The UK Space Agency has announced funding for work which aims to prolong the life of satellites, as part of efforts to ensure space remains sustainable for future generations. The package includes a £2 million upgrade to the Satellite Applications Catapult's In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing (IOSM) facility at the Westcott Space Cluster in Aylesbury.
Best Start Grants awarded without need for a separate application. More than 43,000 payments have been paid automatically to help parents and carers with the cost of living and starting school, latest official figures show.
The government is today investing a total of £45 million in the UK's quantum sector. It comes as part of its commitment to transforming into a quantum-enabled economy by 2033 - seizing this technology's potential to overhaul healthcare, energy, transport and more.
The Environment Agency launches Economic Crime Unit to address serious financial offences in the waste sector. The Environment Agency has launched a new Economic Crime Unit to boost its efforts to tackle money laundering and carry out financial investigations in the waste sector, ensuring crime doesn't pay.
information issued for users, owners and transport operators guidance designed to ensure public safety and mitigate fire risk Information around how to safely purchase, charge and use e-bikes and e-scooters has been published by the government today (1 February 2024) to improve consumer safety. Following extensive consultation with industry, guidance on battery safety for both e-scooters and e-bikes will raise awareness for owners on how to safely purchase an e-cycle or e-scooter.
A record-breaking 11.5 million taxpayers submitted their Self Assessment tax returns for the 2022 to 2023 tax year by midnight on 31 January, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reveals. More than 12.1 million taxpayers were expected to file a tax return and pay any tax owed.
One year on since the publication of the Environmental Improvement Plan, the government launches new measures to halt and reverse nature's decline. Puffins, porpoises, and pine martens are just some of the species set to benefit from new measures set out by the Government today (31 January) to boost nature recovery on land and at sea.
New offences have been introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse. New offences introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.
Regular measles statistics updates issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The latest number of laboratory confirmed measles cases in England have been published by the UKHSA in an updated epidemiological overview.
The Sutherland area committee at it meeting on 23 January admitted the roads funding would not meet requirements to keep up even the poor standard already in place. The capital budget for 2023/24 benefitted from an additional funding allocation, the previous baseline allocation of £7.2m was increased to £20m, however, this increase is not anticipated for the 2024/25 capital budget allocation.
In-depth analysis on how increases in the cost of living and difficulty accessing NHS services have impacted people's lives during the winter period. The following results cover the latest pooled period (18 October 2023 to 1 January 2024).
Edel Harris OBE, former chief executive of the charity Mencap, has been appointed to chair the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment. The Independent Review - a Programme For Government commitment – will consider people's experiences of the Scottish benefit to ensure it continues to meet the needs of disabled people.
Fuel thefts remain widespread within our area therefore please find below some tips to avoid becoming a victim of such a crime. Report any suspicious activity to Police Scotland by calling 101.
Criminal gangs who try to fly phones, drugs and weapons into prisons using drones face finding themselves there instead under tough new restrictions coming into force on 25 January 2024. New 400m drone ‘no-fly zones' around prisons come into force Ten-year maximum prison sentence for criminals who breach restrictions.
Automotive giants Tesla and Volvo have announced pauses to the production of their electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe. Electric vehicles are seeing record sales and demand worldwide, but a lack of parts means that factories cannot sustain their production.
Great British Nuclear (GBN) has signed up to support a ground-breaking scheme to give senior board level opportunities within the nuclear industry to women. GBN is partnering Women in Nuclear UK's (WiN) scheme to create and match senior leadership roles for women at boardroom level, providing the experience needed to equip them for future director and Board roles.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise student support for placements. Funding applications are OPEN to enterprises of ANY size and sector based within the Highland Council area.
A number of applications for community projects in Sutherland were awarded funding totalling £528.5K from the area's Community Regeneration Fund. Community Regeneration Funding is an umbrella term for a number of funds that are available for communities/organisations to access in Highland.
Green sector delivered more electricity than Scotland used for first time. Renewable technologies generated the equivalent of 113% of Scotland's overall electricity consumption in 2022, new statistics show.
Members of the Sutherland Committee agreed a list of proposed prioritised roadworks which will be funded out of the Capital Budget allocation for 2024/25. The local allocations capital budget for 2024/25 remains to be established which will be calculated from the approved capital budget allocation.
