The UK doesn't just have one economy: it has three. They are the real economy, the sustainable economy, and the monetary economy.
More than 40 people hospitalised following suspected use of unlicensed botulinum toxin products. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is warning criminals that they face prison as it cracks down on the illicit trade in unlicensed botulinum toxin products, commonly referred to as Botox, used in cosmetic procedures.
Almost 350,000 disabled people who were getting Personal Independence Payment have had their benefit awards successfully transferred to Social Security Scotland - meaning everyone in Scotland who was receiving the benefit is now getting Adult Disability Payment. This month marks the third anniversary of Adult Disability Payment being available across Scotland and the complete transfer represents the delivery of an entirely new approach to disability assistance based on dignity, fairness and respect.
The media claims UK government borrowing costs have soared to 5.6%, spelling financial crisis for Rachel Reeves. But that's nonsense.
Women and girls will have greater protection against hate crimes under plans being consulted upon by the Scottish Government. Draft regulations have been laid in Parliament to add ‘sex' as a characteristic to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.
The number of new online job adverts decreased by 1% in July 2025 compared with the previous month and also when compared with July 2024. When asked how your business plans to adapt to future increases in employment costs.
Tutoring staff from two Scottish universities will be working in classrooms across the country to help engage children and young people in their studies and improve attainment. Aimed at those impacted most by poverty, the innovative approach will see almost 500 pupils receive extra tutoring support from Queen Margaret University and the University of Glasgow this academic year.
A local vape seller has today been convicted of illegal sales and fined £900 in Inverness Sheriff Court. Adnan Abbas who operated the shop Wow Mobile in Lombard Street in Inverness city centre was subject to a court order that banned him from selling vapes to the public after he had been caught on multiple occasions selling to children.
The Highland Council is pleased to announce the successful applicants of its Strategic Events Grant Fund, introduced following Committee approval in May as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programme. Councillor Ken Gowans, Chair of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee, said: "I'm delighted to see this fund generate such strong interest and support for our vibrant events sector.
A Devon jail is set to almost double in size as the Government ploughs ahead with the largest prison building programme since the Victoria era. Two new houseblocks to be built at HMP Channings Wood by end of 2027.
The Defence Secretary met Japanese PM Ishiba and his counterpart, Minister Nakatani, while welcoming the Carrier Strike Group deployment to Tokyo. New figures reveal millions of pounds of investment and thousands of British jobs created through the UK-Japan defence relationship as Defence Secretary John Healey visits Japan for the first time.
Soon after the Bank for International Settlements issued a report laying out a cautious stance towards stablecoins, the Trump administration cast itself as the "crypto capital of the world". Where do these disparate visions come from? Taku Kinai finds ideological parallels in the British currency controversies of the 19th century.
The NDA group has been allocated £154 million in government funding to develop specialised capabilities to enable plutonium disposal. People in North West England are benefitting from £154 million in government funding to develop specialised capabilities to enable the disposal of the UK's civil plutonium inventory.
At today's (Wednesday 27 August 2025) Education Committee, Members received a progress update on Education Workforce Planning. The in-depth and multifaceted report covered key areas, including the significant increase in permanent job roles in Pupil Support, Early Learning & Childcare.
On Wednesday 27 August 2025 the Education Committee of Highland Council received an overview of the role of the Employability Service in progressing the No One Left Behind (NOLB) policy approach and the Highland Employability Partnerships (HEP) aims to lift people out of poverty across the Highlands through enabling access to fair and sustainable work. Education Committee Chair, Cllr John Finlayson said: "The Council has a strategic employability commitment to tackle poverty, improve community wellbeing and strengthening the economy across the Highlands.
The Highland Council's Education Committee met on (Wednesday 27 August 2025) to update Members on its progress implementing the new structure of the Raising Attainment and Achievement Strategy (RAAS) 2025-2028 and its plans to ensure continuous improvement in Education and Learning. The RAAS will be fully realised over the next three years and annually reviewed.
The deadline for completed nomination forms from people seeking election to thirteen Highland community councils covering areas in Ardgay and District, Arisaig, Aviemore, Avoch and Killen, Conon Bridge, Cromdale and Advie, Lochalsh, Nether Lochaber, Raasay, South Knoydart, Stratherrick and Foyers, Thurso and Uig is now officially less than a week away. Completed forms must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, 2 September 2025 Community Councils are voluntary organisations that express the views and concerns of local people within their area across a wide range of issues from new buildings and roads to local services and facilities.
This is of interest when voting rights in USA appear to be under threat in the Trump administration. Attacking voter rights is a blatant attempt to hold on to power in the future.
TUC launches new "worker first" plan for AI that calls on government to put workers and unions at the heart of AI transformation. Strategy launched as new polling reveals half of public are concerned about impact of AI on their job.
Despite recent challenges with the official Labour Force Survey (LFS), the recent rise in the unemployment rate (0.6 percentage points since January 2024, or equivalent to 258,000 people) appears to be accurate, and there may be further labour market loosening to come, according to new analysis from the Resolution Foundation. The Labour Market Outlook Q3 2025 from the Foundation assesses various measures of slack in the labour market to determine whether the official unemployment rate of 4.7 per cent is being impacted by the same data issues which have eroded the reliability of the official employment rate.
