New co-ordination centre to tackle cyber threats Scotland's ability to prevent and respond to the growing cyber threat will be increased with the creation of a new Scottish Cyber Co-ordination Centre (SC3). The £1.5 million central coordination function will strengthen Scotland's resilience to withstand the highest level of cyber threat.
Joint statement by the UK and other international partners on financial measures against Russia. We, the leaders of the United Kingdom, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and the United States condemn Putin's war of choice and attacks on the sovereign nation and people of Ukraine.
The Highland Council and Transport Scotland, who have been working with local stakeholders to reinstate flights from Wick John O'Groats Airport, are delighted to announce that Eastern Airways have been awarded a contract to provide a year-round service to Aberdeen. The service, which will operate under a Public Service Obligation (PSO), will provide a direct connection to the airport hub at Aberdeen for 3 years.
Communities across The Highland Council region who want to grow their own food are to be ‘inspired, empowered and supported' by a new strategy that was approved by Members of the Council's Communities and Place Committee on 23 February 2022. Councillors have agreed to adopt ‘Growing our Future - Highland Community Food Growing Strategy' and that an annual progress report on the implementation of the strategy will be presented to the Communities and Place Committee.
The war in Ukraine is threatening further disruption to already stretched supply chains. Ukraine and Russia may only account for a small proportion of the imports of major manufacturing nations like Germany and the US, but they are essential suppliers of raw materials and energy for many crucial supply chains.
Energy prices shot up after Russian President Vladimir Putin shocked the world by ordering a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Oil is trading over US$100 (£75) a barrel for the first time since 2014 and natural gas prices jumped back towards the highs of late last year, although both eased a little the day after the invasion.
The UK government has on 25 February 2022 published an early-stage consultation, exploring the arguments for and against an Online Sales Tax (OST). As committed to at Autumn Budget, the UK government has published a consultation to explore arguments for and against an Online Sales Tax (OST) Consultation follows concerns reported by businesses of a potential tax imbalance between in-store retailers and online • Whilst no decisions have been made on whether to go ahead with an Online Sales Tax, consultation will look at potential designs and impacts on consumers and businesses of implementing such a tax.
FAQ: Russia-Ukraine and UK Energy Is the Government confident that gas supply will not be disrupted? Yes. The current situation facing the UK is not a question of security of gas supply, but of high gas prices set by international markets.
Two of Netflix's top trending series, Inventing Anna and The Tinder Swindler retell the true stories of convicted con artists, who fleeced their victims through the well-established ruse of presenting as members of high society. Inventing Anna is a fictionalised version of the case of Anna Sorokin/Delvey, who fooled the New York social set into believing she was a German heiress.
The Scottish Government must focus on transforming health and social care services to address the growing cost of the NHS and its recovery from Covid-19. Improving the NHS will be very difficult against the competing demands of the pandemic and an increasing number of other policy initiatives, including plans for a National Care Service.
An additional £6m has been provided to the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund to meet the demand for local mental health and wellbeing projects. The fund was launched in October last year with £15 million to support grass roots community groups and organisations to deliver activities and programmes for adults which tackle the social isolation, loneliness and mental health inequalities made worse by the pandemic.
A new taskforce has been set up to transition Scotland in to a global leader for Green and Sustainable Financial Services. Finance Secretary Kate Forbes and UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance Mark Carney will be amongst those speaking at a public launch of the taskforce on Monday 28 February 2022.
Settled homes for people with complex needs. Councils have now provided more than 1,000 Housing First tenancies across Scotland, helping tackle homelessness by offering settled homes to those with multiple and complex needs.
A report on the UK economy by the International Monetary fund(IMF). Thanks to a rapid vaccination campaign and highly accommodative policies, the United Kingdom's economic recovery has proceeded faster than expected and the near-term growth outlook remains strong, says the IMF European Department's UK Team in a new Country Focus article.
UK sea, land and air forces have arrived to reinforce NATO in the East in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Royal Navy ships, British Army troops, and Royal Air force fighters are arriving on new deployments in eastern Europe to bolster NATO's eastern front.
Council of European Municipalities and Regions European Section of United Cities and Local Governments. Highland Council supports the declaration.
Particles are fragments of irradiated nuclear fuel discharged to sea as a result of historic practices in reprocessing. Used fuel from the reactors on site and other research reactors in Britain and abroad was recycled in the site's reprocessing facilities.
Registration is now open for XpoNorth's highly anticipated annual conference. 15th and16th June 2022 with the them of Story Telling.
Two Highland communities are to benefit from the decisions of The Highland Council's Communities and Place Committee today (23 February 2022) as community asset transfers have been approved for the Lochcarron and Dunbeath areas. Councillors agreed to the sale of the Lochcarron Playgroup Cabin for £1,000 to Lochcarron Leisure Centre subject to a statutory consultation with Council housing tenants in Lochcarron regarding the land upon which the cabin is located.
New online service for applying for a divorce available from 6 April 2022. Couples must apply under the current law by 31 March 2022 or wait for the changes to come into force.
