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23/6/2023
500 Jobs To Be Created At New Home Office Hub In Stoke-on-trent
The site includes a new Asylum Casework Hub and will help clear the legacy asylum backlog by the end of 2023. Five hundred new, high quality jobs will be created at a new Home Office hub in Stoke-on-Trent, which the Home Secretary Suella Braverman opened on Thursday 22 June.
23/6/2023
New Plug Seals Dounreay Reactor Clean-up
Upgrade work was required to the primary cold trap loop (PCTL) vessel before it could be used on the next stage of decommissioning. Dounreay's prototype fast reactor decommissioning team is in the process of connecting up the reactor vessel and pipework to water vapour nitrogen (WVN) treatment skids, which will destroy the residual sodium in the system, and enable it to be dismantled safely.
23/6/2023
UK Government Supports Rural Businesses At Royal Highland Show
UK Government displays support for Scotland's vital agriculture, food, drink and farming sectors, at the show which got underway on Thursday 22 June 2023. Scotland Office and Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs ministers met a wide range of stakeholders, who are helping to deliver our priority of growing the economy.
23/6/2023
UK - France Global Roadmap Launched To Mobilise Global Nature Finance
On 22 June 2023, the Environment Secretary and French State Minister Berangère Couillard launched a Global Roadmap to support companies to contribute to nature recovery. Environment Secretary and French State Minister Berangère Couillard launch Global Roadmap to support companies to contribute to nature recovery.
23/6/2023
Final Wind Turbine Installed At Scotland's Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Seagreen Wind Farm, a joint venture between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies, achieved another landmark this week as the 114th and final wind turbine was installed. 76 of the 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines are now energised at the site, which is located 27km from the Angus coast, now producing more than two thirds of Seagreen's full capacity power to the grid.
23/6/2023
Creating Insights From Data To Plot Uk Search And Rescue's Future
Data insights assist the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in its work to bring in the best bidders for contract. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has used the Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) as part of its bidding process to award the contract for a new generation of search and rescue.
23/6/2023
Excess Deaths Associated With Flu Highest In 5 Years
UKHSA has published its annual flu report for the 2022 to 2023 flu season, the first time flu has been widespread since the COVID-19 pandemic began. New interim analysis from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) indicates that excess deaths in England associated with flu infection were higher (14,500) than the average figure (13,500) for the 5 years before the pandemic.
23/6/2023
National Flu And Covid-19 Surveillance Reports Published
Weekly national influenza and COVID-19 report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. This fortnightly flu and COVID-19 report brings together the latest surveillance data along with the latest public health advice.23/6/2023
HMRC Late Payment Interest Rates To Be Revised After Bank Of England Increases Base Rate
HMRC interest rates for late payments will be revised following the Bank of England interest rate rise to 5%. The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announced on 22 June 2023 to increase the Bank of England base rate to 5% from 4.5%.22/6/2023
New Firework Laws Come Into Force Today To Help Improve Firework Safety
Local authorities have new powers to reduce the negative impact of fireworks. From today (Thursday 2 June 2023), councils can designate Firework Control Zones that would make it a criminal offence to ignite a firework, or knowingly throw a lit firework in a zone which can include private properties or gardens.
22/6/2023
UK Space Agency Funding To Boost Propulsion, Imaging And Solar Technologies
New funding from the UK Space Agency will boost UK-based space technologies, such as harnessing solar power for reusable spacecraft and new propulsion systems. This is the first round of investment from the UK Space Agency's Enabling Technologies Programme, part of the National Space Innovation Programme dedicated to supporting UK companies breaking ground in technologies to enhance spaceflight capabilities.
22/6/2023
Without Skills, Businesses Are "driving With The Handbrake On"
Top employers working with government at new Skills for Growth conference to address skills shortages and drive economic growth. The government's Skills for Growth conference takes place today (22 June), hosting some of the biggest British and international companies to discuss how we can create a workforce fit for the future and address the urgent recruitment needs of businesses.22/6/2023
UK Announces New Tech And Insurance Support For Companies Helping Ukraine Rebuild
New tech and war risk insurance support announced for businesses helping Ukraine rebuild after Russia's illegal invasion. UK hosts private companies and international partners at major Ukraine Recovery Conference to discuss how to better support Ukraine's reconstruction.22/6/2023
Grant Shapps Speech At Ukraine Recovery Conference
Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps and Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko on safeguarding global energy security at URC. "A Russian man with delusions of grandeur.22/6/2023
Council Tax Collection Statistics 2022-23 - £2.728 billion, or 96.2 per cent Collected
Scotland's Chief Statistician today released the latest Council Tax Collection Statistics which provide council tax collection figures for Scottish local authorities, up to and including the financial year 2022-23. In 2022-23 for Scotland as a whole, the total amount of council tax billed (after Council Tax Reduction) was £2.837 billion.
22/6/2023
Use Of Asulox For Bracken Control Not To Be Authorised for Farmers This Year
A herbicide previously used to control bracken on farms in Scotland, will not be authorised for use this season because of the risks it poses to the environment and human health. The same decision has been taken in Wales.22/6/2023
New Scheme To Support Graduates Into Town And Planning Careers
The Department for Levelling Up is granting £1.59 million to a Local Government Association scheme to help councils recruit and develop more skilled planners. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has announced that it is granting £1.59 million to the Local Government Association to fund a new scheme to support aspiring graduates into the planning sector.22/6/2023
New Estimates Explore Emissions And Nitrogen Use On Scottish Farms
The Chief Statistician has released new experimental figures on farm greenhouse gas emissions. Results show that gross emissions have been stable for most of Scotland's main farm types over the last three years.22/6/2023
The Uk Will Stand By Ukraine For However Long It Takes, Ukraine Will Win: Uk Statement To The Osce
UK military advisor, Ian Stubbs, says the UK and its allies are committed to providing Ukraine with the support it needs to defend itself and push Russia out of Ukraine. Thank you, Madam Chair.22/6/2023
New Report On The Future Of Hospitality In Scotland
A report from the Fraser of Allender Institute. In 2021, one in 14 jobs in Scotland was in the food and accommodation service sector, adding around £1.3 billion to the Scottish economy quarterly.
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