The government has launched a campaign to help improve veterans' access to healthcare services, and opened applications to the £2.52 million Veterans Mobility Fund. Government urges UK veterans to access specialist healthcare services through their GPs.
Commenting on the latest ONS GDP figures, which saw the economy grow by 0.2 per cent in January off the back of strong retail sales. James Smith, Research Director at the Resolution Foundation, said, ""Britain looks to be out of recession already, with strong retail sales helping the economy to grow in January and recent PMI data suggesting that momentum has continued into February.
The importance of budgets are brought home by what has happened to Birmingham council that has agreed huge cuts to services and jobs. For Highland attention should be paid to the growing deficit that is the result of many years of insufficient funding from central government.
The Council remains committed to supporting mentoring in our schools, including the support that is currently delivered through the MCR Pathways programme. Highland Council is currently undertaking a review of Employability Support provided by a number of different council services and how these relate to the work carried out by external partners and in our schools.
A global race to build powerful computer chips that are essential for the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools could have a major impact on global politics and security. The US is currently leading the race in the design of these chips, also known as semiconductors.
There have been recent reports of cold callers offering pension reviews. One woman agreed to have a review carried out and was told that she could have a more substantial, easier to manage pension.
National insurance, income tax, VAT, capital gains tax, inheritance tax... it's easy to get confused about the many different ways we contribute to the cost of running the country.
Deerness Distillery Ltd has secured £246,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the £820,000 development. Construction is underway at the distillery, which was founded by husband-and-wife team Stuart and Adelle Brown.
Since the start of the Ukraine war, the US, EU, UK and other countries including Japan and Canada have increased sanctions on Russia. By late 2023, Russia became the most sanctioned country in the world with over 18,000 restrictions on different items - more than the combined number of sanctions on Iran, North Korea and Syria.
You can't protect national security without delivering energy security. The war in Ukraine reminded us all of that.
Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.2% in January 2024, following a fall of 0.1% in December 2023. Real GDP is estimated to have fallen by 0.1% in the three months to January 2024, compared with the three months to October 2023.
Local authorities from Ireland and the UK gathered in Dublin on 12 March 2024 in an event organised by British Embassy Dublin to discuss the topic of ‘place branding'. On 12 March 2024, sixteen local authorities from Ireland and the UK will gather in Dublin to discuss the important topic of ‘place branding' and how the associated techniques and strategies can be applied to the economic, political and cultural development of cities and regions.
Production output growth is estimated to have fallen by 0.2% in the three months to January 2024 when compared with the three months to October 2023. At the sector level, in the three months to January 2024, there were falls in "mining and quarrying" (3.3%), "electricity and gas" (1.6%), and "water supply and sewerage" (1.0%); this was partially offset by a rise in "manufacturing" (0.3%).
Young people may be missing out on help because they don't realise they're carers. On Young Carers Action Day (13 March) teenagers who look after others are being urged find out if they’re eligible for a grant available only in Scotland.
The value of goods imports increased by £0.9 billion (2.0%) in January 2024, with rises in fuel imports from both EU and non-EU countries. While there has been recent disruption to shipping in the Red Sea, there is no evidence that this has affected imports in January 2024.
Construction output is estimated to have decreased 0.9% in the three months to January 2024; this came solely from a decrease in new work (4.5% fall), as repair and maintenance increased by 4.0%. The decrease over the three months came from infrastructure new work and private housing new work, which fell 9.3% and 5.2%, respectively; with the main positive contributions coming from non-housing repair and maintenance, and private housing repair and maintenance, which increased 3.2% and 3.3%, respectively.
Huge volumes of toxic and cancer-causing forever chemicals are flowing into the River Mersey in north-west England. With a busy, industrialised skyline and both Manchester and Liverpool nearby, it's the second-most populated river catchment in the UK after the Thames.
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan outlined plans to upskill millions across the UK in AI, quantum and beyond in a speech at the Maths Summit in London. Science and Technology Secretary sets out detailed plans to upskill millions across the UK.
Maritime transport, the backbone of international trade, is responsible for 80% of the global movement of goods. Attacks on shipping affecting the Suez Canal add to geopolitical tensions impacting shipping routes in the Black Sea, and severe drought due climate change disrupting shipping in the Panama Canal.
