UK joins the first global digital trade agreement negotiated under the World Trade Organization. The UK and 90 other countries have negotiated a set of new rules designed to make global trade faster, fairer, cheaper and more secure.
Interim Office for Students chair appointed as Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 is stopped. The role of the Office for Students will be refocussed to prioritise the financial stability of the higher education sector and deliver better quality and outcomes for students, the government has announced.
It's an economic truth that no one has money with their name on it in a bank. All you have when you make that claim is a bank statement with an IOU printed on it.
Giving young people from under-represented groups the opportunity to pursue a career in aviation. Aviation Minister rallies industry to get more people to choose a career in aviation through skills and outreach scheme.
Five new quantum research hubs backed by over £100 million of government funding will deliver breakthroughs in healthcare, cybersecurity and transport. Five new hubs to develop practical use of quantum technology in areas like medical scanners, secure communication networks, and next-generation positioning systems.
Insights from a range of labour market data sources for Scotland, including employment estimates by type of work, unemployment and economic inactivity estimates. The Scottish Government's Labour Market Trends mainly reports on headline Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey estimates for Scotland.
Significant activity is underway to clear the longest NHS waits following the allocation of £30 million of targeted funding. The funding has been allocated to specialty areas where it can have the greatest impact against the longest waits - this includes cancer, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, dermatology and diagnostics.
ScotRail is issuing travel advice to customers for Sunday, 28 July as the train operator aims to provide certainty to customers. With ScotRail currently operating a temporary timetable due to fewer drivers being available for rest day working (as is their contractual right) during a pay dispute with drivers' union ASLEF, this Sunday will see a number of additional alterations to train services which may impact on journeys.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown underlines the increased scale and intensity of the hybrid threat now faced by many participating States. Thank you, Madam Chair - The threat from the Russian Federation comes in many forms, so let me thank France for tabling this item, and allowing participating States the opportunity to put on record just how reckless it is becoming.
The headline on his page is just a reference to a story on the new BBC section In Depth. They say "Thought-provoking analysis from our top journalists that informs, feeds your curiosity, and helps you make sense of a complex world." Launched in May it has a growing list of articles and handy links to BBC sounds and BBC Iplayer.
"Poverty statistics that hide the real scale of increases risk policymakers missing what is truly happening to poverty." Many households remortgaging or taking out new mortgages since 2022 have experienced sharp falls in their disposable income as higher interest rates have pushed up housing costs, and by December 2023 this is set to have pushed 320,000 such people into poverty. But official data do not measure mortgage interest payments properly, so official poverty statistics will only capture about two-thirds of this effect (230,000 people).
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to attend first G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reeves to bang the drum for British business on first international visit since taking office.
46 foreign criminals and immigration offenders have been returned to Vietnam and Timor-Leste on a ground-breaking charter flight. The operation is the UK's first-ever charter returns flight to Timor-Leste, and the first to Vietnam since 2022.
Clinical trials to accelerate research into treating chronic kidney disease will be strengthened as a result of a new partnership between the Scottish Government, academia and industry. NHS Scotland, AstraZeneca and the Universities of Dundee and Glasgow will work together on new medicines to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease, reducing the risk that patients might need dialysis or kidney transplantation.
Is Labour really going to let some UK universities go bust, which they almost certainly will if it does not step in to save them? Do they really want to be the party that oversaw the start of the decline in UK education? That's a long way from the legacy they'll want. ABOUT RICHARD MURPHY Richard Murphy is Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School.
Great British Energy will be a company owned by the British people, to deliver power back to the British people. We will make Britain a clean energy superpower.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband announce first major partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate to unleash billions of investment in clean power. Prime Minister and Energy Secretary announce first major partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate to unleash billions of investment in clean power.
£50,000 available for projects to support Scotland's diaspora. A fund to help strengthen Scotland's international diaspora has opened for applications.
How do rising mortgage rates and differential inflation affect incomes and poverty?. How have incomes and poverty changed for pensioners?.
A programme improving the quality of general practice care in disadvantaged areas of Greater Glasgow and Clyde will continue for a second year through £1 million of Scottish Government funding. The Inclusion Health and General Practice (IHAGP) programme looks to provide patients with targeted, early interventions and an evaluation of the scheme showed it had enhanced patient care, bolstered staff training and strengthened community links.
