News Archive
12/3/2024
Register Of Persons Holding A Controlled Interest In Land - Legal Duty To Submit Entries Before 1 April 2024
Owners or long-term tenants of land or property may need to submit an entry to a new register designed to provide clarity over who controls land in Scotland. Launched on 1 April 2022, the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI) exists to improve transparency about those who ultimately make decisions about the management or use of land, even if they are not necessarily registered as the owner.12/3/2024
Global Delivery And Courier Market Set To Reach $648bn And The Uk Market £25bn By 2030
By 2030, a tech-led revolution means the global delivery and courier market is set to rise from $482.9bn to $648bn and the UK courier market from £16.4bn to £25bn, says the international delivery expert Parcelhero. The expansion is creating new opportunities for investors in this fast-growing market.12/3/2024
Competition And Markets Authority (cma) Identifies Multiple Concerns In Vets Market
The CMA has today published its main concerns following an initial review into the veterinary sector. CMA provisionally decides it should launch a formal Market Investigation.
12/3/2024
Dingwall And Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 12 March 2024
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March 12th) sold 11 Prime Cattle. Prime Heifers (11) averaged 281.94p per kg and sold to 291.0p per kg for a 585kg Limousin cross from Teawig, Beauly and £1,866.75 gross for a 655kg Limousin cross from Burnside Farming, Banff.
12/3/2024
Working Families Can Save Up To £2,000 A Year Per Child On Their Childcare Bills With Tax-free Childcare
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding working families to save money on their childcare costs in time for the school holidays. With the Easter break just weeks away, families yet to sign up for Tax-Free Childcare could be missing out on annual savings of up to £2,000 per child, or £4,000 if their child is disabled.
12/3/2024
EY Regional Economic Forecast 2024: An Uneven Return To Growth
The UK economy ended 2023 on a disappointing note — having confounded expectations and avoiding a recession in the first half of the year, it suffered that fate in the latter half. Although, it just about managed a tepid 0.1% growth for the year as a whole.
12/3/2024
HMS Diamond Heads Back To The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden To Protect Global Shipping
One of the UK's most advanced warships is heading back to the Red Sea to protect global shipping from Houthi attacks. HMS Diamond will take over from HMS Richmond, which joined Operation Prosperity Guardian - the international coalition to protect commercial shipping from Houthi attacks - in February.
12/3/2024
Mortgage Shelf-life Plummets And Lenders Hike Rate
Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data reveals the average shelf-life of a mortgage product plummeted to 15 days, with lenders increasing fixed rates. Average mortgage rates on the overall two- and five-year fixed rate deals rose, breaking six months of consecutive cuts.
12/3/2024
New Laws To Cut Migration And Tackle Care Worker Visa Abuse By Bringing Families
Reforms to restrict care workers from bringing family members are now in force, while care providers are required to register if they are sponsoring migrants. New rules to radically cut net migration and tackle visa abuse are now in force as part of the government's plan to bring down unsustainable levels of legal migration.
12/3/2024
Scottish Government Workforce Statistics December 2023
The latest quarterly Scottish Government Workforce Information statistics have been published today by Scotland's Chief Statistician. These statistics cover the numbers of workers, staff sickness rates, and the diversity of staff up to the most recent quarter ending December 2023.11/3/2024
I Couldn't Stand The Pain - The Turkish Holiday Resort That's Become An Emergency Dental Centre For Britons Who Can't Get Treated At Home
It's a hot summer day in the Turkish city of Antalya, a Mediterranean resort with golden beaches, deep blue sea and vibrant nightlife. The pool area of the all-inclusive resort is crammed with British people on sun loungers - but they aren't here for a holiday.
11/3/2024
Consumer Price Inflation Basket Of Goods And Services: 2024
The "shopping baskets" of items used in compiling the various measures of consumer price inflation are reviewed annually. The items in the baskets change so that the measures are up to date and representative of consumer spending patterns.
11/3/2024
Spring Budget - Slavishly Following Fiscal Rules Is Holding Back This Government And Will Hold Back The Next One
The March 2024 budget turned into an exercise in political game playing rather than an attempt to address the UK's ongoing economic woes. It was dominated by more cuts to national insurance (after a previous drop in January this year), which the chancellor hopes will revive the government's electoral fortunes ahead of the general election.
11/3/2024
Crack Down On Long Term Empty Homes - England Catches Up With Scotland
Strengthened 100% council tax premium on long term empty homes comes into force on 1 April, with councils able to spend the money from the next financial year. Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from 1 April, supporting local people in areas where high numbers of empty homes are preventing them from finding affordable housing.
11/3/2024
Women Urged To Apply For Historic Mesh Removal Expenses - Scheme To Close End Of March
Any women who have not claimed back the cost of private mesh removal arranged before 3 June 2022 are being encouraged to do so ahead of the planned closure of the Transvaginal Mesh Removal Reimbursement Scheme. As announced in the parliament in October 2023, the scheme for women to claim back the cost of private mesh removal surgery will close to new applications at the end of March.11/3/2024
UK Hosts World Leaders For First Global Fraud Summit
The first Global Fraud Summit, hosted by the Home Secretary, begins in London today. Ministers from the G7, Five Eyes, Singapore and South Korea are attending.
10/3/2024
Highland Council Budget - Delivery Plan Sets Out Roadmap To Deliver Savings And Investment
A draft Delivery Plan sets out a roadmap which will ensure the delivery of £54.6m savings and over £100m investment agreed by Council over the next 3 years. The report is a difficult to follow series looing at areas but does not specify where the cuts to jobs will come over the next three years.10/3/2024
Not Just Caithness Where NHS Highland Acting On Scottish Government Instruction Cancels Projects
A meeting so packed that it occupied three rooms and a corridor - and needed messengers to relay questions and answers - ended in a declaration of war over a broken promise of upgraded health services in Grantown. Following the shock cancellation of phase two at the health centre project, GPs called an emergency public meeting last night in the Grant Arms Hotel and there was nothing like enough room for patients and public who wanted the full facts of the situation.10/3/2024
Is The Scottish Block Grant The Largest Or Smallest It Has Ever Been - in real terms, it is not a record block grant 
Fraser of Allender looks at who is right when talking about the size of the block grant. We hear it all the time - the amounts are bigger than ever but we all also know that even though our salary pension etc is bigger than ever it buys less these days.
10/3/2024
