How to claim Child Benefit if your child is continuing in further education after their GCSEs. More than a million parents will receive reminders from this week to extend Child Benefit for their teenagers if they are continuing their education or training after their GCSEs.
Game-changing AI technology will be rolled out to all radiography departments in England in a matter of weeks - backed by £15.5 million in new Government funding. Game-changing AI technology rolled out to all radiography departments.
UK Semiconductor Institute announced to support key components of the government's Semiconductor Strategy. a new independent institute will be tasked with building on government's £1 billion strategy to grow the semiconductor sector with independence from government, the Institute will promote the voice of industry.
A new ban on exporting live animals came into law today (Monday 20 May) as the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act received Royal Assent, capitalising on a post-Brexit freedoms and bolstering the UK's position as a world leader in animal welfare standards. The legislation delivers on a key manifesto commitment to ban the export of live animals including cattle, sheep, and pigs for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain.
Call for public and UK beekeepers to keep watch and report any sightings of Asian hornets this summer. The UK's Chief Plant Health Officer Professor Nicola Spence is today (Monday 20 May) urging UK beekeepers and the public to be increasingly vigilant to the presence of Asian hornet and report any sightings as we move into the peak summer season.
Road safety is at the heart of the legislation, with automated vehicles expected to improve road safety by reducing human error. self-driving vehicles could be on British roads in just 2 years as new law receives Royal Assent.
Extra investment to grow and nurture high-growth businesses and entrepreneurs has been announced. The £5 million package will help deliver end-to-end support for Scotland's start-up companies.
The regulations have been laid in parliament for the planned reforms to Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC). The recommendations were made following a consultation with the vocational driving industry, you can read more details about the recommended reforms on GOV.UK.
Four-year Engineering Design Services Framework is renewed with nine companies. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has renewed its multimillion-pound Engineering Design Services Framework ("the Framework") with nine companies.
Trade Minister Greg Hands visits Peru as UK ratifies deal to join CPTPP and concludes tax treaty. UK wraps up key step to joining CPTPP - worth £12 trillion in global GDP upon our entry - by ratifying the terms of our agreement to join the trade group.
I hate being told when I'm hanging on the phone that whoever I'm calling thinks my call is valuable to them. Well, if it is, answer the *** call.
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami delivers keynote speech at UK Finance at Bright Blue event in partnership with Virgin Money. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for the introduction.
Serious young offenders will be turned away from gangs and knife crime through rigorous education and training at the country's first Secure School. new secure school to get young offenders away from crime set to open.
Plans to establish a new facility in Moray that is expected to support up to 300 manufacturing jobs in the next ten years have secured up to £5.6m capital investment. The Board of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved its funding contribution for the new Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray (MICM), a Moray Growth Deal project that includes more than £4m of UK and Scottish Government funding.
People in the UK like to think we live in a democracy. But we don't.
Non Friday 17 May 2024 the new First Minister John Swinney set out his broad economic aspirations for Scotland. In a speech at the impressive Barclays Glasgow Campus (which he said embodied the ambition he wished to have for the economy), he set out the vision he had for Scotland to have a strong, successful, innovative and dynamic economy.
Official data next Wednesday looks set to show inflation returning to close to the two per cent target, drawing a line under a three-year inflation spike that has left British households spending less and saving more, according to new Resolution Foundation research published on Friday 17 May 2024. With CPI inflation for April set to fall within touching distance of the Bank of England's two per cent target for the time since July 2021, the report examines the scale of Britain’s inflation shock, and how it has affected living standards, spending behaviour and the public finances.
The UK has experienced its highest inflation for more than 40 years, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But next week will bring the welcome news that inflation has returned close to the 2 per cent target for the first time since July 2021.
Yesterday, Thursday 16 May, representatives from the tourism sector in the Highlands gathered in Inverness to take part in a Sustainable Tourism Strategy Workshop hosted by The Highland Council. The meeting, which was well attended with representatives from across Highland and different interests, follows the launch of the Council's public consultation on its Draft Sustainable Tourism Strategy.
UK auditors are rubbish at their jobs. Major audit failures - on Carillion, BHS, Patisserie Valerie and others - prove that, as do the £150 million or so of fines large audit firms have paid for substandard audit work in the last decade or so.