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16/4/2023
All New Smart Motorways Scrapped
New smart motorways to be removed from government road-building plans due to financial pressures and lack of confidence felt by drivers. plans for new smart motorways will be cancelled in recognition of the current lack of public confidence felt by drivers and cost pressures.
16/4/2023
Successful Business Programme Marks Five Years
A programme designed to give fast track training and mentoring to entrepreneurs in the Highlands and Islands has supported 133 business to build a company since it began five years ago. Pathfinder Accelerator gives participants practical tools and techniques to put their ideas through their paces, aiming to build a new company or launch a new product or service, in a shorter space of time with substantially less money. The programme is developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and delivered mostly online.
16/4/2023
Trying Times - How People Living In Poor Quality Housing Have Fared During The Cost Of Living Crisis
Plenty of research has shown the important role housing plays on our living standards, attitudes and wider health and wellbeing. But less attention has been paid to the effect of housing quality on living standards.
15/4/2023
Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer Begins Journey To Discover New Worlds
The mission will study Jupiter's moons for potential habitability for life. The Jupiter icy moons mission (JUICE) has taken off on its journey to study Jupiter, our largest planet, and investigate whether some of its icy moons are home to conditions that could support life.
15/4/2023
Intelligent CCTV Analytics Upgrade At 60 Scotrail Stations
ScotRail is increasing the safety and security at 60 stations across Scotland by installing new CCTV cameras with upgraded intelligent video analytics. The new cameras can analyse movements of customers on the platform to determine if members of the public are in unsafe situations, allowing ScotRail's CCTV monitoring team to alert station staff, signallers, and British Transport Police, if necessary.15/4/2023
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15/4/2023
Virtual Reality Helping Victims
World-first allows people to better understand courtroom process. Victims and witnesses are set to use virtual reality headsets to familiarise themselves with giving evidence in court as part of a pioneering Scottish Government initiative to allay fears or discomfort around the process.14/4/2023
Crown Jewels Light And Sound Show To Tour UK And Bring Magic Of Coronation To Millions
Crown Jewels to be projected onto Tower of London before touring iconic landmarks across the four nations. The move is part of events to mark Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort's Coronation celebrations which will see more than 100,000 people attend live screenings of the event next month at 57 UK sites It is also revealed today that 50,000 Coronation Big Lunches to mark the event are expected A new immersive light and sound show displaying the Crown Jewels on iconic UK landmarks will tour the country as part of plans to tell the story of coronations to thousands of people.
14/4/2023
UK Bolsters Support For Ukraine And Low-income Countries
Chancellor confirms UK stands ready to provide additional $500 million in UK guaranteed loans for Ukraine, plus $670 million in new loan funding for developing nations. New money brings total UK funding for IMF's trusts to $5.3 billion to help reduce poverty and boost energy security, plus $1 billion for Ukraine this year.14/4/2023
Why Democratic Countries Around The World Are Not Prepared To Support Ukraine - And Some Are Shifting Closer To Russia
After over a year of the Ukraine war, efforts at building a global consensus against Russia seem to have stalled, with many countries opting for neutrality. The number of countries condemning Russia has declined, according to some sources.14/4/2023
Fiscal Sustainability Report Shows Tough Decisions For Scottish Government
The Scottish Fiscal Commission today said that the Scottish Government will face long-term challenges in funding the delivery of public services. Their Fiscal Sustainability Report shows that over the next 50 years spending on public services will increase because of pressures from rising costs of delivery and an ageing population.
14/4/2023
Major Funding Boost To Progress Future Fighter Jet Programme
A £656 million funding allocation will propel the sixth-generation fighter jet programme into the next phase, focusing on technology. More than £650 million allocated to continue development of next generation fighter jet.
14/4/2023
New Holiday Let Rules To Protect Local People And Support Tourism In England
New proposals will introduce a requirement for planning permissions for short term lets in tourist hot spots. New rules to give communities greater control over short-term lets in tourist hot spots, while also strengthening the tourism sector, have been unveiled by the Government today.14/4/2023
Labour Market Inequality And The Changing Life Cycle Profile Of Male And Female Wages
A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. We estimate the distribution of life cycle wages for cohorts of prime-age men and women in the US.14/4/2023
New DWP Study On Sanctions May Not Be All It Seems
The Institute for Fiscal Studies takes a look at the latest DWP report. This comment investigates the robustness of a new DWP report suggesting that benefit sanctions reduce employment.14/4/2023
Reforming The Criminal Law To Address Misogyny
In February 2021, the Scottish Government established an Independent Working Group on Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland, chaired by Baroness Kennedy QC. The Working Group was tasked with considering how the Scottish criminal justice system deals with misogyny, including looking at whether there are gaps in the law that could be addressed by a specific criminal offence to tackle such behaviour.13/4/2023
Trading Standards Scam Warnings - Loft Insulation Surveys
Loft Insulation Surveys The Scam There has been a recent increase in cold calls from companies offering 'free' surveys of loft insulation. One woman was cold called by someone who said they needed to come and inspect her loft insulation.13/4/2023
Construction Output In Great Britain February 2023
Monthly construction output is estimated to have increased 2.4% in volume terms in February 2023; this follows a 1.7% fall in January 2023, with February 2023 being the highest monthly value in level terms (£15,558 million) since records began in January 2010. The increase in monthly construction output came from increases in both repair and maintenance (4.5%) and new work (1.1%) on the month.13/4/2023
GDP Monthly Estimate UK - February 2023
Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have shown no growth in February 2023, where falls in services and production were offset by growth in construction. This follows growth of 0.4% in January, revised up from growth of 0.3% in the previous publication.
13/4/2023
NHS Highland Appoints Balfour Beatty To Lead Key Redesign Projects In Caithness and Lochaber
NHS Highland is pleased to confirm that Balfour Beatty Plc has been appointed as the Principal Supply Chain Partner for the Lochaber and Caithness General Hospital redesign projects. Balfour Beatty will take on the role of managing contractor, leading the design and construction processes for the new hospital in Fort William and the refurbishment of Caithness General in Wick.Our Social Media
