Scotland's onshore GDP fell by 0.2% in July, according to statistics announced today by the Chief Statistician. Output remains 2.4% below the pre-pandemic level in February 2020.
Zero Waste Scotland has launched a digital recycling tool to help combat confusion and meet Scottish recycling targets. This Recycle Week (20-26 September 2021), Zero Waste Scotland is launching the first ever Recycling Sorter.
The high point of the year for celebrating our heritage starts on Saturday 25 September. For three weeks, the Highland Archaeology Festival will offer a range of walks, talks, workshops, exhibitions, and activities for all ages.
2,870* new cases of COVID-19 reported. 26,593* new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 11.7%* of these were positive.
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Henry Royce Institute for advanced materials (Royce) have published a roadmap for developing materials for fusion energy. The roadmap, developed with the input of over a hundred materials experts from the UK research community and industry, highlights five major areas of work required to enable the materials for future fusion power plants.
2,917* new cases of COVID-19 reported 29,098* new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 10.8%* of these were positive. 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed on weekends).
Fewer than half of motorists surveyed by DVLA know they must be able to read a number plate from 20 metres away in order to drive safely. The agency has found that just 48.5% of drivers it surveyed were aware of this essential eyesight requirement.
This article was first published at The Conversation web site on 16 September 2021. Author Trish Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford.
For the keen economist only - Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists at ------- VoxEU.org - CEPR's policy portal - was set up in June 2007 to promote "research-based policy analysis and commentary by leading economists". Vox's audience consists of economists working in the public sector, private sector, academia and media - as well as students of economics in the broad sense.
Injections to be given alongside flu jab where appropriate. Residents in care homes for older people are the first to be offered coronavirus (COVID-19) booster vaccinations from today (Monday 20 September 2021).
Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening spinal conditions in babies. Aim to avoid hundreds of potentially life-threatening spinal conditions in babies every year Adding folic acid to flour across the UK builds on 80 years of fortification and follows consultation with industry, stakeholders and the public The addition of folic acid to food has helped to reduce neural tube defects in a number of countries worldwide Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening spinal conditions in babies, the Government and devolved administrations has announced.
New recommendations to give pension savers a voice in how their hard-earned savings are being looked after have today been published. The Taskforce on Pension Scheme Voting Implementation (TPSVI) has set out its recommendations on how to strengthen the role of those who manage people's savings in a move which will see significant strides towards safer, better and greener pension schemes.
This Organ and Tissue Donation Week marks six months since Scotland moved to an opt out system of organ and tissue donation. New figures show over half of people (54%) in Scotland have now registered their donation decision - 51.5% to be a donor and 2.8% choosing to opt out.
A new report from the Government Office for Science sets out how through increased coordination the UK can create world class computing capacity. The report examines the interdependencies between hardware, software and skills in relation to supercomputers and how they help solve the key industrial and scientific problems of our time.
It may not be talked about much but UK is stil involved in fighting in Syria. This update from UK outlines the latest attack.
This explainer sets out the background to the issue of wholesale gas prices and the action the government is taking to protect the UK's energy supply, industry, and consumers. There has recently been widespread media coverage of wholesale gas prices, and the effect this could have on household energy bills.
3,833* new cases of COVID-19 reported. 45,985* new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 9.1% of these were positive.
Ground-breaking new treatment to be rolled out to vulnerable hospital patients from this week. Thousands of vulnerable NHS patients in hospital due to COVID-19 are set to benefit from a ground-breaking new antibody treatment, the government has announced on Friday (17 September 2021).
The UK Business and Energy Secretary has met senior executives from the energy industry to discuss the impact of high gas prices. On Saturday 18 September 2021 the Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng held a series of individual meetings with senior executives from the energy industry to discuss the impact of high gas prices, driven by international supply and demand factors.
PayPal's move follows Visa and Mastercard, both of whom already announced an increase in merchant fees starting mid-October. Visa is upping fees from 0.3% to 1.5%, while Mastercard is increasing the fee from 0.2% to 1.15%.
