The waters between Ireland and the UK were once covered by a huge ice sheet comparable in size to the glaciers found today in Antarctica. The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has supported a greater understanding of the Irish Sea's geological history, after analysing seabed mapping data collected under the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP) to support safe navigation in waters between Ireland and North Wales.
Eyes in the sky: this competition seeks novel low cost and adaptable autonomous air systems to give the UK an advantage. Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a new Themed Competition: Affordable and Adaptable Unmanned Air Systems Autonomy.
Scottish Widows looks at the outlook for investments affecting pensions. It's normal for the value of your pension to go up and down over the short term.
Funding to raise the profile of logistics in schools and colleges will encourage talented young people to pursue a career in the sector. Young people are being encouraged to take up careers in the logistics sector in the next phase of a campaign, backed by £300,000 of government funding, supporting the sector to thrive and grow the economy.
New figures unveiled as part of the Export Credit Agency's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23. UK Export Finance has provided £6.5 billion to help UK companies, particularly small and medium-sized businesses.
Haventus, the owner of Ardersier Port, has joined the growing list of Green Freeport consortium members that includes the Port of Cromarty Firth, Port of Inverness, Global Energy Group, The Highland Council, the University of the Highlands and Islands, Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd and Inverness Chamber of Commerce. Haventus has begun the redevelopment of the 450-acre Ardersier Port site, transforming the former McDermott Yard into a leading energy transition facility.
The House of Commons has published an overview of how many mortgage-holders became trapped in expensive deals, and of efforts made to help resolve the situation. Who are mortgage prisoners? Although definitions vary, generally speaking "mortgage prisoners" are people who are unable to switch mortgages to a better deal, even if they are up to date with their payments.
Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2022-23 has passed through all its stages and employers may soon begin to have requests from staff in certain circumstances. Employees will have the right to request flexible working from day one of their employment.
Over 3,600 people are looking to embark on a new career in cyber this year through applications to the government's Upskill in Cyber programme. programme supports the Prime Minister’s priority of growing the economy by creating better-paid jobs.
A ten-year plan to help create world-class entrepreneurial campuses at 45 universities and colleges across Scotland has been launched by the First Minister during a visit to a technology campus in Brussels aiming to support digital transformation. Strengthening global networks and supporting more university start up businesses is among a raft of actions in The Entrepreneurial Campus plan - aimed at inspiring entrepreneurial thinking and improving enterprise skills.
As announced at Spring Budget 2023, the government will increase the duty rates under the revised duty structure for alcohol products being introduced from 1 August 2023 in line with the Retail Price Index ( RPI ). This includes all alcoholic products produced in, or imported into, the UK.
Public urged to report sightings of invasive Pacific pink salmon in UK waters. The Environment Agency has urged anglers to report catches or sightings of invasive Pacific pink salmon, which are expected to appear in UK waters this year.
More than six million disabled people across the UK have been paid a £150 Cost of Living Payment. 99% of those eligible for Disability Cost of Living payment have received £150 from DWP One-off payments form part of wider support package worth up to £1,350 for the most vulnerable The one-off payment, issued by the Department for Work and Pensions, will help disabled people with the extra costs they face.
Country continues to be levelled-up as foreign investment creates thousands of jobs, including in manufacturing, life sciences and tech. Tens of thousands of new jobs are being created across the UK thanks to billions of pounds of foreign investment, helping the Government's priority to grow the economy and levelling-up across the UK.
Report concludes policy has saved lives and cut hospital admissions. Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Elena Whitham has welcomed research from Public Health Scotland which concludes that Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) has saved lives, reduced hospital admissions and had a ‘positive impact' on health.
BOE Governor Andrew Bailey said Thursday's interest rate rise was necessary to continue the fight against stubbornly high inflation. Official figures published ahead of the BOE's meeting showed annual inflation rose by 8.7% in May, exceeding expectations.
Energy-intensive businesses and heat network operators have a month left to apply for government support that could see wholesale energy bills slashed by as much as a fifth. Energy and trade intensive businesses have a month to claim additional support to keep their energy bills down.
Local housing allowance (LHA) rates - which govern the maximum amount of support for their rent that low-income private renters can get - have been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. But rents for new lets have increased by more than a fifth on average.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June 27th) sold 23 Prime Cattle. Prime Bullocks (10) averaged 275.6p per kg (-0.7p) and sold to 285.0p per kg and £2,041.30 gross.
The latest reconviction statistics for the 2019-20 offender cohort have been published today by Scotland's Chief Statistician. This is the first year that reconviction data affected by the COVID-19 pandemic has been published.
