The Highland Council has confirmed the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State (Military) Administration in Ukraine. The MoU acknowledges bonds of friendship and common aims to promote knowledge transfer, educational and trade exchanges, and encourage investment opportunities between the two regions.
On paper, the US looks far ahead — with higher GDP per capita, faster growth, and booming stock markets. But does that actually translate into better living standards? In this video, I compare the real differences between the US and UK economy, looking beyond GDP to what actually matters.
At first glance, a war in the Middle East might seem distant from the everyday realities of British households. Yet the latest analysis from the London School of Economics reveals just how tightly connected global conflict and domestic living costs have become.
It may sound hard to believe, but the almost trillion-dollar U.S. military is struggling to fight cheap drones in its war with Iran.
Government boosts efforts to help young people find their Child Trust Funds. The Government will contact thousands of young people about forgotten Child Trust Funds (CTFs) in a bid to reunite account holders with their accounts, worth £2,200 on average.
Young people across the United Kingdom are set to benefit after McDonald’s becomes the latest major employer to support the Government’s Youth Guarantee and launches the biggest work experience programme in the country. McDonald’s becomes latest supporter of government’s drive to get more young people earning or learning.
Brent crude rises to above $106 a barrel as the Middle East crisis is prolonged as a 9.00am 24 April 2026. President Trump says he’s in no rush to end the war after issuing shoot-to-kill orders in the Strait of Hormuz.
New agreement between the UK and France to step up patrols and intelligence operations in France to reduce illegal crossings. The United Kingdom and France today signed an agreement to strengthen operations to combat illegal migration in northern France to prevent crossings to the United Kingdom with a significant increase in dedicated human, technological and intelligence resources.
Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability, break its regional power, perhaps even force political change at the top. It’s the language of decisive war, the kind with a clear endpoint.
As headlines fill with news of airlines cancelling thousands of flights across Europe, it’s natural to wonder what this means for smaller, regional airports. One such case is Wick John O'Groats Airport, a remote but vital transport link in the north of Scotland.
The Highland Council’s Workforce North initiative arrives at a critical moment for the Highlands. On one side, the region is seeing unprecedented levels of investment in renewable energy, infrastructure, and construction.
The latest Highland Council Caithness Committee Housing Management Performance Report (2025–26) offers a detailed snapshot of how social housing services are performing across the region. On the surface, it is a routine governance update—tracking repairs, allocations, rent collection, and tenant satisfaction.
As airlines juggle their flights on routes and the price of jet fuel there are likely going to be many changes as the Iran war continues. Taking care when booking ahead may reduce your chances of getting caught with problems.
As the Scottish Parliament Election approaches on Thursday 7 May 2026, we are ensuring that voting is accessible to voters. Polling stations across the Highlands will be open from 7am to 10pm.
The latest Business insights and impact on the UK economy release from the Office for National Statistics provides one of the most immediate and revealing windows into how firms across the country are actually experiencing current conditions. Based on the Business Insights and Conditions Survey a rapid, fortnightly snapshot of business sentiment and activity.
Parcelhero’s influential report ‘2030: The Death of the High Street’ was released in 2016. It forecast huge changes to our town centres because of the continued rise of e-commerce.
For many travellers planning a summer getaway in 2026, one thing is becoming increasingly clear - holidays are getting more expensive. While rising airfares have dominated headlines, the reality is broader and more complex.
The latest real-time indicators release from the Office for National Statistics offers a revealing glimpse into the UK economy as it exists not in hindsight, but in motion. Unlike traditional economic data such as GDP or inflation, which arrive with a lag and often revise the past, these indicators attempt something more immediate: capturing the economy as it is being lived.
Should the Bank of England control UK interest rates, or should that power return to elected government? In this video, I argue that the Bank of England's independence was never a neutral, technocratic decision. It was a deliberate political project, rooted in far-right Public Choice Theory, designed to strip democratic control away from ordinary people and hand it to unelected bankers.
Lufthansa’s 20,000-flight cut is big but not unique it’s part of a wider global pattern driven mainly by soaring jet fuel prices, supply risk, and geopolitical disruption (especially around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz). The following is a quick look at whatis happening.