From the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. It's no secret that the United States has become a destination for the proceeds of crime.
Shares in the troubled office-sharing firm WeWork plunged on Wednesday, following reports it could file for bankruptcy as early as next week. Its shares fell by more than 50% in early trade in New York.
Cratering consumer confidence and the collapse of major UK retailers like Wilko are causing concern about the future of the UK high street. Both of the major UK political parties proposed solutions to this challenge at their recent annual conferences.
Scotland's onshore GDP grew by 0.1% in August, according to statistics announced today by the Chief Statistician. This follows unrevised growth of 0.2% in July and a fall of 0.1% in June.
Motorists will benefit this festive season with the introduction of a time limited free parking offer on Saturdays only at Inverness Rose Street multi storey car park. Parking will be free for up to 4 hours at Rose Street multi storey car park on the following Saturdays: Saturday 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th November 2023; and Saturday 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd December 2023.
Munro Vehicles (Munro), a manufacturer of all-electric 4x4s, and Scotland's only volume car company, has today announced the completion of its first pre-production model. The white Series-M Utility, a hard top five-seater 4x4, leaves the factory in East Kilbride just ten months after Munro unveiled the MK_1 prototype model in Edinburgh in December 2022.
The UK has major infrastructure challenges ahead. We need to decarbonise our energy and transport systems, adapt to a changing climate (temperature extremes, drought and heavier rain), keep up with our insatiable demand for data, and accept that we are finally reaching the limits of our Victorian-built sewers and railways.
In a briefing note The Resolution Foundation explores how wealth was distributed across the nations and regions of Britain on the eve of the pandemic, what determined those differences, and how wealth has evolved in different places since the recent rise in interest rates began. We also explore the policy implications, in particular how Council Tax as the primary wealth tax in the UK should be reformed to lean against the stark wealth disparities we see across the nations and regions.
Britain's earnings distribution is bulging in the middle, as the share of both low- and high-paid employees continues to decline, the Resolution Foundation said on Wednesday in response to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). The latest ASHE data - the most authoritative statistics on what is happening to pay packets across Britain – showed median employee weekly earnings grew sharply in the year to April 2023, by 7.7 per cent.
First Minister Humza Yousaf has pledged a further £250,000 to support displaced people in Gaza access food, water, shelter and medical supplies. The additional money takes the total given to assist relief efforts in Gaza via the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's Flash Appeal (UNRWA) to £750,000.
With newspapers under threat in the digital age journalists around the world are still trying to expose the truth. Double Exposure is the United States' first and only film festival dedicated to investigative reporting on film.
Magnox Ltd has changed its brand and from 31st October 2023 will be known as Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS). Chief Executive Officer, Rob Fletcher said: "This is more than a change of sign - it is a demonstration of the organisation we want to be - delivery focused, transformative, innovative and growing." A world leader in its field, NRS is responsible for safely decommissioning the first generation nuclear and research sites across the UK and restoring the sites for all our futures.
Non-seasonally adjusted residential transactions are down by 2% relative to August 2023, whilst there has been a 7% increase in non-seasonally adjusted non-residential transactions. Seasonally adjusted residential transactions have fallen by 1% in September, which constitutes the first month-on-month decrease since May 2023.
Help to Save customers have received £146 million in bonus payments since the scheme launched in September 2018 and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging individuals in Scotland to take advantage of the generous savings scheme this World Savings Day (31 October). Help to Save is the UK Government savings scheme for low-income earners and offers savers a 50% bonus payment worth up to £1,200 over a maximum of 4 years.
UK Covid inquiry reveals unpleasant material.
Today the Government has u-turned and withdrawn all plans to close rail ticket offices, following the passenger watchdogs Transport Focus and London Travelwatch objecting to the proposals in their entirety. This marks a massive victory in the campaign to Save Ticket Offices, and I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support.
Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals fell by 9% last year and have reduced by 59% since 2014. Sales of veterinary antibiotics in the UK are at the lowest level ever recorded, in a report published by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) today (1 November).
New bill will make system more efficient and effective. Improving the way the Scottish system of social security delivers for people in need of support is at the heart of new legislation.
New payment system to expand services comes into force. NHS dental teams will receive increased fees under a new payment structure from 1 November to help them to provide a comprehensive range of NHS care and treatment.
Britain faces a simply huge infrastructure challenge. As well as decarbonising our homes, we need to modernise our water, energy and transport networks, replacing basic infrastructure that often dates back to the Victorian era.