When U.S. forces attacked Iran's nuclear facilities on June 21, 2025, the main target was metal tubes in laboratories deep underground.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed new members to its Caithness and Sutherland team as the agency settles into its new premises and works to expand its client portfolio. Claire Wilson has joined as head of business growth and investment.
Additional empty homes officers are being recruited to bring more privately owned houses back into use. The new posts are being supported as part of a £2 million investment through the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership in 2025-26 which will see staff take a more proactive and targeted approach to tackling local housing issues.
The strategy aims to ensure that every young disabled person feels supported in the transition into adulthood. Scottish Government published their new National Transitions to Adulthood Strategy for Young People, with a focus on collaborative and co-ordinated approaches to improve outcomes for young disabled people.
The UK Space Agency has launched a major new procurement process to tackle the growing threat of space debris. The UK Space Agency has launched a major new procurement process to tackle the growing threat of space debris, initiating a £75.6 million tender for the nation's first mission to actively remove defunct satellites from orbit.
Every time stock markets drop, headlines say that billions have been lost. But where does that money actually go? If you want to understand crashes, confidence, and the baked bean market (trust me), this one's for you..
Recently Donald Trump told the chair of the Federal Reserve that the US should be cutting interest rates like other countries. But will it happen?.
Food for thought..
Zoopla What's the big picture with house prices in Highland? Property prices in Highland rose 2.3% over the past year, adding £4,500 to the typical home, according to our May 2025 House Price Index. The area is well ahead of the UK average where prices have risen by 1.4% since May 2024.
Between 1 July and 30 September 2025, the energy price cap is set at £1,720 per year for a typical household who use electricity and gas and pay by Direct Debit. This is a decrease of 7% compared to the cap set between 1 April to 30 June 2025 (£1,849).
The Highland Strategic Local Action Group (LAG) met in June 2025 and considered and agreed funding for 28 projects submitted to the Community-Led Local Development fund (CLLD), which makes up part of The Highland Council Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) programme. CRF is an umbrella term used to cover multiple external funding programmes administered by The Highland Council.
As you wait in the departure lounge for your flight this summer, you may notice your aeroplane being pumped full of fuel ahead of takeoff. And then you may start to wonder why flying is still so dependent on fossil fuels, and whether you should have booked a holiday destination that's accessible by a more environmentally friendly form of transport.
£4 million programme to encourage new approaches and collaboration across the museum sector. Museums are being encouraged to sign up for a new partnership programme to strengthen and sustain their role as the stewards of Scotland's cultural heritage.
Government sets out ambitions for a social rent revolution through the new £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme. Boost for families as plans are set out to transform housing over the next 10 years, with more social and affordable properties including council homes, building on our Plan for Change.
Highland Council has provided 12 ‘Talking Tub' resources for use in primary schools across the Highlands, in partnership with Union Technical who deliver community benefits as part of the Energy Efficient Scotland: Area Based Scheme programme. Chair of Highland Council's Education Committee, Councillor John Finlayson, said: "This is a fantastic initiative being rolled out across Highland primary schools which brings innovation and inspiration to early years children.
Start-ups secure CivTech 10 contracts to drive innovation. Thirteen companies will start preparing their products and solutions to public sector challenges for market following the conclusion of this year's Scottish Government's CivTech programme.
"Mister. Would you like to play a game with me?" These seemingly innocuous words to debt-ridden Gi-hun (Lee Jung-Jae) by a mysterious recruiter (Gong-Yoo) lead him to an opportunity for financial salvation - at the expense of human lives, including possibly his own.
Rising energy prices over the last two decades have squeezed incomes for low-and-middle income families and contributed to a ‘comfort crunch' as more of their budgets are spent on household essential. New Resolution Foundation research published on Monday 30 June 2025 sets out the reasons how life has gotten harder.
Visitors will find it easier to dispose of their litter at several popular spots across Highland after the rollout of additional bins. The rollout has been planned to support the tourism season as part of the Council's ongoing commitment to improve and support sustainable tourism in the area.
This week marks an important moment for this Government's welfare reform plans: as Parliament prepares to vote on major legislation to make cuts to PIP and UC-Health, the consultation on longer-term changes to the benefits system, set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, also closes. There are some good proposals included in the Green Paper: most notably, the Government plans to introduce a new unemployment insurance scheme.
