It is welcome that the new Pensions Commission will assess the adequacy of the retirement savings of today's working-age generations. The government has announced the launch of a new Pensions Commission, focusing on why many people are not saving enough for retirement and recommendations to address this.
Great British Energy to cut energy bills for local community libraries, fire stations, care homes and community centres. Libraries, fire stations and care homes in local communities will benefit from cheaper energy bills through Great British Energy community funding as part of Plan for Change.
Winning 17 companies will share £63 million to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and support 1,400 jobs in the UK. 17 UK companies developing sustainable aviation fuel to receive share of new £63 million funding boost, supporting around 1,400 jobs.
New laws to make online marketplaces safer and protect the public from dangerous products. As part of the Plan for Change the Government is taking action to protect customers ensuring online marketplaces are held to same high standards as bricks and mortar stores.
South Korea's oldest banking firm, Shinhan Bank, will facilitate £2 billion of investment into the UK's financial services sector by 2030. Minister for Investment Poppy Gustafsson opens the expanded UK office of Shinhan Bank, the Republic of Korea's oldest banking firm.
Better care for patients living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, with plans to invest in research and offer closer to home. Better care closer to home for patients living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Plan outlines clear steps to improve care for patients, by investing in research and offering access to care in the community.
The new Pensions Commission should complete the achievements of the original Pensions Commission by both boosting future generations' living standards in retirement and taking on the equally pressing ‘rainy day’ savings challenge people face today, the Resolution Foundation said on Monday. The original Pensions Commission, which reported back in November 2005, has already transformed living standards for current and future pensioners for the better.
Ember Coaches launched a new route from Thurso to Inverness with stops in Scrabster, Wick, Dunbeath, Brora, Tain and Dingwall. The route will began on 9 July 2025 with four return services per day.
Young people in the Highlands can call a dedicated helpline offering expert advice to anyone receiving their full Higher, National, and Advanced results on Tuesday, 5 August 2025. The pupils and students- along with their parents and carers - will be able to get support with their results through Skills Development Scotland's (SDS) Results Helpline, which opens from 8am on results day.
Have your say on the proposed automated passenger services permitting scheme until 28 September 2025. first taxi-, private-hire- and bus-like services of self-driving vehicles can hit the road from spring 2026, following recent decision to fast-track pilots.
British Army showcase new technology that improves the accuracy of targeting enemies and reduces decision-making time for strikes. A pioneering digital targeting web, called ASGARD, has been showcased this week, following successful trials by British soldiers deployed on NATO's eastern flank.
Hyperinflation is the scare story threatened by those who want to stop government spending. But it's just that: a scare story.
Australia's recent defence changes offer valuable insights for the UK's newly announced Strategic Defence Review. Australia remains one of the UK's closest partners and in an increasingly dangerous world, working with our international partners has never been more important.
The UK and EU will lower the crude Oil Price Cap. UK and EU lower the crude Oil Price Cap, striking at the heart of Putin's oil revenues.
Healthcare workers are starting to get laid off! Worse is coming very soon..
This video is the fourth in our series on wealth — and the second asking a crucial question: Why are the wealthy wealthy? In this episode, I expose the uncomfortable truth: extreme wealth in Britain has not been built on innovation or hard work, but on exploitation. Of land.
More bad data about UK economy this week. How much trouble is economy in?.
On August 1, 2025, the U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on all copper imports—raw copper, cathodes, concentrates and alloys—under a Section 232 national security probe.
Rising levels of disability and unpaid care are concentrated in the poorer half of Britain, and action is needed to both level up the value of unpaid care and reduce the £3,300 income penalty these families face, according to new Resolution Foundation research published this week. Don't forget about us - the fifth report of the Foundation's Unsung Britain project, with support from JPMorganChase - examines how the rising prevalence of disability and unpaid care across Britain affects family incomes, and what can be done to boost their living standards.
The Scottish Housing Market Review collates a range of previously published statistics on the latest trends in the Scottish housing market. Sales Registers of Scotland data recorded the fourth consecutive quarter of annual growth in residential transactions in Q1 2015 (7.0%), which meant that across financial year 2024-25 transactions grew by 7.1%.