A vacancy has arisen for the election of a Councillor to represent Ward 3 Wick and East Caithness following the resignation of Willie Mackay. Ward 3 is a 4-member ward.
A total of 10 charities will receive a share of a £20 million fund in 2026-27 to deliver wide ranging support to improve wellbeing, boost incomes, and help parents towards employment as part of the Scottish Government’s drive to eradicate child poverty. The charities involved estimate that up to 35,000 families could benefit from the Scottish Government’s package of whole family support, spanning almost all of Scotland.
There is something increasingly strange about Scotland's position in Britain's emerging nuclear revival. Scotland has nuclear sites.
FSA National Food Crime Unit operation leads to one arrest and the seizure of suspected illegal food products across England, Wales and Scotland. The headline sounds alarming: more than 33 tonnes of suspected illegal frozen food has been seized in a major National Food Crime Unit investigation.
A scheme to help people on low incomes and in priority groups buy their first affordable home has opened for applications. The Open Market Shared Equity Scheme (OMSE) is available for first-time buyers and priority access groups who can’t afford the full price of a home.
The Scottish Government has a simple and attractive message for first-time buyers: we will help you buy your first home. The newly launched First Homes Fund can provide up to £10,000 towards the purchase of a property worth up to £300,000.
Thermal cameras detect heat rather than light, making them invaluable in difficult battlefield conditions, like smoke and dust. They can spot targets at long distances and operate when traditional cameras fail.
I think that journalists are all asking politicians the wrong question. They should be asking every politician: “What are your priors?” Instead, they ask “How are you going to pay for it?” That's the wrong question because a person’s priors are the assumptions they bring to every debate before they even look at the evidence.
Senior medics and dentists will receive an above-inflation pay uplift at the end of September, after the Scottish Government agreed to implement recommendations from an independent pay review board. Consultants, GPs, Specialty, Specialist and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors and dentists will receive a 3.5% increase for 2026-27.
Income tax take rises by £1.5 billion. Revenues in Scotland have increased by £6.3 billion to a record £98.3 billion, according to the Government Expenditure and Revenues Scotland statistics 2025-26.
More asylum hotels have been handed back to local communities, ready to reopen their doors to tourists, visitors and businesses. Thirteen more hotels have closed their doors to asylum seekers and been handed back to communities across England, marking another milestone in the government’s drive to end their use for good.
There is a generation in Scotland for whom measles, mumps, whooping cough and chickenpox were simply part of childhood. Some children were seriously ill.
The UK and Australia are boosting cooperation on radar technology, as Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP kicks off a visit to Indo-Pacific partners this week. New signing will see UK and Australian firms work together on cutting-edge radar systems, boosting growth across both countries’ defence industries.
For generations, having a garden was not simply about having somewhere to sit in the sunshine. For many Scottish families, the garden was part of the household food supply.
When the Bank of England makes an important decision about interest rates or financial stability, it is not simply looking at what is happening today. It is also asking a much more difficult question: What happens if things go wrong?.
While around 60% of women giving birth every month are vaccinated, UKHSA warns many thousands of babies still at risk. UKHSA today publishes the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) annual report which shows around 50% fewer infants under 6 months being admitted to intensive care with RSV disease in England.
More than 436,000 sole traders and landlords have successfully submitted their first Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly update. More than 436,000 sole traders and landlords have successfully sent their first Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly update for the 2026 to 2027 tax year.
The Next Food Shock? Why Britain's Poorer Families May Face Another Test as the 2026 Harvest Fails Britain has spent the past few years learning a painful lesson about inflation: when prices rise, they do not have to come back down when inflation falls. Food is a particularly good example.
Professor Dennis Whyte has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of UKAEA Group. Minister for Energy welcomes Professor Whyte to the UK to become CEO of UKAEA this autumn.
The Hidden Cost of the Cost-of-Living Crisis: How Britain's Poorer Families Have Changed What They Eat and How They Use Energy There is a dangerous misunderstanding about the cost-of-living crisis. When inflation falls, we are often told that the pressure on households is easing.