The Scottish Government is investing £14 million to support jobs and reduce emissions in marine sectors. A total of 60 projects focusing on innovation and sustainable development will receive grants ranging from £1,500 to £1.7 million from the Marine Fund Scotland.
China's trade surplus in 2025 is at record-breaking levels—projected to exceed $1.2 trillion—driven by strong exports and weak imports. This imbalance is reshaping global trade dynamics and intensifying geopolitical tensions.
This Easy Read document is about fiscal sustainability and taxes. Fiscal sustainability means making sure we have enough money to pay for the services we need in the future.
The Scottish Government is on track to issue its first bonds in 2026/27, First Minister John Swinney has announced after international ratings agencies set a credit rating matching the UK and better than other major industrial nations. The issuance will be the first in a £1.5 billion bond programme over the life of the next parliament, subject to the outcome of the Scottish Parliament election, in-year borrowing requirements and market conditions.
It is time for a new crusade for devolution within Scotland, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander will say today. In a speech to council leaders, the Secretary of State for Scotland will make clear that there is no route to a decent and prosperous Scotland without strong and effective councils.
Scottish Government is preparing to enter the mysterious world of the bond market. So a simple explanation of what they are.
Scottish Government investment of up to £73 million will go into co-hosting the UEFA European Championships in 2028. Glasgow's Hampden Park will be one of nine football grounds in eight cities to host matches as part of the largest sporting event jointly staged by the UK and Ireland with around three million tickets expected to go on sale.
The Scottish Government has been confirmed as high investment grade, matching the UK and better than Spain, Italy and Japan, by two global credit rating agencies. The Scottish Government's first credit ratings have been assigned as part of a roadmap towards delivery of a bonds programme to support infrastructure investment.
Health Secretary Neil Gray has updated parliament on winter preparations for the NHS, urging people to take up the flu vaccine and confirming up to £20 million to bolster social care capacity. The £20 million investment will be targeted at initiatives by health boards to increase social care capacity and provide extra support at the front door of A&Es, which will reduce admissions and relieve pressure on acute services.
Lower earnings and employment growth in Scotland compared with the rest of the UK is reducing the impact of devolved taxes on the country's budget. Holyrood's budget has been boosted by over £4 billion since the introduction of devolved taxes in 2015/16.
The United Kingdom stands alone in Europe — and across NATO — as the only country that still recruits 16-year-olds into its armed forces. It's a policy steeped in history and wrapped in the language of opportunity, yet shadowed by growing evidence of mental-health harm and social inequality.
The NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in England are planning to eliminate around 18,000 administrative and managerial posts. The cuts are part of a broader endeavour to reduce "unnecessary bureaucracy" within the NHS, and to save more than £1 billion per year through these reforms.
The record number of journeys (337,441) exceeded previous peaks achieved in August during the Oasis concerts and the Edinburgh Festivals, which saw around 326,000 journeys made. It also marks the train operator's second-busiest day under public ownership, which began in April 2022.
The Committee's report warns the Government that the UK's failure to retain and scale its science and technology companies has now reached crisis point and is causing the UK economy to bleed out. Without urgent and radical reform, the Government risks acting too late to fix long-standing failures to scale, to retain the economic benefits of R&D in the UK, and to seize the enormous opportunities for technological and economic growth that are currently slipping through its fingers.
The labour market is weakening on multiple fronts with the number of payrolled jobs falling by 64,000 in the past two months. Short-term private sector pay growth falling to 2.7 per cent, and unemployment hitting 5 per cent for the first time (outside of the pandemic) since 2016, the Resolution Foundation said on Tuesday 11 November 2025 The number of payrolled jobs fell by 32,000 in each of September and October (though initial data points are prone to revision), and including those months has now shed 180,000 jobs since its peak in October 2024.
There's no simple "yes or no" answer to whether businesses offering "free boilers" are scammers. The reality is some of these offers are legitimate, but many contain big red flags and some are outright scams.
Ofcom is inviting views on future approaches to stamp pricing, to ensure people have access to an affordable universal postal service. We periodically review the affordability of postal services in the UK.
Nine million pensioners are to benefit from vital support for energy costs during the colder months as Winter Fuel Payments start hitting bank accounts from today. Nine million pensioners will benefit from Winter Fuel Payments from today.
Ampeak Energy was delighted to host Gillian Martin MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, at its tidal stream operations and maintenance facility at Nigg Energy Park. The visit served as an opportunity to discuss how the MeyGen tidal stream site has led the world in developing tidal stream technology, which is now ready to be scaled up to provide essential, predictable renewable power.
A robust recovery plan for the delivery of Children's Service of The Highland Council has been approved by Members of the Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee. The Plan provides reassurance as it outlines the delivery of improvements that will also have a positive financial impact, it is not about making cuts to service.
