martin - Scottish Liberal Democrats SHANKS, Gordon - Scottish National Party (SNP).
Jeremy Grantham, co-founder and chief investment strategist of Boston's GMO, believes U.S. stocks have become an epic bubble and will burst in a collapse rivaling the crashes of 1929 and 2000.
Speech by Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock at the Downing Street coronavirus briefing. Good afternoon and welcome back to Downing Street for today's coronavirus briefing.
More convenient access to testing in remote and rural areas. Access to coronavirus (COVID-19) testing will be expanded to 21 fire stations in rural areas of Scotland, following the success of a trials in Thurso and Lochgilphead.
The Scottish Government has welcomed a call from the United Nations for urgent action to tackle deepening food insecurity, poverty and injustice in the UK. A report published today sets out the actions being taken in Scotland to protect human rights and ensure access to food for people on low incomes.
New housing measures came into force in England, Scotland and Wales on 14 December. The Chief Veterinary Officers for England, Scotland and Wales have agreed to bring in new measures to help protect poultry and captive birds, following a number of cases of avian influenza in both wild and captive birds in the UK.
584 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 9,479 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 6.9% of these were positive.
A total of 786,427 people have now received their first Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in Scotland, including 93% of over-80s living in the community. Some 99% of older adult care home residents have received a first dose, along with 89% of staff in older adult care homes.
New government drive to increase workplace testing in sectors open during lockdown, to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) in people who are not showing symptoms. New government drive to increase workplace testing in sectors open during lockdown, to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) in people who are not showing symptoms.
Some of the UK's most polluting industries will benefit from £40 million funding to help them cut their carbon emissions. £40 million government investment to help polluting industries including steel, pharmaceuticals and food and drink to find new ways to reduce their carbon emissions.
Zoos and aquariums impacted financially by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are being invited to apply for a new round of emergency funding. Applications opened this week for the Zoo and Aquarium Animal Welfare Fund, with up to £2.5 million available to support animal care and key conservation work.
In the North Sea, oil companies are releasing the equivalent of a coal power station's worth of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every year by burning off or dumping unwanted natural gas into the atmosphere. While our North Sea neighbours Norway banned unnecessary flaring in 1972, the UK has no such ban - the rate of flaring on the UK continental shelf is therefore a shocking 11 times higher than in Norway and twice the North Sea average.
This could have been sorted out so easily in advance. NHS Highland welcomes the decision from HMRC that the majority of participants in the Healing Process will not have to pay tax or national insurance on payments received because most will be made due to harm suffered, not loss of earnings whilst in employment.
