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4/8/2023
Electric Vehicle Team Enables Council To Make Significant Move Towards Fleet Decarbonisation
The tireless work of Highland Council's Electric Vehicle (EV) Team has enabled the local authority to take huge strides toward the decarbonisation of its fleet and help tackle the ecological and climate emergency. The EV team has successfully promoted behavioural change towards decarbonising transportation and the significant developments that work has delivered has accelerated the transition to low carbon transport for the Council and its communities.
4/8/2023
Moneyfacts reacts to the BOE interest rate rise
The Bank of England has today increased base rate by 0.25%, up from 5.00% to 5.25%. Moneyfactscompare.co.uk has analysed the average rates offered across savings and mortgages and considers what this decision may mean for consumers moving forward.
4/8/2023
Groundbreaking Flights At Sellafield Lead The Way In Safety
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flights are successfully flown on the Sellafield site. Drone pilots have successfully completed 2 flight firsts on the Sellafield site leading the way to increased safety of employees during decommissioning.
4/8/2023
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Heat Network Customers To Benefit From Fairer Energy Prices
New plans for heat network customers to receive fairer prices for cleaner heating. New rules for heat network customers to receive fairer prices for cleaner heating.4/8/2023
New Health Company Welcomed To Inverness Campus
A new life sciences company has been welcomed to Inverness Campus. Local health provider, Alert Health, has relocated its new clinic to a larger unit in the award-winning Aurora House, which is owned by Inverness Campus developer, HIE.
4/8/2023
RAF Completes NATO Air Policing Mission In The Baltic After Intercepting 50 Russian Aircraft
The UK has been leading NATO's air policing mission in Estonia for the last four months, demonstrating the UK's commitment to the Alliance and security in Europe. Royal Air Force personnel have returned to the UK after leading NATO's Baltic air policing mission in Estonia for four months, during which pilots intercepted 50 Russian aircraft and flew for a combined total of more than 500 hours.
4/8/2023
UK National Charities Executive Pay Levels Get Ever Higher
Do you even think about how much top executives get paid for running national charities before you make a donation. More and more people are shocked the levels now existing.4/8/2023
Geological Disposal Facility Report Highlights Real Progress
Engagement with four communities and site evaluation work underway. The Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) Report has been published (29 June 2023) and sets out significant progress of the programme to deliver a safe and permanent solution for the UK's most radioactive waste.
4/8/2023
Government Boosts Use Of Independent Sector Capacity To Cut NHS Waits In England
Thirteen new community diagnostic centres are opening across England to deliver more than 742,000 additional scans, tests and checks a year. The Elective Recovery Taskforce - formed last year to identify ways to cut waiting times - publishes plan to maximise independent sector capacity to treat NHS patients more quickly.3/8/2023
Promoting Fair Work
Leading figures from business, trade unions, equality groups and academia are coming together to advise the Scottish Government on its fair work agenda. Chaired by Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray, the Fair Work Oversight Group meets for the first time today (Thursday, 3 August 2023) and will help ensure that policies deliver on the aim of creating a fair, green and growing economy.3/8/2023
Funding To Support Long Covid Projects
New health board service helping people with the condition. Patients in Scotland's largest health board are benefiting from a new service which is backed by the Scottish Government's Long COVID Support Fund.3/8/2023
The British Miracle Meat - How Banning Repugnant Choices Obscures The Real Issue Of Poverty
A provocative Channel 4 satirical programme, The British Miracle Meat, has led to hundreds of complaints to media regulator Ofcom. The mockumentary depicts ordinary Britons facing the cost of living crisis selling thin slices of their tissue to an innovative factory that uses it to grow lab meat.
3/8/2023
We Asked The British Public What They Really Think About Net Zero - Here's What We Found
The UK was one of the first major economies to commit to net zero emissions by 2050. It founded an independent body to monitor its progress, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), that has been the envy of many other countries.
3/8/2023
How New Consumer Duty Rules For Financial Products Could Reduce Debt-related Stress
New "consumer duty" rules introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aim to set clear standards for the protection of financial consumers. Banks, building societies, investment and insurance firms, as well as many other types of business, are being told to "put their customers' needs first".
3/8/2023
Government Re-launch Think! Campaign In Continued Drive To Improve Road Safety
Campaign reminds people of important changes to the Highway Code. relaunch of the Travel Like You Know Them campaign to help keep everyone safe on the road.
3/8/2023
Hiring Refugees Is Not Just Doing A Good Thing - Research Shows It Can Also Help Businesses
The global refugee population is more than 26 million people, according to some estimates. Such largescale movements of people affect many countries and have created significant interest among business and management researchers in recent years as companies try to work out how to successfully integrate refugees into their workforces.
3/8/2023
World Health Organisation Admits Excess Deaths - Dr John Campbell
The World Health Organization (WHO) is tracking global excess mortality as the pandemic evolves over time to reveal a picture of its full impact and burden on countries, health systems and individuals. 'Excess mortality' is defined as the difference between the total number of deaths that have occurred and the number of deaths that would have been expected in the absence of the pandemic.
3/8/2023
The Oil Industry Has Succumbed To A Dangerous New Climate Denialism
If we have not been warned of the dangers of climate change this summer, we never will be. Extreme heat, forest fires and floods have been all over news reports.
3/8/2023
How You Can Future-proof Your Career In The Era Of AI
Ever since the industrial revolution, people have feared that technology would take away their jobs. While some jobs and tasks have indeed been replaced by machines, others have emerged.
3/8/2023
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden Unveils A - Z Of Serious Risks Facing The UK
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has unveiled the National Risk Register. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden announces new National Risk Register to help UK prepare for risks like energy security.
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