News Archive
3/12/2022
UK And Allies Announce Price Cap Of $60 On Russian Oil
The Price Cap Coalition of the G7, the European Union and Australia have set a cap on seaborne Russian crude oil at $60. The price cap will be enforced in the UK from 5 December 2022, and across coalition jurisdictions.3/12/2022
Business Secretary Launches Review To Prevent Small Firms From Being Ripped Off By Larger Companies
Comprehensive review into tackling late payments for small businesses announced by Business Secretary. Business Secretary Grant Shapps announces in-depth review into payment practices to prevent small firms from being ripped off by larger companies.
3/12/2022
Five Winners Of The Second Ever Earthshot Prize Awards Unveiled
Prince William and The Earthshot Prize revealed the 2022 Earthshot Prize winners - an accomplished group of entrepreneurs and innovators spearheading ground-breaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet. Each winner was awarded a £1 million prize at the second-annual Earthshot Prize awards ceremony, which will be broadcast Sunday, December 4 at 17:30pm GMT on BBC and will begin streaming on Monday, December 5 at 2:00pm EST on PBS.org and the PBS app.
3/12/2022
Dstl Enables AI Dataset Expansion
Dstl hosts Artificial Intelligence platform recognition trial to build datasets and validate algorithms. Artificial Intelligence (AI) for defence applications could be developed more quickly due to an innovative defence community-based approach to trial hosted by The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
2/12/2022
Four-day Week Trial Confirms Working Less Increases Wellbeing And Productivity
A group of companies that have been trialling a four-day working week have recently reported increased revenue, with fewer employees taking time off or resigning. While it's easy to understand the effects of a shorter week on worker wellbeing, the positive effects on company earnings and productivity may be more of a surprise - but research backs this up.
2/12/2022
Success For The Highlands And Islands At The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2022
Organised by Scottish Renewables, the annual awards celebrate the achievements of a wide range of organisations and individuals involved in the renewable energy sector. The winner of the Best Community Project was Aros an Rubha.
2/12/2022
Gifts Of Christmas Past: Buy Secondhand To Give Your Loved Ones The Gift Of Nostalgia And Imagination
Christmas is a period for celebrating our relationships with family and friends - a time filled with nostalgia and sentimentality. Of course for many people it's also a time of conspicuous consumption, even if this year in the face of a cost-of-living crisis, spending is expected to fall.
2/12/2022
Scotland: Inside Nicola Sturgeon's Operation To Win European Support For Independence From The UK
A second referendum on independence for Scotland is off the cards for now, following a decision by the UK supreme court that the Scottish government could not call a vote without the cooperation of the UK government. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has nevertheless vowed to continue pursuing an independence agenda.
2/12/2022
Scotland's Relative Public Finance Position Is Set To Improve Significantly, But Only Temporarily
A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies by David Pillips ,Associate Director. Scotland's underlying deficit is falling fast as the UK's is rising due to oil and gas revenues - but this isn't forecast to last.
2/12/2022
Covid Vaccines: Should People Under 50 In The Uk Be Offered A Fourth Dose?
It's been nearly two years since Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive an approved COVID vaccine at a clinic in Coventry on December 8, 2020. Since then, almost 13 billion doses of various COVID vaccines have been administered globally.
2/12/2022
Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sheep Sale 2 December 2022
DINGWALL., Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd (December 2nd) sold 1,968 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,457) averaged £70.81 and sold to £113 gross for a pen of Texel crosses form Bogburn Farm, Duncanston.2/12/2022
Cost-of-living Crisis To Hit Students Harder Than Expected - £1000 Worse Off
Students will be hit harder by the cost-of-living crisis than previously thought. Poorest students will be more than £1,000 worse off than in 2020-21.
2/12/2022
More than £70 million to turbocharge the future of clean transport
A world-first heavy tractor powered by farm waste is just one of the game-changing projects benefitting from £73 million in new funding for the development of clean transport technologies. More than £70 million in joint government and industry funding to develop clean transport technology.
2/12/2022
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Mission Progress Report 2022
This report published on 1 December 2022 shows the progress being made against the NDA mission to clean-up the UK's earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively. The NDA Mission Progress Report (MPR) demonstrates the progress being made across the NDA group since 2005, and how much work there is left to do over the next 120-plus years.
2/12/2022
24 Ways To Waste Not This Christmas
This Christmas, the Environment Agency is sharing 24 simple steps that we can all take to make more sustainable choices. At this time of year around 30% more waste is generated.
2/12/2022
Prime Minister Hosts Festive Street Market To Showcase British Businesses
Downing Street transformed into a festive street market to showcase the best of British businesses from across the UK. Downing Street transformed into a festive street market to showcase the best of British businesses from across the UK.2/12/2022
£15.4 Million Contract For First Cutting-edge Navy Crewless Submarine
Project Cetus will deliver the largest and most complex crewless submarine operated by a European Navy. A £15.4 million contract for a cutting-edge crewless submarine has been awarded to Plymouth firm MSubs by the Royal Navy.
2/12/2022
Enhanced Support To Make Homes Warmer And Greener
New offer to make climate-friendly energy improvements simpler. As of today it will be simpler and more affordable for people to install climate-friendly heat and energy efficiency measures in their homes.2/12/2022
National Flu And Covid-19 Surveillance Reports Published - Under 5s Risk Increasing
Weekly national influenza and coronavirus (COVID-19) report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. Flu surveillance up until end of week 47 Swab positivity for flu* has increased further and is now at 10.5%; it remains highest in 5 to 14-year-olds at 18.5%.
2/12/2022
