Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks (PSNB ex) in June 2023 was £18.5 billion, £0.4 billion less than in June 2022, and the third-highest June borrowing since monthly records began in 1993; higher tax receipts and a substantial fall in debt interest payable compared with June 2022, were largely offset by increased benefit payments and other costs. In June 2023, the interest payable on central government debt was £12.5 billion, £7.5 billion less than the record £20.0 billion in June 2022 and the third-highest in any single month on record.
India on Thursday ordered a halt to its rice exports in a move that will roughly halve shipments by the world's largest exporter of the grain, triggering fears of further inflation on global food markets. This comes on the back of the decision by Russia to no longer allow shipment of grain from Ukraine from the Black Sea ports.
New laws to help stop the boats, grow the economy, support families and deliver on the priorities that matter most to the country received Royal Assent on 20 July 2023. e economy, support families and deliver on the priorities that matter most to the country received Royal Assent (Thursday 20 July).
Retail sales volumes are estimated to have risen by 0.7% in June 2023 with increases across all the main sectors (food, non-food and non-store retailing) except automotive fuel, following a rise of 0.1% in May 2023 (revised from an increase of 0.3%). Looking at the quarterly picture, retail sales volumes rose by 0.4% in the three months to June 2023 compared with the three months to March 2023.
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (July, 19th) sold 1,223 store cattle and 103 OTM cattle at their 20th Anniversary Sale sponsored by Conanvet, Veterinary Services, Ardlair, Conon Bridge. The judging proceedings for Dingwall Marts momentous 20th Anniversary show and sale lay in the hands of renown show cattle extraordinaire Miss K Donaldson, Huby, York.
The National Space Council met for the first time 19 July 2023 since its reinstatement as part of the UK's mission to become a true space superpower. The first meeting of the reinstated National Space Council took place today, kicking off with an address from UK astronaut Tim Peake and featuring actual rocks taken from the moon.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July 18th) sold 20 Prime Cattle. Prime Bullocks (10) averaged 254.4p per kg (-9.8p) and sold to 270.0p per kg and £1,785.00 gross.
Tata Group has announced that it will invest over £4 billion in a new UK gigafactory which will create thousands of jobs. Tata Group announces new multibillion-pound electric car battery factory to be built in the UK - one of the largest ever investments in the UK automotive sector.
New government campaign encourages British people travelling abroad to check their travel insurance cover. new campaign sets out simple steps to avoid invalidating insurance cover.
The UK HPI shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The latest UK government report has lot details on where house prices are rising and falling.
New British passports will now bear the title 'His Majesty' for the first time since 1952. For the first time in 70 years, British passports bearing the title of ‘His Majesty' will start being issued this week in the name of His Majesty King Charles III, the Home Secretary has today (18 July) announced. The update to the salutation comes as His Majesty’s Passport Office (HM Passport Office) continues to deliver exceptional service to British citizens as the busy summer period approaches.
Justin Addison (UK Delegation to the OSCE) tells the OSCE's Asian Partners conference that to keep temperature rises below 1.5C we need to move away from unabated coal power. COP28 comes at a crucial time, involving the first ever Global Stocktake of progress against the Paris Agreement.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN General Assembly meeting on Ukraine. Thank you, Madam President.
Sir Richard Moore, head of the Secret Intelligence Service, spoke about the current focus of the Service and the value of the "human factor" in the age of AI. Good morning everyone, Your Excellencies, Ministers, ladies and gentlemen, I'm delighted to be in Prague and to be visiting such a close friend and ally of the United Kingdom.
CMA publishes an initial update on its work into competition in the groceries sector and calls for reforms on unit pricing legislation. Evidence to date indicates high food price inflation has not been driven by weak retail competition, but competitive pressure is important as input prices fall.
The development of 11 critical technology areas and capabilities will take the UK further into space than ever before, a new report from the UK Space Agency shows. The Space Exploration Technology Roadmap will guide research and development activity and future funding decisions over the next decade, putting the UK's growing space sector in a stronger position to collaborate with international partners including NASA, the European Space Agency and JAXA (Japan's space agency).
Plans to boost UK employment through widening access to high-quality health support in the workplace are being unveiled today by the Government. Ministers are urging employers to do more to keep workers healthy and reduce the numbers out of work due to long-term sickness.
How rising costs are hitting different places in the devolved nations. The Centre for Progressive Policy - CPP's latest report examines the varied impact of the cost of living crisis across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Week ending 30 June 2023 (Week 26). ONS STATS JUNE 2023 10,373 deaths were registered in England and Wales 129 of these deaths mentioned novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Western Australia had implemented a stringent lockdown of borders and there were virtually NO cases of Covid-19 in Western Australia during 2021. The vaccine role out began February 2021.
