The Highland Council will deliver a transformative programme of energy efficiency upgrades across Council housing supported by a £9.2 million Energy Company Obligation (ECO) funding proposal secured by Union Technical. The funding proposal will deliver approximately 1,000 individual energy efficiency measures to Council owned properties across the Highlands.
Up to £13 billion of direct lending will be used to help boost British exports across key industrial sectors as part of new growth measures spearheaded by UK Export Finance (UKEF). Multi-billion-pound direct lending by UK Export Finance will help boost orders for British exporters across key industrial sectors, including defence.
What would your life look like if you moved to Australia?. Or are you already training here and wondering what you can expect to earn in the coming years?.
From addictive foods to lifetime drugs, corporations are profiting from your ill-health, and the NHS is left to foot the bill. This is how neoliberalism is eating the state from within..
Scotland's Chief Statistician today released Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2024-25. Between 2023-24 and 2024-25: There was little change in crimes recorded by the police in Scotland, decreasing by less than 1%, from 299,790 to 299,111.
Business leaders have welcomed the government's modern Industrial Strategy - a 10-year plan to promote growth. Business leaders from across the UK have welcomed the government's modern Industrial Strategy.
Moving away from the Ofgem fixed price cap and towards a flexible system of energy pricing - where costs vary according to region and time of day – could reduce the price of electricity by 4p/kWh by 2040, offering households savings of £200 a year, on average. But this approach also means families taking on more price risk, according to new Resolution Foundation research published today (Tuesday24 June 2025).
Government publishes its Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan to ensure the clean energy revolution is built in Britain. Government publishes landmark plan to capture the immense jobs and growth opportunities of the clean energy economy.
Ambitious new initiative between regulators and major ports operators. A new initiative to streamline marine licensing to support sustainable growth, clean energy and the UK's future infrastructure whilst safeguarding the seas around our shores, has been launched.
Thousands of creative professionals and businesses across the UK are set to benefit from a new £380 million investment package as part of the Creative Industries Sector Plan. £380 million in targeted funding to support innovation, access to finance, R&D, skills and regional growth across the UK as part of Creative Industries Sector Plan.
Government's Industrial Strategy, announced today, puts fusion energy at the heart of driving innovation, economic growth and energy security. The UK is investing £2.5 billion over 5 years to lead the global race for fusion energy, with the STEP programme at its core.
The Chief Statistician has released figures on 2024-25 provisional outturn and 2025-26 budget estimates for revenue and capital expenditure on services provided by local authorities. In 2024-25, net revenue expenditure on local authority services was provisionally reported as £15,760 million in 2024-25 and budgeted as £16,239 million for 2025-26.
Von der Leyen Unveils Ambitious EU-Canada Alliance: From Defense to Digital Integration. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the results of the 2025 EU–Canada Summit as a major leap forward in transatlantic cooperation, highlighting the new security and defense partnership as a milestone agreement.
More than 6,000 high school pupils will be eligible for free school meals from the beginning of the next school year, further supporting the Scottish Government's national mission to eradicate child poverty. This trial phase of the free school meals programme will see S1 to S3 pupils in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment, who attend selected schools in eight local authority areas, receive a nutritious and healthy meal.
Carney Launches New Era of EU-Canada Partnership at Brussels Summit with Call for Unity, Defence, and Climate Action Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a wide-ranging and impactful speech at the EU-Canada Summit press conference in Brussels on 23 June 2025. Opening with his trademark humor.
A landmark agreement between the UK and Ukraine to share battlefield technology has been reached today, boosting Ukraine's drone production and linking up the UK's defence industry with the cutting-edge technology being developed on the front lines in Ukraine. A landmark agreement between the UK and Ukraine to share battlefield technology has been reached boosting Ukraine’s drone production and linking up the UK’s defence industry with the cutting-edge technology being developed on the front lines in Ukraine.
Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has confirmed up to £40 million funding in principle for the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) to support the University of Dundee's recovery. Funding will be provided to the SFC over two academic years or three financial years.
Scotland's Chief Statistician today released the latest annual Council Tax Reduction statistics. In March 2025, Scotland’s Council Tax Reduction scheme supported 458,120 households (a decrease of 0.7% from 461,550 in March 2024).
Industrial Strategy sets out a ten-year plan to boost investment, create good skilled jobs and make Britain the best place to do business. Electricity costs for thousands of businesses to be slashed by up to 25%.
New taskforce and £54m fund will attract world-class researchers and their teams to the UK and comes ahead of the launch of government's modern Industrial Strategy. Global talent taskforce launched to attract world's exceptional talent to relocate to the UK, supporting the success of our Industrial Strategy sectors.
