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Axed Covid vaccine contract cost taxpayers £358 million

French company now considering selling the plant specially built in Livingston to manufacture the vaccines

Insider UK · Jun 21, 2023

Axed Covid vaccine contract cost taxpayers £358m

The UK Government pulled out of the deal with French firm Valneva in 2021.

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

It's a net winner, as tennis courts in Ayrshire town given spectacular makeover

The revamp follows a joint investment by the UK Government, the LTA Tennis Foundation, together with South Ayrshire Council’s Coastal Communities Fund, Barr Environmental, through the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund, and Prestwick Tennis and Fitness.

Daily Record · Jun 21, 2023

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Lorna Slater quizzed on £9m loan given to Circularity Scotland from national investment bank

The under-pressure Green MSP has faced repeated calls to resign from her government job following the collapse of the deposit return scheme.

Daily Record · Jun 21, 2023

Slater unable to say if SNIB cash given to DRS administrator will be returned

National investment bank chair admits that the whole £9m investment could be lost as a result of Circularity Scotland going bust

Insider UK · Jun 21, 2023

Scottish companies named and shamed for not paying minimum wage

39% of employers deducted pay from workers’ wages, while 39% failed to pay workers correctly

Insider UK · Jun 21, 2023

The Welsh companies named and shamed for failing to pay staff minimum wage

Four Welsh companies owed workers nearly £40,000 between them

Wales Online · Jun 21, 2023

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Grangemouth refinery net zero targets 'must include whole town'

Committee also called on the UK Government to back the Acorn carbon capture project this summer

Insider UK · Jun 20, 2023

First Minister denounces Westminster's 'anti-strike' laws during trade union meeting

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf has stressed his commitment to protecting workers’ rights after meeting with trade union chiefs.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2023

Controversial legacy Bill is human rights-compliant, says Heaton-Harris

The Bill is set to reach the report stage at the House of Lords on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Tory ministers dismiss concerns over UK 'diktat seeking to undermine Scotland'

A TORY minister has written to an SNP MP to address “concerns” around the UK Government issuing a set of instructions to overseas officials…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2023

Circularity Scotland appoints administrators as 'consequence' of UK intervention

CIRCULARITY Scotland has appointed administrators as an “unforgivable consequence” of the UK Government’s intervention over the deposit return…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2023

Peers urged to reject Northern Ireland legacy bill

Amnesty International said no amendments can save the ‘deeply damaging’ bill.

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Lorna Slater issues statement as no confidence vote confirmed

CIRCULAR economy minister Lorna Slater has issued a statement dismissing a Tory vote of no confidence against her as "a shameless political…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2023

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Insider UK · Jun 20, 2023

Tories deem Slater ‘out of her depth’ ahead of no-confidence vote

Green Party calls the attempt to oust one of its ministers a 'cynical and shameless political stunt'

Daily Record · Jun 20, 2023

Perth and Kinross schools could be hit by strikes for second year in a row

Unions have issued non-teaching staff in schools and nurseries with strike ballots

Daily Record · Jun 20, 2023

Universal Credit pay boost of up to £522 for working parents due to start this week

Universal Credit’s maximum childcare payments will rise to up to £1,630 per month from June 28.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2023

Tories successfully lodge motion of no confidence against minister Lorna Slater

A TORY MSP has submitted a motion of no confidence against the Scottish Government minister Lorna Slater.

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The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

‘No running commentary’ on efforts to restore Stormont – NI Secretary

The Northern Ireland Secretary stressed the importance of privacy to any negotiations to restore powersharing.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2023

Scotland could ditch royals for elected head of state within five years of Yes vote

The whitepaper also states that Scotland would retain King Charles as head of state “so long as the people of Scotland desired it”

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Liz Truss says cross-party report on Boris Johnson ‘overly harsh’

The former prime minister said she was not questioning the integrity of the committee who authored the report.

Daily Record · Jun 19, 2023

New calls for PIP 'fast-track' application process allowing NHS staff to approve claims by 'checking a box'

The proposal would allow NHS staff to decide whether a claimant is entitled to the benefit worth up to £691 each month.

Insider UK · Jun 19, 2023

Yousaf puts written constitution at heart of new independent Scotland plan

First Minister argues this would protect the right to take industrial action and could contain provisions on the right to adequate housing and of communities to own land

Daily Record · Jun 19, 2023

Castle Douglas brewer welcomes delay of controversial deposit return scheme

Allen Henderson of Sulwath Brewers said the Scottish Government scheme was "ill conceived and ill thought out"

The National (Scotland) · Jun 18, 2023

Scottish coal-mining areas remain ‘haunted’ by Margaret Thatcher crackdown

SCOTLAND’S coal mining communities are still “haunted” by the devastation of the Thatcher years and more needs to be done to boost local…

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