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19/4/2025

 
Will tariffs bring back manufacturing to America? Here's a deeper look at impact, challenges we face

You are probably tired of hearing about tariffs, but it's important to know how they will affect you.  We also examine whether it's even possible to make things again in America on the scale we need.  

19/4/2025

Midwifery Students in Scotland Academic Year 2025 to 2026

This booklet provides information for students on pre-registration Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Science degree programmes in Scotland.   It describes the Paramedic, Nursing and Midwifery Student Bursary (PNMSB) Scheme in Scotland, who is eligible for it, what it is (including current rates) and how you can apply for it.  

19/4/2025

 
Experimental AI could help councils meet housing targets by digitising records in England

A new AI tool aims to modernise council planning by replacing outdated paper systems with high-quality digital data, enabling faster, smarter decisions to support the government's goal of building 1.5 million homes.   A new AI tool to help councils make planning data more accessible and digital, converting poor scans of old, PDF and paper documents into machine-readable, shareable data in seconds is being built.  

19/4/2025

 
Trump's Tariffs are a HAIL MARY PASS! (w/ Richard Wolff)

Prof.  Richard Wolff describes the chaotic, unpredictable and desperate nature of Trump's tariff policies.  

19/4/2025

 
Trump breaks BIGGEST PROMISE to his OWN voters | Another Day

Exposing prices going up for Americans as Trump policies more and more exposed..  

19/4/2025

Fishing vessel weekly licence variations

We are providing this update from the UK Fish Export Service to fishing vessel licence holders registered with the Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government.   We recently advised of changes to the EU's Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing regulation.  

19/4/2025

 
Americans living near Canadian border fear Trump's tariffs will devastate local businesses

Small businesses in the U.S.  that depend on tourism say President Trump's tariffs could devastate their local economies.  

19/4/2025

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERpRqLYlGbg

The right-wing Wall Street Journal is now floating the idea of impeaching Donald Trump..  

18/4/2025

 
Trump is right on interest rates, for all the wrong reasons

Interest rates need to tumble, as Trump is demanding, but entirely because he's created mayhem.   Right around the world, economies face the risk of recession due to Trump's irresponsibility.  

18/4/2025

 
Tariffs Are DESTROYING Small Business In USA In 2025

In 2025, small businesses across America are being crushed by rising tariffs—and no one is coming to save them.   What started as a strategy to protect U.S.  

18/4/2025

Senior Traffic Commissioner launches consultation to review approach in determining a driver's suitability

Industry regulator seeks views on revised Statutory Guidance and Statutory Directions.   The Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain has today (17 April 2025) called on professional drivers, commercial vehicle operators, legal representatives and road safety stakeholders to take part in a review of guidance on the conduct of professional drivers.  

18/4/2025

Homes fit for heroes: Raft of news measures to improve military family housing

Living conditions for families in military housing will be transformed under a new Consumer Charter, as Defence Secretary John Healey promised to "stop the rot" in military housing.   New Consumer Charter for families in military homes, delivering on the government's Plan for Change.  

18/4/2025

Green shoots for retail sales

This year, Easter is in April, while last year it was in March.  This calendar change distorts the year on year sales comparisons - resulting in an artificially higher April, but lower March sales.  

18/4/2025

 
Singapore Prime Minister Speech Sets Out The Tariff Position - One of the Best Explanations

The Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong delivered a powerful speech in Parliament regarding Trump's tariffs, vowing not to back down.  He assured Singaporeans that they will not be intimidated and are not afraid.  

18/4/2025

 
Trading Standards - Recruitment Scams - Cryptocurrency

There have been more reports of recruitment scams which begin via a text or WhatsApp message, where scammers ask jobseekers to sign up to a website or app.   Once signed up, they're told they can earn money by completing simple tasks such as watching a video or writing a review.  

17/4/2025

Investigation into Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited's compliance with the TCLC

Ofgem is investigating the compliance of Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd (the owner and operator of Moray East Offshore Windfarm) with the requirements of condition 20A of the Electricity Generation Standard Licence Conditions (known as the Transmission Constraint Licence Condition, or "TCLC").   A transmission constraint is defined in the TCLC as any limit on the ability of the national electricity transmission system, or any part of it, to transmit the power supplied onto the system to the location where the demand for that power is situated.  

17/4/2025

Good news as CPI inflation falls to 2.6 per cent but the cost-of-living outlook remains at the mercy of global forces in the coming months

CPI inflation dipped in March - falling by 0.2 percentage points to reach 2.6 per cent – but huge global forces will shape changes in the cost of living in the coming months, the Resolution Foundation said on Wednesday.   This drop is welcome, exceeding the expectations of both the market and the Bank of England (of 2.7 per cent).  

17/4/2025

Owner of North London tyre fitters banned for 10 years after inflating turnover to secure maximum-value Covid loan

Decade-long ban for director who abused Bounce Back Loan Scheme.   Shkelzen Gashi overstated his Smart Tyres Services Ltd company's turnover by almost double to secure a £50,000 Bounce Back Loan, the most businesses were allowed under the scheme.  

17/4/2025

Have Trump's tariffs affected his popularity? Here's what approval data shows

When Donald Trump launched a trade war on April 2, he produced enormous volatility in stock markets around the world, but since then upheaval in the bond market has forced him to row back on some of his tariffs.   Investors traditionally consider US Treasury bonds to be a safe asset with a guaranteed return and therefore preferable to stocks when the latter are falling in price.  

17/4/2025

Are Britons really poorer than they were 20 years ago, or does it just feel that way?

Millions of UK households are facing what's been dubbed "awful April" after rising council tax, water bills and broadband costs coincided with the new tax year.  It could all start to hurt quite quickly.  

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