The AI Safety Summit will bring together key countries, technology organisations, academia and civil society. Five objectives of the AI Safety Summit to be progressed shared by UK Government UK will work closely with global partners to make frontier AI safe, and to ensure nations and citizens globally can realise its benefits AI Safety Summit will bring together key countries, leading technology organisations, academia and civil society together.
New tool uses artificial intelligence to assess hospital data and help predict patients at risk of becoming long stayers, with resulting negative implications. The Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) supported the NHS AI Lab to develop a proof of concept (PoC) which could help identify patients at risk of unnecessary long hospital stays and the associated negative outcomes.
A report was presented to members of the Communities and Place Committee yesterday (Thursday, 31 August) outlining a number of Bereavement Services projects currently being progressed to maintain burial ground capacity and crematorium services within the Highlands. The update focused on matters around the progress of burial ground extensions and also on work which has been commissioned to review the options for a cremator replacement at Inverness Crematorium.
the government in England have pressed ahead with the doctors pay increase despite strikes still coming. Junior doctors will join the strike on 20 September, also with "Christmas Day" levels of cover.
Members of the Communities and Place Committee of Highland council were briefed on an imminent legislative change being brought forward by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), concerning the collection, storage and treatment of Upholstered Domestic Seating at Council facilities throughout the region. Currently the Council directs all Upholstered Furniture to landfill, however, yesterday's update outlined the operational and financial implications to the Council in adopting this legislative change and diverting Upholstered Furniture from landfill.
An article from the Fraser of Allander Institute published 31 August 2023 This morning the Scottish Government released the first statistics on applications and granting of licences for short-term lets by councils. The licensing scheme came into force in October 2022 for new operators, and existing operators must apply for a licence before 1 October 2023.
People and businesses are invited to share their views on how to make non-surgical cosmetic procedures safer as thousands complain of ‘botched' procedures. Government to seek views on how to make non-surgical cosmetic procedures safer for consumers.
Libraries across Scotland can apply to the Public Library Improvement Fund to help finance creative projects and sustainable services. Projects that could be supported under the £450,000 Scottish Government fund include tackling the cost of living crisis, bridging the digital divide, tackling the attainment gap for children and young people, or addressing sustainable development goals.
DINGWALL., Dingwall and Highlands Marts Ltd., (August 31st) sold 2,026 breeding sheep also all classes of lambs and Lewis Livestock at its annual sale sponsored by Gow Transport. Gimmers 1st - H.V & W.
DINGWALL., Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (August 31st) sold 723 Lambs from Lewis livestock producers. Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (723) averaged £53.38 and sold to £98 for a pen of Cheviot Mules from 22 North Shawbost.
The First Minister has encouraged every school in Scotland to join Reading Schools, a Scottish Government-funded programme that supports attainment and benefits pupils' health and wellbeing. So far, 371 schools have been awarded Reading Schools accreditation and 511 more have joined the programme - which independent evaluation has shown leads to more pupils reading for pleasure and can help to reduce the poverty-related attainment gap.
An evaporator cell in the Fuel Cycle Area that has been shut off for 25 years has given up its secrets to ‘Spot'. ‘Spot' is a robotic quadruped from Boston Dynamics described as a ‘mobile agile robot’.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Naturally Acquired Immunity versus Vaccine-induced Immunity. Reinfections versus Breakthrough Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
If you're due to file accounts with Companies House by the end of September, allow plenty of time before your deadline. All limited companies, whether they trade or not, must deliver annual accounts to us each year.
Nationwide Building Society is reducing rates on selected fixed and tracker mortgage products by up to 0.15 percentage points. The new rates will be effective from today, Friday 1 September 2023.
The Scottish Government has reminded short-term let operators in Scotland to apply for a licence before the 1 October deadline, highlighting that no application so far has been rejected. Licensing has been introduced to ensure short-term lets in Scotland are safe and meet consistent quality standards, including having gas certificates and suitable electrical equipment.
Aurora Energy Services Limited (Aurora) has acquired lifting and inspection firm, Northern Marine Services (NMS), as part of its strategy to expand its services portfolio and geographic reach. NMS is a provider of non-conventional lifting, inspection, logistics and marine services with customers including SSE, Subsea 7 and a number of windfarm, hydro power, telecoms and rail network clients.
The Caithness Challenge initiative to breathe new life into local spaces will be launched next month with residents being welcomed and encouraged to play their part in making it a success. Meetings are being held at the UHI Campus in Thurso and Castletown Drill Hall to map out a way forward to make the best use of the two sites to help address the local challenges they face.
The government has introduced a new ban on zombie-style knives and machetes that have no practical use and will give police more powers to seize knives. Machetes and zombie-style knives with no practical use will be banned and police will have more powers to seize them in a bid to crack down on their use in devastating street violence.
July is the second consecutive month in which we have seen a small increase in seasonally adjusted transaction figures. Seasonally adjusted residential transactions are up 1% relative to June, while seasonally adjusted non-residential figures are up 3%.
