Young people applying for a job this summer can download the HMRC app for instant access to the tax and salary details they need. More than 1.2 million young people aged 25 and under have downloaded the HMRC app to date.
Plans to boost and encourage the use of Gaelic and Scots have been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Languages Bill will enable parents to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area.
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As part of the Highland Council's celebration of Refugee Week - 16 to 22 June - we are delighted to announce that a sharing of photographs, taken by separated young people seeking asylum living within the Highlands, is to be shown at Eden Court Arts Centre, Inverness. Look to See, which ties in with the theme for this year’s Refugee Week - Community as a Superpower - emerges out of a collaboration between multiple agencies working alongside separated young people seeking asylum, embodying the importance of community and connection, when looking to support all young people in the Highlands.
The UK's growing cyber security sector will be boosted by millions in new investment and a new Cyber Growth Action Plan, as part of the Labour government's Plan for Change. New Cyber Growth Action Plan to boost jobs and innovation, growing the UK's £13.2 billion cyber sector.
First Minister John Swinney has launched new analysis on the trends that could shape the future of Scotland in the next 10 to 20 years, saying that Scotland must "take charge of our own destiny" as an independent country to shape our own future. 'Future Trends for Scotland' sets out the plausible opportunities and challenges facing Scotland, and could inform Scottish Government policy and the work of our partners in Scotland.
Supporting people to lead longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives will be at the heart of two new ten-year plans published today to create and maintain good health, prevent disease and reform health and social care services. The Population Health Framework aims to tackle the root causes of poor health and outlines a wide range of actions, including giving greater access to green spaces and opportunities for sport and active recreation.
Legislative proposals to improve the experiences of children and young people in Scotland's care system have been published in a Bill introduced to Parliament. The Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill proposes extending the aftercare support currently available for 16-to-26 year olds who were in care on their 16th birthday to those who had left care before that point - including providing help with accommodation, education, employment and wellbeing.
The Prime Minister met President Zelenskyy of Ukraine at the G7 Summit in the afternoon of 17 June 2025. The Prime Minister met President Zelenskyy of Ukraine at the G7 Summit this afternoon.
A Pictish stone believed to date back 1,700 years has been retrieved and preserved for future generations with financial help from Dounreay's operators. Dounreay isn't the only site in Caithness where relics of the past are being retrieved and made safe for the future.
Nearly one in six inward investment projects in the UK last year were secured in Scotland, according to new data published by EY. The record share of the market cements the country's position as the UK’s top destination outside of London - for the tenth year in a row – while Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow remain among the top 10 UK cities for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects outside of London.
The Scottish Government will effectively scrap the impact of the two-child limit from 2nd March 2026, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has confirmed. On a visit to Busy Bees Bellfield parent and toddler group in Portobello, Ms Somerville said the introduction of the Two Child Limit Payment will mean 20,000 fewer children will be living in relative poverty in 2026-27, according to Scottish Government modelling.
Statistics have been released today on the destinations of 2023-24 school leavers from Scotland's publicly funded schools nine months after the end of the school year. Among 2023-24 school leavers, 93.1% were in a positive follow-up destination (including Higher Education, Further Education, Employment, Training, Personal Skills Development and Voluntary Work).
Moneyfacts UK Unsecured Lending Trends Treasury Report data, which studies the UK personal finance market (Credit Cards, Personal Loans and Overdrafts), reveals the cost to borrow on credit cards rose to a record high during Q2 2025. The average length of 0% introductory terms for purchases and balance transfers rose to its lengthiest point in almost two years.
New guidance setting out a range of approaches for schools to consider when responding to behaviour has been published. Developed with input from headteachers, teaching unions, local government and educational psychologists, the guidance promotes building positive relationships and behaviour across the whole school community.
Scotland's Chief Statistician today released the latest Council Tax Collection Statistics which provides Council Tax collection figures for Scottish local authorities, up to and including the financial year 2024-25. In 2024-25 for Scotland as a whole, the total amount of Council Tax billed (after Council Tax Reduction) was £3.077 billion.
The contract will see British Steel supplying a minimum of 337,000 tonnes of long and short rail in the UK over the next 5 years. thousands of steelworkers' jobs are protected as Transport Secretary secures landmark £500 million rail contract.
UK aerospace will be boosted by more than £250m funding for cutting-edge aerospace tech projects to drive greener air travel, ahead of the Paris Air Show. Government announces over £250m joint industrial investment with industry for cutting-edge green aerospace tech projects at companies including Rolls-Royce, Airbus.
Over the past four years, the Workertech Partnership has backed ambitious founders building solutions to improve pay, power, progression and wellbeing for people in low-paid and insecure work. We've made 16 investments supporting over 350,000 workers to date, and today, we're publishing our 2024 Impact Report.
The mixed economy isn't flashy, but it works. In a world of market failure, it’s time to rebuild the balance between state and private enterprise..
