A project to recycle waste at an aquaculture hatchery in Wester Ross has secured up to £630,290 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Bakkafrost Scotland limited is leading the project, which has a total investment value of more than £2.5m.
Commuters and businesses to benefit from quicker journeys as more than 50 road and rail upgrades are agreed. 5 strategic road schemes and 5 key rail upgrades given government funding - supporting 42,000 jobs.
Landlords are increasingly moving away from traditional tenancies and converting their properties into professionally managed, short-term lets on platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com. This shift lets them tap into dynamic pricing models and hands-off management teams, transforming long-term rental homes into higher-yield serviced accommodation.
An overview of the major road and rail schemes the Scottish Government is advancing in 2025, supported by budget allocations and project timelines. The Scottish Budget for 2025-26 allocates £1.064 billion towards the trunk road network for safety upgrades, maintenance, and enhancement—including major dualling and junction schemes.
The BBC licence fee is under serious review, and several changes are being considered to make it more sustainable and fair: Progressive Payment Model Instead of a flat fee (£174.50 per year from April 2025), the government is exploring a sliding scale: Wealthier households might pay more. Lower-income or vulnerable groups could pay less or be exempt.
The UK Government will send a test Emergency Alert to mobile phones across the UK at around 15:00 on 7th September 2025. Emergency Alert to be sent to mobile phones across the UK in the second ever national test of the system.
The Charity Commission has published its annual public and trustee research, revealing a stark long-term rise in people seeking charitable support amid continued high levels of public trust in charities. The Commission's annual survey of public attitudes to charities reveals that in the last year 9% of people received food, medical or financial support from charitable organisations, compared to just 3% five years ago.
The latest Royal Bank of Scotland UK Regional Growth Tracker shows a mixed picture of economic momentum across the country as of July 2025: Regional Highlights London and the North East continue to lead growth, with business activity indices above 50, signaling expansion. Wales and the South West also posted modest gains.
The University of Aberdeen is implementing further job cuts as part of a cost-saving plan to address a £5.5 million budget gap. This follows previous measures like voluntary redundancies, recruitment freezes, and paused promotions.
HMRC's new tax rules are rolling out. And, if you're self-employed or a landlord, you will be affected.
Big day for the Post Office Horizon Inquiry — the first volume of its final report is being published today, Tuesday 8 July 2025. This has been a long time coming and it is not over yet.
Richard Murphy has published a very damning indictment of the universities that are now in decline. His essay published on 7 July 2025 sets out reasons why they are in decline.
A look at some of the UK economic strengths..
We're starting a new series on this channel: unpacking the myths around wealth. From who the wealthy are, how they got their money, to whether we really need them at all.
Russia's war against Ukraine has already changed the course of human history - many people just don't know it yet. The rise of drone warfare, especially in the latter years of the war, is a seismic shift in how warfare is fought.
Scottish universities and colleges are navigating a sustained decline in public funding, significant cost pressures, and rising operating deficits. Universities saw their collective underlying surplus tumble by 92% in 2023-24, while colleges face a real-terms funding cut of 17% since 2021-22.
The NDA has published its strategy for consultation, setting out the roadmap to decommission the UK's earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and sustainably. Today, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has published its revised strategy for public consultation, setting out a clear roadmap for one of the UK's most complex long-term environmental challenges.
Under current rules, UK residents can avoid UK capital gains tax (CGT) on their UK assets simply by emigrating for more than five years. Think tanks such as the Resolution Foundation have called for an "Australian-style" exit charge that levies CGT on unrealised gains when high-net-worth individuals leave the country.
Many American hospitals—especially in rural areas—are facing closures or severe service reductions due to recent cuts to Medicaid and Medicare funding. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, includes over $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid over the next decade.
Overall, both corporate and personal insolvencies rose steadily from the pandemic lows in 2020, peaking around 2023, and remain elevated despite a mild pull-back in early 2025. Business insolvencies are at their highest since 2011, with volumes in 2023 up 43% on pre-covid levels.
