Government funds for meat processing plant ABP Perth
Google A Perth meat-processing plant has received £4m in government funding to improve its infrastructure and create 80 jobs. The money for ABP Perth is from the Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation (FPMC) grant scheme. It is part of an overall investment of £18m to construct new facilities. The Scottish government said the scheme had […]
2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be world’s warmest year on record
EPA It is now “virtually certain” that 2024 – a year punctuated by intense heatwaves and deadly storms – will be the world’s warmest on record, according to projections by the European climate service. Global average temperatures across the year are on track to end up more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, which would make […]
Scotland’s international exports increase while sales to the rest of UK fall
Reuters The Scotch Whisky industry enjoyed strong sales last year The figures showed total international exports excluding oil and gas increased by £460m to £29.8bn in 2016. This was driven by sales to non-EU countries – with EU exports falling by £105m to £12.7bn. There was a big drop in sales by Scottish onshore businesses […]
No extra NHS funding without reform, says PM
PA Media There will be no extra NHS funding without reform, Sir Keir Starmer says, as he promised to draw up a new 10-year plan for the health service. The pledge came after a damning report warned the NHS in England was in a “critical condition”. The prime minister said the new plan, expected to […]
US election latest updates: Trump prepares to appoint top jobs after Harris vows to help transition
Trump wins, Harris concedes, and Biden set to speakpublished at 05:03 Greenwich Mean Time 05:03 GMT Good morning from the UK, where we are taking over from our colleagues in Washington DC and starting fresh live coverage (don’t worry, you can still read through our live coverage from election night here). The outcome of this […]
Why Kenya hopes blockchain can end land grabbing
BBC People put up signs and notices on their properties to ward off land grabbers Kenya sees itself as a technology giant in Africa and has embraced the nickname “Silicon Savannah” – now it has set up a special team to look into how to take advantage of the latest technologies such as Artificial Intelligence […]
Alderney says farewell to lifeboat after 30 years
Alderney residents and emergency services turned out to say farewell to the island’s outgoing lifeboat with a display of lights and sirens, after it was retired from service after 30 years. The Roy Barker I, which has been Alderney’s main lifeboat since 1994, is sailing to the RNLI headquarters in Poole accompanied by some of […]
Russia faces brain drain as thousands flee abroad
Watch: Yevgeny says it is his responsibility as a Russian to help Ukrainians Outside Georgia’s parliament, Yevgeny Lyamin heaves boxes of clothes and food parcels on to a waiting truck bound for Ukraine. He is one of more than 25,000 Russians to have arrived in Georgia since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russians have been struggling […]
Scotland’s only oil refinery to close next year
PA Media Petroineos announced their intention to close Grangemouth in November last year Scotland’s only oil refinery is to close by the summer of next year, with the loss of 400 jobs. Petroineos said the closure of Grangemouth was due to it being unable to compete with sites in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. […]
Prince William announces winners in Cape Town
PA Actor Billy Porter and Earthshot ambassadors Robert Irwin and Nomzamo Mbatha joined the Prince of Wales on stage The Prince of Wales has said he wants his environmental Earthshot prize to “change the world for good” over the next decade as he celebrated this year’s winners. Prince William closed the awards ceremony in Cape […]