People in the UK are eating too much meat - especially processed meat - according to a recent report from the Food Foundation, a UK charity. The report recommends revisiting school food standards, which advises schools to serve meat three times a week.
The strategy will make the UK the most connected nation in the world while protecting vital industries from global threats and backing businesses to thrive. New Trade Strategy to protect and boost British business.
Brexit, COVID, the war in Ukraine and now Trump's tariffs have all highlighted how vulnerable life in the UK is to disruptions in trade. Everyday items that people rely on can be subject to major shortages, delays and price rises, due to something as simple as a ship getting stuck in a canal.
New qualifications body and independent inspectorate will be established. The creation of a new national qualifications body, along with an independent education inspectorate, has taken a major step forward after legislation to implement the changes was passed in the Scottish Parliament.
Operation Pangea brings together health regulators, customs authorities, law enforcement agencies, and private sector partners to tackle the threat posed by global criminal networks. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has seized almost eight million doses of illegal medicines as part of an annual global coordinated operation to tackle the illegal online sale of medicines and medical devices.
New proposals to improve safety and standards in the non-surgical cosmetic procedures sector have been set out as the Scottish Government publishes its response to a consultation on the issue. The proposals, informed by over 2,200 responses and broad stakeholder engagement, intends to introduce a minimum age of 18.
Thousands of people are set to benefit from on-the-job training and career opportunities in the construction sector. Deputy Prime Minister and Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall attend inaugural Construction Skills Mission Board attended by CEOs from across the sector, launching industry commitment to recruit 100,000 more construction workers per year by the end of the Parliament.
Over 5,000 schoolchildren will continue to enjoy free literary events from the Edinburgh International Book Festival over the next three years, thanks to a £300,000 grant from the Scottish Government. The one-off funding will support the festival's acclaimed schools programme with more than 60 in-person and livestreamed events, including author talks with How to Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell and award-winning storyteller Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
The change in earnings, probability of being a paid employee and probability of benefits receipt attributable to having a major condition requiring hospital admission, compared with a reference period before the hospital admission. There was a consistent loss of earnings, a lower probability of being in paid employment, and a higher probability of receiving benefits for all major health conditions over the five years after first hospital diagnosis, compared with the reference periods before hospital diagnosis.
Foreign prisoners will be deported sooner thanks to new legislation introduced (25 June) to free up vital prison capacity, keep our streets safe and save taxpayers' money. Swifter deportation to ease capacity crisis and stop wasting taxpayers' money.
Savings rising to £2.6 billion in 2029-30 will ensure funding can be targeted at frontline services such as the NHS, social security, action to eradicate child poverty and other priorities. Under the five-year Medium Term Financial Strategy and Fiscal Sustainability Delivery Plan the Scottish Government will: increase value for public money, with affordable and sustainable investment plans set out through a Scottish Spending Review in December.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband outlines plans to support banks and large companies in developing climate transition plans. Government welcomes views on supporting banks and large companies to set out their climate transition plans.
The seventh round of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Switzerland took place in London between 5 and 13 June 2025. Economic growth is our first mission in government and FTAs have an important role to play in achieving this.
HMRC is encouraging anyone with a side hustle to check if they need to complete a Self Assessment tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year. If you earn more than £1,000 from additional income, you may need to register for Self Assessment.
Project Reach deal signed to boost connectivity and remove mobile signal blackspots on the rail network. ground-breaking public-private partnership delivers on the government's Plan for Change mission to kickstart economic growth with ultra fast fibre optic cable across 1,000 kilometres of major rail lines.
The Open Innovation Team is offering new services to help civil servants use AI to solve problems and do their best work. The Open Innovation Team (OIT) has launched the AI Adoption Accelerator - a practical, people-first programme that helps civil servants turn curiosity about generative AI into safer, faster and higher-quality ways of working.
Scotland's onshore GDP contracted by 0.2% in April 2025, according to statistics announced by the Chief Statistician. This follows contraction of 0.4% in March 2025 (revised from contraction of 0.2%) .
Gig-goers have been urged to be wary of scams when purchasing last-minute tickets on social media after £1.6 million was lost to ticket fraud in 2024. On the eve of Glastonbury, British music lovers are being urged to take caution over last-minute tickets for sale on social media, after new figures revealed that the amount lost to ticket fraud more than doubled to £1.6m in 2024.
There was an 11% decrease in all sector housebuilding starts and a 4% decrease in completions between 2023-24 and 2024-25 (financial year ending March) In the 12 months ending March 2025, there were 19,288 all sector homes built and 15,053 all sector new builds started. All sector completions (-4%) and starts (-11%) were lower than the previous 12 months.
Prime Minister welcomes a £40bn investment plan by Amazon over the next three years in show of confidence following Industrial Strategy launch. Amazon confirms £40bn investment plan for the UK over the next three years in vote of confidence following the Industrial Strategy.
