Vaping is now more common than cigarette smoking among young people, according to a new report coordinated by the University of Glasgow and commissioned by the World Health Organization. This echoes research that has found the popularity of vaping among young people in the UK has surged in recent years.
Core grants from the DWP's Access to Work scheme are now available through our online portal. Government grants to help make work life easier for disabled people can now be applied for online, as the Access to Work scheme goes digital.
A call for evidence launched today to explore new ways to transport captured CO2 that would enable more UK industries to adopt carbon capture technology. New ways to transport captured carbon could open the industry country-wide more businesses to benefit from new technology to help cut emissions and create jobs move key to pave the way for widespread deployment of carbon capture by 2035 Millions of tonnes of captured carbon dioxide (CO2) could be transported via road, rail, barge or ship, revolutionising the way it reaches offshore storage sites, helping more businesses cut emissions.
First Minister tenders resignation to King Charles. Humza Yousaf, the youngest and first person of colour to hold the office of Scotland's First Minister has formally stepped down.
The competition will identify the best industry partners to form a world-leading public-private alliance led by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho, and Minister for Nuclear and Renewables, Andrew Bowie, announce industry competition to find engineering and construction partners for the UK's prototype fusion energy plant.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May 7th) sold 8 Prime Cattle. Prime Bullocks (2) averaged 295.1p per kg and sold to 300.0p per kg and £1,875.00 gross.
Most people think governments tax people to pay for government spending, but in a country like the UK that is never true. There are, in fact, six reasons to tax - but not one of them is about funding public services.
Building societies are working hard to support first-time buyers, for whom affordability has been cited at its worst for decades. Moneyfactscompare.co.uk reveals the availability and pricing of deals for new buyers with small deposits.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN General Assembly debate on the Outer Space Treaty. On 24 April 2024, the Security Council voted on a resolution tabled by the United States and Japan, which reaffirmed our commitment to the Outer Space Treaty.
British AI company Wayve announces $1.05 billion investment to develop the next generation of AI-powered self-driving vehicles. UK AI company Wayve secures over $1 billion investment to develop next generation of AI-powered self-driving vehicle.
Many people in Caithness still regret the passing of the old Caithness District Council with centralisation and so called equalising of costs like rents, burial charges and much more that once were much more affordable in a low income area. Today an article in the Press and Journal asks the question of our political leaders Former Highland convener says 50th anniversary of regional government is a time to refocus on decentralising influence and power.
Scale AI, the data infrastructure company for AI, has selected London as the location for its first European headquarters, reinforcing the company's mission to accelerate the development of AI globally. Scale’s United Kingdom (UK) office will serve as the centre of its operations in Europe.
atNorth, the leading Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced the appointment of Jörgen Larsson as Director of Hyperscale Operations as the business continues to scale to meet the increasing demand for its services. With twenty years' experience in the data center industry, Jörgen will be tasked with overseeing the startup of all atNorth’s new data centers as part of their data center expansion strategy.
Today 7 May 2024 Rachel Reeves the shadow chancellor made a speech on the economy. You can watch the recording on Twitter.
The recipients of this year's King's Awards for Enterprise announced. 252 recipients announced in The King's Awards for Enterprise - the UK's most prestigious business awards.
Thousands (or is it millions) believe covid vaccines harmed them. Case study, 37 year old woman Fit and well Within minutes of getting the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, felt pain racing from her left arm up to her ear and down to her fingertips.
About 85% of UK bank lending is secured on property. And as a senior bank risk manager told me recently, most of that is going to flood sometime in the next thirty making it pretty much useless for this purpose.
British High Commission announces £850,000 funding uplift to support flood relief efforts in Kenya. The funding will enable flood relief efforts by UNICEF across Kenya with a focus on the most affected counties including Nairobi, Tana River, Garissa, Lamu, Busia, Migori and Homabay.
HMS Trent seizes £204m of cocaine in latest drugs bust. It takes the total value of drugs seized in their Caribbean operation to more than half a billion.
