This year's cohort of apprentices and graduates will help drive forward work at the UK's largest and most complex nuclear site. Up to 300 vocational and degree apprentices and 150 graduates are expected to join Sellafield Ltd in this year's intake.
The vote on a motion today 10 September 2024 finally confirms that Labour cancels Winter Heating Allowance payments for pensioners. The Scottish Government has already stated they will be forced to follow that in Scotland.
On September 10, 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to invest £8 billion in the UK over the next five years to build data centres and cloud and AI infrastructure. The investment is intended to help meet the needs of customers and partners, and support the UK's digital economy.
Section 21 evictions banned to protect renters from key driver of homelessness and empower them to speak up against discriminatory treatment. No fault evictions will be banned, and renters will receive greater protections and security from eviction thanks to historic legislation to level the playing field between tenants and landlords.
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States join UK Government for counter fraud summit in London. Senior government officials from UK's closest intelligence allies meet to coordinate fight against fraud Meeting, chaired by Cabinet Office Minister Georgia Gould, forms centrepiece of five day summit in London.
Student Loans Company provides student advice at start of 24/25 academic year. At the start of the 24/25 academic year, the Students Loans Company (SLC) is reminding students to be vigilant of smishing scams.
Labour's plan to scrap universal winter fuel payments as a way to save money relies on pensioners not coming forward to claim the credit they're entitled to, explains money saving expert Martin Lewis..
There is an estimated 880,000 people not claiming pension credit who should be. Martin Lewis explains if this could be you, and what people can do to check to see if they are eligible for pension credit.
Helping the Royal Navy maintain a skilled and capable workforce amid rapid technological advancements and demographic shifts. The Royal Navy needs to maintain a skilled and capable workforce in the face of rapid technological advancements and demographic shifts so that it can draw on the right people with the right skills to meet the demands of modern warfare.
Councils will receive a share of an additional £40m this year to increase the supply of social and affordable homes. The funding, which was confirmed in April and has boosted the affordable housing supply programme budget to nearly £600m this year, will mostly be distributed to the five council areas with sustained temporary accommodation pressures: Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian.
The proportion of schools reported as being in good or satisfactory condition has increased to 91.7% (90.9% in 2023). This is 29 percentage points higher than in April 2007 (62.7%).
There is no evidence Scottish government policies to tackle poverty and health inequalities are making any difference says The Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (Sheru). There is a gap in data on the effectiveness of programmes such as the Scottish Child Payment.
Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have shown no growth in July 2024, after also showing no growth in June 2024. Real GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.5% in the three months to July 2024 compared with the three months to April 2024, with widespread growths in the services sector in this period.
The value of goods imports decreased by £1.5 billion (3.0%) in July 2024, with a fall in imports from both EU and non-EU countries. The value of goods exports fell by £3.4 billion (10.8%) in July 2024, with exports to both EU and non-EU countries decreasing, following a large rise the previous month.
Monthly production output was estimated to have decreased by 0.8% in July 2024; this follows a 0.8% increase in June 2024. The monthly output decrease in July 2024 resulted primarily from a decrease of 1.0% in "manufacturing", supported by smaller contributing decreases in "electricity and gas" (down 1.7%) and "water supply and sewerage" (down 0.7%); these rises were partially offset by a rise in “mining and quarrying” (3.9%).
Pay growth is weakening as the labour market continues to cool. But falling inflation means that workers still received a welcome real-terms income boost this summer, while pensioners will get one next spring too, as today's earnings data is set to drive a £460 a year increase in the full rate of the new State Pension via the Triple Lock, the Resolution Foundation said on Tuesday 10 September 2024.
Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased 0.4% in volume terms in July 2024; this follows an increase of 0.5% in June 2024. The decrease in monthly output came from falls in both new work (0.2%) and repair and maintenance (0.7%).
The transformation at John O'Groats has attracted millions of pounds in investment through private, public and community-led initiatives. Monday 9 September 2024 marked the 15th anniversary of a masterplan that has helped to transform John O'Groats from ‘Carbuncle of the Year' to a thriving visitor attraction.
A few politicians are now claiming on the Winter Heating allowance that UK pensioners have had big pension rises and that is why the Labour government can takeback the allowance. However UK pensions still trail far behind many European countries.
o discover which locations in the UK have the best job opportunities, Ciphr ranked 100 of the most populous towns and cities in the country based on factors like average salary, wage growth, employment rate growth, unemployment rate, job listings, and the number of businesses. House prices and rental costs were also included in the analysis to reflect the city's affordability and cost of living, as were life satisfaction and happiness scores (from the Office for National Statistics) to show the population's general level of wellbeing.
