New inquiry: Defence in Scotland: Military Personnel and Estate
The Scottish Affairs Committee has today launched a new inquiry examining the military landscape in Scotland...
Friday, 30 July 2021 10:11
Urgent action needed to tackle deep-rooted and persistent racial disparities in policing, says Home Affairs Committee
The Home Affairs Select Committee is calling for urgent action to tackle low levels of BME recruitment and retention...
Friday, 30 July 2021 00:01
COVID-19 has created ‘perfect storm’ of health inequalities, says LGA report
COVID-19 has created a ‘perfect storm’ of existing inequality and disease, leading to higher rates of coronavirus infections and death...
Friday, 30 July 2021 00:01
Delivery sector hits speed bumps as a quarter of temporary drivers return to pre-pandemic professions
The number of temporary delivery drivers available for shifts has fallen by over a quarter as thousands return to their pre-pandemic professions...
Friday, 30 July 2021 00:01
£338m package to further fuel active travel boom
The active travel boom seen throughout the pandemic will continue to thrive thanks to a £338m package to boost cycling and walking...
Friday, 30 July 2021 00:01
Unemployed Kenyan nurses given chance to work in the UK under new Kenya-UK health agreements
Unemployed nurses and health workers from Kenya will have the chance to work in the UK as part of a new scheme requested by the Government of Kenya...
Thursday, 29 July 2021 23:52
IP at the heart of new innovation strategy
Innovation is critical in tackling the UK’s biggest challenges, including achieving Net Zero, levelling up growth across the country...
Thursday, 29 July 2021 17:39
LGA responds to Sport in our Communities select committee report
Responding to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee report on Sport in our Communities Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Culture Tourism and Sport Board, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson said...
Thursday, 29 July 2021 17:35
Scottish ambulance clinicians issue life-saving kits
Almost two-thirds of Scotland’s ambulance clinicians have been trained in supplying Take-Home Naloxone (THN) to people who may witness an overdose...
Thursday, 29 July 2021 16:14
Scottish Health Secretary officially opens national ‘Eye Centre’ and announces £11.5m additional funding to cut waiting times
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has today officially opened Scotland’s first National Treatment Centre at the NHS Golden Jubilee...
Thursday, 29 July 2021 16:12