The UK car market hit a major milestone in 2025, with new vehicle registrations topping 2 million for the first time since the pandemic. The surge reflects both growing consumer confidence and a dramatic shift toward electric and hybrid vehicles, but it didn't happen by accident.
The UK's business landscape is booming. Despite the occasional headlines about company failures or administration crises, the numbers tell a far more optimistic story.
The UK's health system is under unprecedented pressure, and nowhere is this clearer than in dentistry. Across England and Scotland, patients are facing long waits, limited access, and overburdened staff, exposing cracks in planning and delivery that threaten care quality nationwide.
What a difference a year doesn't make. This time last year the Government had just announced huge tax rises, having previously said they weren't coming; trade wonks were wondering what Donald Trump's next tariff policy would be; and Labour politicians awaited the May elections with trepidation.
Lithuania is entering 2026 with a tax shift that brings its system closer to countries like Ireland and the UK. From January 1, the long-standing flat 15% personal income-tax rate for self-employed people is being abolished for higher earners.
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill introduces a modernised framework for the employment of children in the UK, replacing older bylaws and statutory provisions with a new statutory regime. Its aim is to safeguard children's health, education and development while allowing them to take on appropriate light work.
The cost of living squeeze in the UK is showing up where it hurts most - in credit card bills. Recent figures reveal that UK households are borrowing on their cards at the fastest annual rate in nearly two years, raising concerns that many families are relying on debt just to make ends meet.
As China heads into the new year it will start rolling out its 15th five‑year plan, this one is for 2026-2030. Beijing is doubling down on greening its economy, and aims to hit two major climate goals: "carbon peaking", where carbon dioxide emissions have reached a ceiling by 2030, and "carbon neutrality", where net carbon dioxide emissions have been driven down to zero by 2060.
An Amber warning for snow is in force for the much of the Highland area. For the latest weather reports, please visit the Met Office website.
In this video, I explain two concepts that quietly shape everything around us and help us answer this question. They are capital, and capital maintenance.
To see live cameras on some roads including Caithness go to https://www.traffic.gov.scot/.
Since the United Kingdom formally left the European Union, Brexit has reshaped the UK economy in ways that continue to unfold. While supporters emphasised sovereignty, regulatory freedom and new global trade opportunities, the economic consequences have been more complex.
First Minister John Swinney will propose Monday 15 June 2026 is designated a national bank holiday to mark Scotland's participation in the World Cup for the first time since 1998. This will allow individuals, businesses and other organisations in Scotland to celebrate after the men's team play their opening game against Haiti in Boston.
Michelle Eames talks about how business owners can save on tax with some ideas o think about..
The Great Return is on. £1.55bn-worth of unloved items are now headed back to sellers, says Parcelhero, as thousands of Brits ditch unwanted gifts.
Children will be protected from exposure to junk food ads under new regulations, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity Government delivers on pledge to restrict junk food advertising and help parents raise healthiest generation of children ever. New regulations will remove up to 7.2 billion calories from UK children's diets each year as part of drive to reduce childhood obesity.
The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.
Snow showers are expected to continue through the weekend, being brought well inland by strong northerly winds. Winds should ease somewhat into Sunday, with showers by then most prevalent around coasts.
The line between human and machine authorship is blurring, particularly as it's become increasingly difficult to tell whether something was written by a person or AI. Now, in what may seem like a tipping point, the digital marketing firm Graphite recently published a study showing that more than 50% of articles on the web are being generated by artificial intelligence.
Scotland's maternity services are in disarray—and nowhere is this more painfully obvious than in the north. Caithness General, once a beacon of consultant-led care, was downgraded in 2016.
