The Latest Breaking News from NEC

Landmark policy hailed as under-22s 'make more than 21 million' free bus journeys

The Scottish Government has launched a new marketing campaign to encourage more eligible children and young people to use the bus pass scheme.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 20, 2022

Judicial survey of coal mining site in Assam elephant reserve ordered

A set of PILs had challenged the approval for mining by North Eastern Coal Fields close to the Dehing Patkai National Park

The Hindu · Sep 9, 2022

New HS2 station will bring in 1,000 jobs, says mayor

The HS2 interchange near the NEC and Birmingham Airport is due to open in 2026.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

ScotRail and RMT fail to agree on new pay deal

The RMT have said that the NEC are considering to hold strike ballots

Daily Record · Aug 15, 2022

How to get a free bus pass for yourself or your child as uptake for under-22s deemed 'pitiful'

Some have said that there are too many barriers in the application process.

Daily Record · Aug 8, 2022

Uptake of free bus pass for under-22s 'pitiful' as calls for system to be simplified

Scottish Labour has accused the government of “congratulating themselves on a job half done” saying the summer would have been a “perfect time for young people to make use of their pass”.

Daily Record · Aug 8, 2022

RMT warned Tube strike ‘increases risk to financial recovery’

Transport for London has urged the union to call off the walkout planned on August 19.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

CWG 2022: From tailoring to lifting weights, Achinta Sheuli scripts his own success story

NEW DELHI: From stitching and embroidering to augment his family's income to breaking into the CWG-bound weightlifting squad, a young Achinta Sheuli realised a father's last wish and an elder brother's unfulfilled dreams to win India's third gold medal at the Birmingham CWG on Sunday night by lifting a sensational…

The Times of India · Aug 1, 2022

SNP to apply to intervene in Supreme Court's indyref2 case, NEC decides

THE SNP is to submit an application to intervene in the Scottish Government’s Supreme Court case on an independence referendum.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 23, 2022

SNP to apply to intervene in Supreme Court indyref2 case

The SNP’s national executive committee said the party has the ‘legal standing’ to put forward its political case.

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022