Some staggering stuff in this latest video from Dr John Campbell..
Child Benefit automatically stops when children reach 16 but it can be claimed for children continuing their education or training. Parents have one week after GCSE results day to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that their 16-year-old is continuing their education or training, to continue receiving Child Benefit.
A report by the Fraser of Allender Institute will be of interest to anyone in the hospitality industry and educators looking at career pathways. In June, as part of our work with Serving the Future, a three-year research project into the hospitality industry, we published the results of a study that involved hospitality owners and managers discussing the biggest drivers of change in their industry.
The Department for Education (DfE) today (23 August 2023) confirmed annual updates to interest rates and repayment thresholds for undergraduate Income Contingent Student Loans, interest rates for postgraduate loans. Also the interest rates and deferment threshold for Mortgage Style Student Loans.
The use of snare traps could be banned as part of new plans to protect vulnerable wildlife and promote sustainable wildlife management. The Scottish Government is seeking the public's views on whether an outright ban should be put in place or if any exemptions should be considered.
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has led the Army's largest ever force development war game and collaboration. Army Wargame 23 (AWG23) tested a new UK Army approach to future operations.
Approximately 13% of new students missed their free MenACWY vaccine in school and remain unprotected against 4 deadly types of meningitis. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and leading meningitis charities are urging students to make sure they have been vaccinated against meningitis and other diseases before the start of the academic year.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August 22nd) sold 4 Prime Cattle. Prime Heifers (4) averaged 253.3p per kg (-1.7p) and sold to 274.0p per kg and £1,722.15 gross.
The UK supports the supply of vital fuel for Ukraine's nuclear power plants, as the Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps visits Kyiv power plant being repaired following Russian bombing. Energy Security Secretary on the ground in Ukraine meeting senior government ministers and energy company leaders.
The Bank of Grandparents is open for business with 29% revealing they have gifted or lent their grandchildren money as shown in new research by Saga. 29% of grandparents say they've lent or gifted money to their grandchildren, rising to 64% among grandparents aged over 85.
There has been much talk about offices heading for the buffers. The nightmare scenario is many thousands of office buildings being deemed virtually worthless as leases come up for renewal, leaving owners and even lenders run aground.
The Ukraine - Russia war looks as if it might go on for years. The affects are worldwide as can be seen on the price of oil and food.
In 1937 the English economist Joan Robinson proposed that "when capitalism is rightly understood, the rate of interest will be set at zero and the major evils of capitalism will disappear". John Maynard Keynes, who had taught Robinson, suggested something similar a year earlier in slightly more qualified and technical terms, arguing that this would be "the most sensible way of gradually getting rid of many of the objectionable features of capitalism".
PORTREE., Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August 21 st) sold 3,379 store lambs and feeding sheep. Lambs (3,379) averaged £52.71 and sold to £105 gross for a pair of Beltex Crosses from 2B Penifiler, Portree.
Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Elena Whitham has welcomed a record fall in the number of drug-related deaths - and has reaffirmed her commitment to continue the National Mission to reduce deaths and improve lives impacted by drugs. The figures, published by National Records of Scotland, found that 1,051 people died due to drug misuse in 2022, a decrease of 279 deaths (21%) compared with 2021 and the lowest annual total since 2017.
From chip shops to tech start-ups, and even large, well-established companies, rising interest rates have had an impact right across the business world. After 14 consecutive base rate hikes by the Bank of England since 2021, this is causing particular problems for companies with a lot of debt.
The provisional total number of deaths registered in Scotland in week 32 of 2023 (7th August to 13th August was 1,117 (75 or 7% above the 5-year average). There were 17 deaths mentioning COVID-19.
Starting with RAF Leeming, the hydrogen power units (HPUs) will also be trialled at the Navy's HMNB DEVONPORT and the Army's Merville Barracks, Colchester. Trialling the use of hydrogen as an energy source is an important step in Defence's transition to a fleet which is zero-emissions at the tailpipe by the end of December 2027.
Schools are being encouraged to take advantage of free resources to boost cyber skills and set up aspiring young people to aim for careers in cyber. Teachers across the UK urged to sign up and access free resources to help secondary school children build skills and consider a career in cyber.
Online grabbed 27.4% of all retail sales in July, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero. That's its biggest share of the market since February 2022.