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UK and Scottish government broker £100 million investment in Moray

A new agreement signed yesterday between the UK and Scottish governments, alongside regional partners, promises £100 million in new funding for the Scottish region of Moray. The UK and ...

For election administrators, death threats have become part of the job

Jared Dearing, the director of Kentucky’s Board of Elections, had little to do with Louisville, the state’s largest city, having only one polling place for the June 28 primary. It was a county ...

Evictions ban extended by four weeks

The government has today extended its ban on evictions for renters affected by COVID-19 by four weeks. This means that no legal evictions will have taken place for 6 months. Once this eviction ...

Record fall in the number of self employed people in the UK

The August 2020 report from the Office for National Statistics shows a record fall of self-employed people, according to research by Bambridge Accountants. This represents a 4.8% call in ...

Government to pause temporary release scheme for low risk prisoners

The temporary release of low risk prisoners, introduced to protect the NHS and reduce the virus’ impact on the prison populations, will be paused at the end of August. Introduced in April, the ...

UK and Scottish government broker £100 million investment in Moray

A new agreement signed yesterday between the UK and Scottish governments, alongside regional partners, promises £100 million in new funding for the Scottish region of Moray. The UK and ...

For election administrators, death threats have become part of the job

Evictions ban extended by four weeks

The government has today extended its ban on evictions for renters affected by COVID-19 by four weeks. This means that no legal evictions will have taken place for 6 months. Once this eviction ...

Record fall in the number of self employed people in the UK

The August 2020 report from the Office for National Statistics shows a record fall of self-employed people, according to research by Bambridge Accountants. This represents a 4.8% call in ...

Government to pause temporary release scheme for low risk prisoners

The temporary release of low risk prisoners, introduced to protect the NHS and reduce the virus’ impact on the prison populations, will be paused at the end of August. Introduced in April, the ...

Public Health England to be replaced: New leadership structure in force from today

The government has formally announced the replacement of Public Health England (PHE) under the new National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP). The NIHP will bring together leadership teams ...

Exam results were a 'no-win' problem, but the UK and Scottish governments have lost hard

The COVID-19 crisis has had impacts across every aspect of public life in the UK and abroad. Perhaps the most long-lasting impact has been on young people, who have been forced to miss a huge chunk ...

Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's pick for vice president?

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election — the first woman of colour to appear on a major party ticket. On the 100th ...