The UK has announced up to £10 million in funding to support a new UK-Polish partnership which will provide shelter and power for Ukrainians displaced by Russian attacks. New partnership backed by up to £10 million in UK funding announced to provide shelter and power for Ukrainians displaced by Russian attacks.
Analysis of the latest OECD monthly trade figures by ParcelHero shows the UK has experienced the lowest growth in the value of its exports of any G7 nation since January 2019. Analysis of the latest monthly international trade statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for January 2023 reveals the value of the UK's exports was the lowest of all the G7 nations.
Four life sciences companies from across the UK will benefit from the first tranche of Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF) grants. £277 million will help fund and advance life sciences manufacturing projects in both medical diagnostics and human medicines.
Shoppers across the United Kingdom have had to limit the number of fresh fruit and vegetables in their trolleys over the past two weeks, as some of the biggest supermarket chains in the country have rationed their sales of salad vegetables. The latest consumer price index (CPI) rose by 10.4% in the twelve months, while the most significant upward contributions to inflation were brought by housing and household services (26.6%), along with food and non-alcoholic beverages (18%).
The Bank of England raised its main interest rate for the eleventh time in a row to 4.25% at its March meeting. At its previous meeting in February the Bank was optimistic about the prospects for inflation in the coming year, saying: "We expect inflation to fall quickly this year." But in-between times, inflation hit 10.4%, with price increases for food and other essentials rising well above that rate.
Soaring food prices pushed annual inflation in British shops to its highest in at least 18 years in March, industry data showed on Tuesday 28 March 2023. The British Retail Consortium said overall shop price inflation rose to 8.9% from 8.4% in February, the largest increase since the British Retail Consortium's (BRC) records started in 2005.
This heading appeared in yesterdays Guardian newspaper. Talks with union over pay and working practices are on brink of collapse and special administration has been explored, Royal Mail is on course to make operating losses of £350m-£400m this year, its parent company has said.
Nicola Sturgeon steps down after 3,051 days as FM. Scotland's longest-serving and first ever female First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today resigned from office.
Increases in housing and housing services, most notably water, electricity and gas, contributed the most to the overall inflation in February, with prices having gone up by 26.6%, according to the Office for National Statistics. Food prices, however, have also seen a huge rise - compared to the same period last year, they increased by 18%, data shows.
Ukrainian tank crews have completed training on Challenger 2 tanks in the UK and have returned home to continue their fight against Russia's illegal invasion. Ukrainian tank crews have completed training on Challenger 2 tanks in the UK and have returned home to continue their fight against Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion.
Humza Yousaf has been elected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland's next first minister. The final number of eligible members was 72,169.
Residents in care homes for older adults are receiving their spring COVID-19 booster from today (Monday) as the latest stage of the national vaccination programme gets underway. Following recent advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), a spring booster dose will also be offered to those aged 75 and over from 11 April and individuals aged five and over with a weakened immune system from 24 April.
2 weeks to go: share your views on the Alcohol Duty draft secondary legislation by 9 April 2023. Stakeholders, including producers, importers, and resellers of alcoholic products have until 9 April 2023 to submit their views on the draft secondary legislation.
The possibilities to generate essays and articles using Artificial Intelligence may be controversial for students cheating in exams but does it really work. The use is spreading fast but can you tell if items are written by a real person? We tried out a few simple tests to check it out.
Campaign to highlight symptoms of Crohn's and Colitis. A campaign to raise awareness of the bowel conditions Crohn’s and Colitis has been launched as study shows cases are rising.
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has knocked down barriers to markets worth more than £2.2 billion to UK businesses in her first 200 days in the job - equivalent to over £11 million every day. In Kemi Badenoch's first 200 days in office the Department for Business and Trade has removed barriers to global markets worth more than £2.2 billion over the next five years.
with the SNP leadership vote result almost here. You may like to understand the voting system being used.
A spokesperson for High Life Highland has confirmed that the East Caithness Community Facility will remain closed to the public until further notice. The spokesperson said, "The location's emergency procedures were implemented following a chemical-related incident this morning which resulted in the schools and community and sports facilities being evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Over the past year, soaring inflation has caused a massive fall in workers' real wages. But Britain’s pay problems - and the stagnation in living standards they have contributed to – go much further back.
A new state-of-the-art healthcare facility which will significantly increase national capacity for orthopaedic surgery has been opened by the First Minister. Fife National Treatment Centre (NTC) will provide additional capacity for more than 700 orthopaedic procedures a year including hip and knee surgery, by 2025-26.
