News Archive
31/10/2021
Scotland And Wales Could Be Home To New Floating Offshore Wind Ports Thanks To £160m Uk Government Funding
New large-scale floating offshore wind ports and factories are to be built in the UK thanks to government investment. New large-scale floating offshore wind ports and factories are to be built in the UK thanks to government investment, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced on 30 October 2021.31/10/2021
Scottish Veterans Fund Opens
A support fund for initiatives that improve the lives of former service personnel and their families is now open. A priority for this year's Scottish Veterans Fund - which has doubled to £500,000 - is projects that support veterans who have left the Services early.31/10/2021
Cop26: Global Innovation Hub Launched For Transformative Climate Solutions
UN Climate Change News, 31 October 2021 - A new digital Global Innovation Hub has been initiated by UN Climate Change to significantly boost the effectiveness and scale of climate change and sustainability innovation as a driver of more ambitious climate action. To achieve this, the hub will have new approaches to facilitate the development and deployment of transformative and innovative climate solutions.
31/10/2021
The Great British Rake-off - Public Sector Pensions In The Spotlight
Read this report you may understand why a public sector pension is worth its weight in gold. However the government in not accounting for it properly the costs are being added to public debt for the future.
31/10/2021
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 31 October 2021 - Video - Inconsistencies in official numbers
2,513 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 27,809 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 9.6% of these were positive*.
31/10/2021
£234k Green Jobs Fund Award For New Natural Heritage Facility
A new £5.8m facility to will help more people experience forest restoration, the natural environment and Gaelic culture, has secured up to £234,554 Green Jobs Fund investment. The Rewilding Centre is being created at Dundreggan Estate near Fort Augustus by conservation, education and research charity, Trees for Life.
31/10/2021
HIE Publishes Annual Report For A Year Like No Other
The report shows that Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) activity was dominated by its response to the pandemic, both in supporting hard-hit businesses and communities across the region and in continuing to operate effectively following a sudden switch to home-based working for all its employees. HIE invested £92.4m in the Highlands and Islands, including £23.7m COVID-19 resilience funding of which £14.9m was additional COVID-19 support funding from Scottish Government.
31/10/2021
Expanding Scotland's Medical Workforce
The Scottish Government has committed £32 million to create a further 139 trainee doctor posts to support services under greatest pressure during the ongoing recovery from COVID-19. Trainee doctors currently make up 44% of doctors employed by NHS Boards.31/10/2021
UK Donates 20 Million More Oxford-Astrazeneca Vaccines To Countries In Need
New donation to be delivered by the end of 2021 as part of UK's 100 million commitment. New donation to be delivered by the end of 2021 as part of UK's 100 million commitment.
30/10/2021
Coronavirus (covid-19) Latest Insights
Infections in England highest in secondary school-age children 29 October 2021 Overall, coronavirus (COVID-19) infections continued to increase in England in the most recent week, with the percentage testing positive still highest in those in school years 7 to 11 (9.14%). The percentage of people testing positive also increased in Northern Ireland, and there were early signs of an increase in Scotland.
30/10/2021
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 30 October 2021
3,867* new cases of COVID-19 reported. 43,735* new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 9.6% of these were positive.
30/10/2021
The Boris Budget Resolution Foundation Analysis Of Autumn Budget And Spending Review 2021
This briefing note provides an assessment of the measures announced in the October 2021 Budget and Spending Review. The Chancellor has unveiled a career-defining third Budget against a backdrop of heightened uncertainty and risks.
30/10/2021
Scotland's Covid Certificates Accepted By The EU
Scots must update certification status before travelling abroad. Scotland and the rest of the UK have been formally adopted into the European Union's Digital Covid Certificate (EU DCC) scheme, the European Commission has confirmed.30/10/2021
Roll-out Of New Diabetes Test
A simple blood test for people with Type 1 diabetes enabling some patients to stop taking insulin will be rolled out. Scotland is the first country in the world to introduce this test which will be available from hospital diabetes centres from 1 November.30/10/2021
Financial Help For Families In Need
Funding to help people struggling financially during the winter is part of a new £41 million support package. The Winter Support Fund will help those on low incomes, children and people at risk of homelessness against a backdrop of rising living and fuel costs.30/10/2021
International Air Travel Has Substantially Decreased Since 2019
The number of people travelling to and from the UK by air has decreased by 97% since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The International Passenger Survey (IPS), which collects details from overseas residents leaving the UK, and UK residents returning home, shows overseas residents made 277,000 visits by air to the UK during Quarter 2 (April to June) 2021.30/10/2021
Coronavirus (covid-19) Deaths Rise In England, Scotland And Northern Ireland
The number of deaths from all causes in the UK in the week ending 15 October 2021 was 12,845, 14.8% above the average for the corresponding week in 2015 to 2019. Deaths were above the five-year average in all UK countries.
30/10/2021
Coronavirus Cases Pass 5 Million Worldwide
The latest up date shows the virus has caused the deaths of 5,007,629 and rising. USA is still the worst in terms of total numbers at 765,722 UK has one of the highest death rates in Europe at 140,392.29/10/2021
Farmfoods New Store At Wick Opens Friday 29th October
More competition in the food market in Caithness begins on Friday 29th October with the opening of a new Farmfoods shop in Wick. The new store occupies the one formerly occupied by Poundland and another one next door.
29/10/2021
