Since the previous iteration of the EVCA Index, published in June 2023, there have been some changes to the electric vehicle (EV) landscape. The EV market has continued to grow with battery electric vehicle (BEVs) sales increasing across Europe.
The Government has withdrawn draft regulations after consultation with companies raised concerns about imposing additional reporting requirements. Government withdraws draft new reporting regulations following a consultation with businesses on wider reporting regime.
Professional drivers can now view their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence and tachograph information on the Driver and vehicles account. Following the successful launch of the Driver and vehicles account, DVLA has today (Monday 16 October 2023) announced that commercial drivers will now be able to view their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) and tachograph information using the service.
Joao Sousa Deputy Director and Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute describes the latest GDP situation, This week saw the release of the ONS's first estimate for UK GDP growth in August. The economy grew by 0.2% relative to July - a welcome return to growth, but a sign of poor growth for the rest of the year.
"It felt brilliant. One thing is to work on a design, another thing is to operate it." Barry Green recounts the moment in June 1983 when the JET fusion laboratory in Oxford undertook its first experiment.
Next week will see the publication of September's inflation figure, the basis on which key working-age benefits are normally uprated in the following April. But with the public finances under real pressure, and prices expected to fall in the coming months, there are signs the Government is considering a departure from standard practice by under-indexing key working-age benefits in 2024-25.
Wet wipes containing plastic could be banned as part of proposals to tackle plastic and microplastic pollution. The consultation, which is being undertaken by all four UK nations, seeks views on a proposed ban on the manufacture, supply and sale of plastic-containing wet wipes across the UK.
Cars that burn petrol and diesel must be replaced with renewable alternatives if the climate crisis is to be overcome. Electric vehicles (EVs) are widely viewed as the best option available.
If you're one of the more than 200 million Prime members Amazon claims to have worldwide, you'll be well aware of the benefits. Among other things, it gives you access to a video and audio streaming service and free, fast delivery on all Amazon-dispatched items - for less than £100 per year.
One argument put forward in defence of fossil fuels is that they were a historical necessity, because there was no other viable substitute for much of the 20th century. We owe fossil fuels a debt of gratitude, the argument goes, because they supercharged our development.
It's been more than a year since the UK economy was thrown into crisis after then-prime minister Liz Truss suggested making a wealth of unfunded tax cuts in her September 2022 mini-budget. But a recent bond market sell-off has now sent borrowing costs rocketing again, pushing the bond market even higher than after Truss's announcement.
Centenarians, once considered rare, have become commonplace. Indeed, they are the fastest-growing demographic group of the world's population, with numbers roughly doubling every ten years since the 1970s.
International Development Minister Christina McKelvie has pledged new funding from the Scottish Government to support projects providing access to clean water, food and shelter in Gaza and Libya. Ms McKelvie has confirmed the Scottish Government will provide £500,000 towards the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (UNRWA) flash appeal in response to the ongoing escalation in the Gaza Strip.
Drones equipped with cutting-edge sensors to detect ground mines and explosives are being researched by UK scientists and could alter the face of land warfare. New drone technology could significantly reduce the threat and effectiveness of ground mines.
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions' pipeline reaches over 1300 hydrogen fuel cell powerplants as it secures letter of intent from Dronamics, the world's first cargo drone airline. Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) and Dronamics have signed an MoU to further progress the application of the CAeS hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) propulsion system to the Dronamics Black Swan cargo drone aircraft.
The Prime Minister has deployed UK military to the Eastern Mediterranean to support Israel and reinforce regional stability. Royal Air Force surveillance aircraft to begin patrols today to help partners track emerging threats to regional security.
A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. We document the patterns of neighbourhood and secondary school segregation across England and Scotland.
The new deal for Microsoft to buy Activision without cloud gaming rights has been cleared after the CMA concluded it would preserve competitive prices and better services. Deal to buy Activision without cloud gaming rights cleared by CMA Ubisoft acquiring rights instead of Microsoft addresses CMA concerns.
International construction and consultancy firm, Mace, along with AtkinsRealis, Gleeds and i3Works, will deliver a range of project & programme management and project controls services as part of a four-year framework with the NDA - the non-departmental public body working on behalf of government to clean-up the UK's earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively. A Mace, AtkinsRealis and Gleeds alliance has been working collaboratively with the NDA for the past two years via a framework, and i3Works has now joined the team for this latest edition to add even more capability and capacity.
FORT WILLIAM: Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd (October 12th) sold 176 store cattle and OTM cattle. Bullocks (110) averaged 243.5per kg and sold to 295.0per kg for a pen of 285kg Shorthorn cross from National Trust for Scotland, Isle of Canna and £990 gross for a 420kg Shorthorn cross from 9 Bohuntin, Kilmonivaig.
