Councils empowered to prioritise homes for living in. Plans to enable councils to raise the amount of council tax paid on empty and second homes will be included in a new consultation to help increase housing availability.
Scottish Labour has said Scotland's rural communities have been "abandoned" as rural poverty soars by 50 per cent under the SNP. Since the SNP came to government in 2007 the number of households in poverty in rural Scotland has soared by around 50 per cent, rising more than twice as fast as the national average.
New Smart Data project aimed at cutting bills for consumers. The Council will look at how to cut the current loyalty penalty of £1,114.
New data regulations to be introduced to help fix everyday problems for the public. Data Minister Julia Lopez will detail modern laws for a data-driven era as Data Protection and Digital Information Bill will be debated today17 April 2023.
Agreement reached at the Nuclear Energy Forum at the G7 in Sapporo, Japan. An alliance between the UK, US, Canada, Japan and France, aimed at displacing Putin from the international nuclear energy market, has been announced in Sapporo, Japan today.
With one week to go until the UK-wide test of the Emergency Alerts system, the text of the alert has today been released. Text of the UK-wide test alert has now been released The test alert will take place at 3pm Sunday 23 April Will be received on mobile phones, along with sound and vibration for up to 10 seconds The test alert, which will take place at 3pm on Sunday 23 April, will see people receive a message on the home screen of their mobile phone, along with a sound and vibration for up to ten seconds.
New smart motorways to be removed from government road-building plans due to financial pressures and lack of confidence felt by drivers. plans for new smart motorways will be cancelled in recognition of the current lack of public confidence felt by drivers and cost pressures.
A programme designed to give fast track training and mentoring to entrepreneurs in the Highlands and Islands has supported 133 business to build a company since it began five years ago. Pathfinder Accelerator gives participants practical tools and techniques to put their ideas through their paces, aiming to build a new company or launch a new product or service, in a shorter space of time with substantially less money. The programme is developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and delivered mostly online.
Plenty of research has shown the important role housing plays on our living standards, attitudes and wider health and wellbeing. But less attention has been paid to the effect of housing quality on living standards.
The mission will study Jupiter's moons for potential habitability for life. The Jupiter icy moons mission (JUICE) has taken off on its journey to study Jupiter, our largest planet, and investigate whether some of its icy moons are home to conditions that could support life.
ScotRail is increasing the safety and security at 60 stations across Scotland by installing new CCTV cameras with upgraded intelligent video analytics. The new cameras can analyse movements of customers on the platform to determine if members of the public are in unsafe situations, allowing ScotRail's CCTV monitoring team to alert station staff, signallers, and British Transport Police, if necessary.
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World-first allows people to better understand courtroom process. Victims and witnesses are set to use virtual reality headsets to familiarise themselves with giving evidence in court as part of a pioneering Scottish Government initiative to allay fears or discomfort around the process.
Crown Jewels to be projected onto Tower of London before touring iconic landmarks across the four nations. The move is part of events to mark Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort's Coronation celebrations which will see more than 100,000 people attend live screenings of the event next month at 57 UK sites It is also revealed today that 50,000 Coronation Big Lunches to mark the event are expected A new immersive light and sound show displaying the Crown Jewels on iconic UK landmarks will tour the country as part of plans to tell the story of coronations to thousands of people.
Chancellor confirms UK stands ready to provide additional $500 million in UK guaranteed loans for Ukraine, plus $670 million in new loan funding for developing nations. New money brings total UK funding for IMF's trusts to $5.3 billion to help reduce poverty and boost energy security, plus $1 billion for Ukraine this year.
After over a year of the Ukraine war, efforts at building a global consensus against Russia seem to have stalled, with many countries opting for neutrality. The number of countries condemning Russia has declined, according to some sources.
The Scottish Fiscal Commission today said that the Scottish Government will face long-term challenges in funding the delivery of public services. Their Fiscal Sustainability Report shows that over the next 50 years spending on public services will increase because of pressures from rising costs of delivery and an ageing population.
A £656 million funding allocation will propel the sixth-generation fighter jet programme into the next phase, focusing on technology. More than £650 million allocated to continue development of next generation fighter jet.
New proposals will introduce a requirement for planning permissions for short term lets in tourist hot spots. New rules to give communities greater control over short-term lets in tourist hot spots, while also strengthening the tourism sector, have been unveiled by the Government today.
A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. We estimate the distribution of life cycle wages for cohorts of prime-age men and women in the US.
