There is mounting scepticism and alarm at the impact of green, clean energy, and no sign of a slowdown. But an apparently-ceaseless series of applications for wind farms, battery storage facilities, hydro and transmission infrastructure is currently reaching, for some, a tipping point.
Interest rates in the UK and the USA are way too high, as a comparison with the Eurozone proves. That's because of their incompetent economic leaders..
Members of the Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee have today agreed a Regional Coastal Change Adaptation Plan. This will enable coastal communities to become more resilient to the impacts of climate change over time.
The block grant for the Scottish Government this year is £50 billion following Main Estimates 2025-26 published on Thursday. The Scottish Government already had the largest real terms spending review settlement in the history of devolution of £47.7 billion.
The Chief Statistician has released 2024 figures on total income from farming, the official measure of the profit (output minus costs) of the agricultural industry in Scotland. These initial estimates predict a strong recovery of agricultural industry profit from its 5-year low in 2023.
New reservoirs will supply three quarters of a million homes and unlock the building of tens of thousands more as part of the Plan for Change. In a significant intervention to speed up delivery of much-needed reservoirs, the Environment Secretary Steve Reed has seized control of the planning process to build two major reservoirs for the first time since the 1990s.
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Minister of State (Minister for Energy, Security and Net Zero) made a statement on 21 May 2025. My hon.
UKAEA and Space Solar have collaborated on a robotics demonstration unit to pave the way for space-based data centres, solar farms and other megastructures. A collaboration between the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), the UK's national organisation responsible for the research and delivery of sustainable fusion energy, and space-tech innovator, Space Solar, has shown that robotic technology could build infrastructure in space without human intervention.
Employers who have left workers over £7.4 million out of pocket by failing to pay the National Living and National Minimum Wage named. More money put into the pockets of hardworking people, as government delivers the biggest upgrade to worker's rights in a generation, as part of the Plan for Change.
Millions of workers are set to retire with bigger pension pots as the Government confirms plans to double the number of UK pension megafunds by 2030, unlocking billions to invest in Britain's future. Move secures over £50 billion investment in UK infrastructure, new homes and fast-growing businesses, as pension funds reverse decades of declining domestic investment.
Defence Secretary announces new Cyber and Eletromagnetic Command and £1 billion investment in pioneering battlefield system. More than £1 billion to be invested in pioneering ‘Digital Targeting Web' to spearhead battlefield engagements, applying lessons learnt from Ukraine to the UK Armed Forces.
Lena Petrov sets out what is happening on the dollar..
A US court has blocked Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports in a major blow to the president's economic plans. The ruling from a three-judge panel came after several lawsuits arguing Trump has exceeded his authority, leaving the country's trade policy dependent on his whims.
The Labour government claims that it cannot afford to pay benefits for the elderly, children in poverty, and people with disabilities. That is nonsense.
The U.S. national debt is spiralling out of control, currently standing at an astonishing $36.2 TRILLION and climbing fast.
Bounce Back Loan fraudster also produced false invoice to liquidator. Shohid Ahmed applied for three Bounce Back Loans using his wife's name, receiving £100,000 his Indian restaurant was not entitled to.
Mounting pressures from inflation, increasing costs and demand are exceeding the Scottish Government's additional investment in Scotland's councils. In 2025/26 councils received over £15 billion in government funding, with more money set to be raised from council tax and charges for some services.
Last week, representatives from The Highland Council's Waste Services Team joined The Highland Food Bank Team in Inverness for the delivery of £500 worth of food and essential items which was kindly donated by Jett Distribution. Jett Distribution have been contracted by the Council to deliver wheeled bins as part of the Waste and Recycling Service Change programme and are wheeled bin distribution specialists within the UK and Germany.
The Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2024 was published today. This Official Statistics publication details statistics on the employment, production and value of shellfish from Scottish shellfish farms.
Thirteen upgraded masts to transform rural connectivity across the Scottish countryside. The UK Government has today [Wednesday 28 May 2025] announced a significant boost to mobile connectivity across Scotland's rural areas, with 13 mobile masts upgraded to provide coverage from all four mobile network operators.