Estimates for the most recent months are provisional and are likely to be updated as more data is included. The House Price Index for December 2023 reflects transactions that took place up to the end of December.
Monthly house price inflation in the UK, calculated using data from HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, and Land and Property Services Northern Ireland. Average UK house prices decreased by 1.4% in the 12 months to December 2023 (provisional estimate), up from a decrease of 2.3% (revised estimate) in the 12 months to November 2023.
The UK and Latvia will jointly lead a capability coalition, which will see thousands of drones supplied to Ukraine, including first-person view (FPV) drones, which have proven highly effective on the battlefield. Ukraine will receive thousands more drones as Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announces today that the UK will co-lead a major drone capability coalition with Latvia for Ukraine.
The value of goods imports decreased by £2.6 billion (5.4%) in December 2023, with falls in imports from both EU and non-EU countries, primarily driven by decreased imports of fuels. The value of goods exports decreased by £0.7 billion (2.2%) in December 2023, because of lower exports to the EU.
A Kings fund report published on 13 February 2024. Although the focus is on England there are many similar issues for Scotland's Health Services.
The video from the Good Morning Britain show sets out the basics so far..
Emergency measures are needed in next month's budget following a ‘collapse' in nursing course applicants, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned. The RCN has urged the government to use its spring budget on 6 March to introduce an emergency package of measures to boost nurse recruitment, after figures from the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) showed a further drop in applicants to nursing courses for the next academic year.
Scotland Office Minister sees how £21 million UK Gov investment will benefit Digital Dairy Chain at Scotland's Rural College and meets team at Monitor Farm. Scotland Office Minister John Lamont has been visiting parts of Dumfries and Galloway looking at how digital innovation funded by more than £21 million of UK Government investment is helping to grow the rural economy.
Agreement complements the signing on 14 February 2024 of a Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Canada reflecting a new partnership on fusion energy. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), have signed a collaboration framework agreement to partner on the development of technologies in relation to the management of tritium, a fusion energy fuel.
The programme today highlighted many rural issues in Scotland Caithness had several mentions. The programme also mentioned the resignation from the SNP of local Caithness councillor Karl Rosie.
GAD is working with an AI partner to investigate fine tuning a large language model to perform quality assurance checks on pension administrator calculations. We are working with an artificial intelligence (AI) specialist company to develop coding to perform quality assurance (QA) checks on pension administrators' calculations.
Inverness to Wick terminated at Invergordon. It will no longer call at Fearn, Tain, Ardgay, Culrain, Invershin, Lairg, Rogart, Golspie, Brora, Helmsdale, Kildonan, Kinbrace, Forsinard, Scotscalder, Georgemas Junction (from Inverness at 22:10), Thurso, Georgemas Junction (towards Wick at 22:35) and Wick.
Wilson Energy Helps Double the Size of Wick's Community Heating Scheme. Midlands-based WilSon Energy, a leading provider of fully integrated heating, metering, pre-payment and billing and bureau services for residential homes and commercial developments, has helped to reduce fuel costs for tenants and boost sustainability by doubling the size of a district heating system in a Scottish town.
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 4.2% in the 12 months to January 2024, the same rate as in December 2023. On a monthly basis, CPIH fell by 0.4% in January 2024, the same rate as in January 2023.
Gen Z and millennials in Scotland say "I do" to pre-nuptial agreements (PNAs) and how much you earn is no longer a factor according to research conducted by YouGov in partnership with Payne Hicks Beach. 73% of Gen Z and millennials in Scotland think that PNAs are a practical and wise decision.
The health service in Scotland has more doctors, nurses, and more money than before the pandemic but is treating substantially fewer patients, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned. If the problem of poor productivity is not tackled, people in Scotland could face deteriorating services, it said.
Today (13 February 2024) marks an important milestone for labour market wonks. After being deprived of a full labour market release since early autumn due to data issues around one of the ONS' core surveys, this morning we got (almost) the full set of labour market data up to the end of 2023.
A record number of people who are economically inactive due to ill-health mean that Britain remains the only G7 economy yet to return to pre-pandemic employment levels, but fast falling inflation means that real wages are growing at their fastest rate outside the pandemic in nearly five years, the Resolution Foundation said on Tuesday 13 February 2024. The latest ONS labour market statistics - including the return of the labour force survey after a four month absence - showed a cooling labour market, an-inflation driven boost to real pay packets, and rising long-term sickness continuing to hold back growth.
Tips on how to save money abound on Money Saving Expert. Today their latest tips list for Valentines Day may well be worth a read with 19 suggestions for couples you may find one or two well worth reading.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. All you need is love.
