An MOT tester and mechanic have been ordered to do up to 300 hours of unpaid work and face prison if they reoffend after passing 223 vehicles they never tested. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has successfully prosecuted 2 men for dangerous MOT fraud.
Almost 200 containers of low-level radioactive waste that once formed part of Britain's experiment with fast breeder nuclear reactors are being entombed. Almost 200 containers of low-level radioactive waste that once formed part of Britain's experiment with fast breeder nuclear reactors are being entombed in a purpose-built underground vault at Dounreay.
A familiar feature of the Sellafield skyline has disappeared as major progress is made in the demolition of redundant boiler units at Fellside, the Combined Heat and Power plant. Sellafield Ltd has completed an important milestone in the demolition of redundant infrastructure at the Fellside Combined Heat and Power Plant.
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a major government initiative to modernise the UK tax system by requiring digital record-keeping and more frequent reporting for income tax — including rental property income. It changes how many landlords report their property tax rather than how much tax they pay.
Short stories inspiring defence and national security thinking. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has unveiled Creative Futures, a new collection of science fiction stories designed to spark fresh thinking about the future of defence and security over the next 100 years.
Offshore wind firms must sign up to a ‘Fair Work Charter' to participate in government renewables auctions. Offshore wind firms must sign up to a ‘Fair Work Charter' to participate in government renewables auctions, ensuring public funding delivers strong rights at work and access to trade unions.
New analysis finds the net consumer benefit of interconnectors since 2023 is £1.65bn. Interconnectors are benefiting Great Britain, with 86 TWh of lower cost, reliable imports - equivalent to powering 10m households over three years.
Britain's political system is facing a quiet but alarming crisis: its parties are hemorrhaging members. Across the UK — and particularly in Scotland — the traditional pillars of political engagement are crumbling.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband signs a historic clean energy security pact. Energy Secretary signs historic clean energy security pact - the Hamburg Declaration - with European leaders at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg to deliver major offshore wind projects in shared waters.
Decarbonising British agriculture would increase food prices by less than 1 per cent - the equivalent of around 50p on a weekly shop. But the Government will need to manage the process carefully to preserve a farming sector already in crisis, according to new Resolution Foundation research published on Tuesday 3 February 2026.
Last autumn, a UK government report warned that climate-driven ecosystem collapse could lead to food shortages, mass migration, political extremism and even nuclear conflict. The report was never officially launched.
Reform says that reinstating the two-child limit for most, but not all, families would save £2.29bn in 2026/27. The party claims its package of tax cuts would also cost £2.29bn — making it cost neutral — with the bulk coming from a proposal to halve VAT on hospitality, which it estimates would cost £1.7bn.
Maps of the Council's gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at www.highland.gov.uk/gritting The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.
Government publishes Advanced Nuclear Framework to get pioneering nuclear technology off the ground. Plans to speed up building of pioneering nuclear technology to power AI boom and grow economy with clean energy.
The latest College Statistics 2024-25 report from the Scottish Funding Council shows a clear decline in the number of students participating in further and higher education at colleges across Scotland. Between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years, the total number of college students decreased from 218,145 to 209,285 This is a fall of more than four per cent in just one year and part of a broader downward trend amounting to roughly 16 per cent fewer students over the last two years.
The automatic release point for certain short-term prisoners will be changed from 40% to 30% of their sentence, subject to approval by Parliament. Justice Secretary Angela Constance announced the plans to Parliament today to help deliver a sustained reduction in the prison population, which remains at critical levels despite significant action already taken by the Scottish Government.
Scotland's Chief Statistician has published statistics on Police Officer Quarterly Strength, which gives the number of full-time equivalent police officers employed by Police Scotland. The key findings of the statistics are: there were 16,416 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers in Scotland on 31 December 2025.
The question of whether the BBC should allow greater access to its news content for AI systems raises complex issues about public service, editorial control, and the future of journalism. As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly common way for people to access information, decisions made by major news organisations like the BBC have significant implications for public understanding and democratic discourse.
GDP dominates political debate, but it tells us almost nothing about real prosperity, well-being, or hope. Created as a technical statistic of massive use in wartime, GDP was never meant to measure success and yet it now drives policy, justifies inequality, and is used as an excuse for austerity.
It's often said that millions of people in the UK don't save enough - with one in ten adults saving no money at all. That figure from a 2025 report from the Financial Conduct Authority regulator came with a warning that it's leaving people walking a financial tightrope.
