Scottish Secretary Ian Murray, joined by his sleeping baby daughter, and Scottish Chambers of Commerce Chief Executive Liz Cameron sign the deal in Edinburgh. A partnership agreement to launch a Brand Scotland overseas trade missions initiative was signed today (Friday) by the Scotland Office and Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC).
Legislation has been amended to ensure veterans who receive a payment from the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme do not lose out on council tax support. More than 1,200 people in Scotland who served under and suffered from the ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) personnel serving in HM Armed Forces between 1967 and 2000 have applied to the UK Government for compensation so far.
The UK government is currently spending around £2.2 billion per year on housing asylum seekers in hotels. This cost is part of the foreign aid budget, which is meant to support refugees and asylum seekers upon arrival in Britain.
Mexican border blockade targeting John Deere equipment. Over 140 tractors and harvesters were halted, labeled as "inspections," but this was no routine check—it was a deliberate strike.
Bolstering economic and migration ties and delivering further growth opportunities for British businesses are set to be at the top of the Foreign Secretary's visit to India this weekend. Talks with the Indian Government to deepen and diversify the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries to deliver for working people in the UK.
Over 6,000 arrests and 9,000 visits carried out across the UK since the election in crackdown on illegal working. A major surge in immigration enforcement activity across the UK has led to a 51% rise in the number of arrests since the election, as part of a Home Office drive to disable the illegal working trade in the UK.
A first-of-its-kind digital marketplace is being built to help shake up how the UK public sector buys technology - hoping to unlock £1.2 billion in annual savings, save time and give public servants the power to rate suppliers. New platform to allow public sector to rate and review tech products, helping hospitals, schools and government departments avoid costly mistakes and make smarter, faster decisions on which tech to buy currently in early development.
The two ferries built by Ferguson Marine—MV Glen Sannox and MV Glen Rosa—have faced significant delays and cost overruns. MV Glen Sannox finally entered service in January 2025 after years of setbacks.
Jeffrey David Sachs (/sæks/ SAKS; born November 5, 1954)[4] is an American economist and public policy analyst who is a professor at Columbia University,[5][6] where he was formerly director of The Earth Institute. He worked on the topics of sustainable development and economic development..
Education that pretends the world isn't going to change serves no one. It's time we taught people how to change with the times..
Heather Richardson sets out the tax position in the US compared to other ECD countries..
The Financial Conduct Authority is proposing to lift the ban on offering crypto exchange traded notes (cETNs) to retail investors. Similar products are already available in other countries.
Regulators across the globe, led by the FCA, have joined forces to protect social media users from illegal financial promotions by rogue finfluencers. Nine regulators, from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom took part in the week of action, which began on 2 June 2025.
The bond market isn't "collapsing" across the board right now, but there are certainly signs of stress and vulnerability that make many experts cautious about what might come next. Numerous influential voices in finance have been warning about potential structural cracks in the market.
British Army and Royal Navy to invest in innovative new programmes, through increased investment in drones and novel technologies to transform warfighting capability. The Government is ramping up investment in new and emerging technologies for the Army and Royal Navy to provide a major boost in lethality and the effectiveness of their military operations around the world, following the Strategic Defence Review.
This is more than worrying for anyone trying to buy a house..
Heather Cox Richardson is a political historian who uses facts and history to make observations about contemporary American politics. She has written about the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and the American West in award-winning books whose subjects stretch from the European settlement of the North American continent to the history of the Republican Party through the Trump administration.
Government bans unfair bonuses for water companies that don't meet high standards. Unfair bonuses now banned for water companies that don't meet high standards.
Millions of people across the UK will find it easier to manage and get more from their pensions thanks to the Government's new Pension Schemes Bill. The Pension Schemes Bill will tackle schemes delivering poor returns for savers, combine smaller pension pots, and create bigger and better pension funds.
plans to boost expansion of maritime ports to propel economic growth and support jobs across the country, as part of the Plan for Change. new guidance will help ports save time and money on planning applications to expand sites, opening up jobs and opportunities in coastal communities.
