Calls for e-scooters to be legalised across the UK 'to improve safety' It is currently illegal to use an e-scooter on any public road or footpath in Scotland although the devices are legal to buy. Daily Record · Apr 26, 2022
How to get a new passport quickly in just a day or a week The wait time is currently 10 weeks but there are fast track services you can use Wales Online · Apr 26, 2022
Up to 900,000 DWP benefits claimants to have payments frozen as part of Universal Credit move As many as 900,000 households across the UK will be left worse off financially as part of the UK Government's plan to move legacy benefit claimants over to Universal Credit Edinburgh Live · Apr 26, 2022
Wales considers seeking new powers for an entire ban on conversion therapy “It’s not just a political priority, it’s also a personal one”, says Welsh Government minister Hannah Blythyn Wales Online · Apr 26, 2022
UK-France diplomatic reset ‘not high on agenda’ after Macron victory The UK is hoping for a ‘reset’, but experts said Emmanuel Macron will be more focused on reforming the EU than improving relations with Britain. The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022
UK Government to introduce independent football regulator after fan-led review The changes will see a change to the owners' and directors' test months after the Newcastle United takeover Chronicle Live · Apr 25, 2022
UK Government make huge decision that will impact Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham The Government have made a decision over how football will be regulated in the future Football London · Apr 25, 2022
Aberdeen to host second round of transatlantic trade talks Negotiations will focus on digital innovation, green trade, supporting SMEs and supply chain resilience Insider UK · Apr 25, 2022
Aberdeen to host second round of transatlantic trade talks with US With progress stalled on a UK-US free trade deal, the Government has switched its focus to making agreements with individual states. The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022
Scottish Labour opposition to indyref2 not "viable" says country's top trade unionist Roz Foyer said there is a “policy difference” between the Labour party and wider Labour movement on a referendum Daily Record · Apr 23, 2022
Lanarkshire 'short-changed' for funding after EU replacement scheme is unveiled Critics say the new Shared Prosperity fund isn't enough Daily Record · Apr 21, 2022
Dundee MSP ramps up pressure on UK Government over Ukraine refugee delays Joe Fitzpatrick spoke as he met with Anna Jakubova - of Help Ukraine Scotland - to discuss visa tracking and entry permit letter issues. Daily Record · Apr 21, 2022
Why one of Wales' leading tech firms needs to come out of Chinese ownership The UK Government needs to use legislation to intervene on the acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia Wales Online · Apr 21, 2022
Some refugees returned to Ukraine due to visa delays , claims Holyrood minister Neil Gray repeated his criticism of the time it takes for visas to be approved under the UK Government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme. The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022
Daily Record · Apr 20, 2022 Calls for new energy grant to help people with disabilities pay fuel bills due official response The petition has now passed the 10,000 signature threshold to trigger a response from the UK Government.
Daily Record · Apr 20, 2022 Energy boss urges UK Government to take £1,000 off fuel bills of poorest people in October Scottish Power’s Keith Anderson proposed the money could be paid back over 10 years.
Wales Online · Apr 19, 2022 Three Welsh counties among top 10 areas of the UK most at risk of flooding due to climate change Cardiff is the most at-risk part of the entire UK
Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2022 In the rush to home Ukrainians, vulnerable women are being failed Last week, the UN warned the UK Government about matching lone female Ukrainian refugees with single men in fears they could be exploited. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Government launched the Homes for Ukraine scheme, which saw more than 150,000 people offer up rooms in their homes to those…
Glasgow Live · Apr 19, 2022 Over one million half price rail tickets in first ever Great British Rail sale As the cost of living rises and the rate of inflation hits seven per cent, the UK Government have slashed selected train tickets in half in a bid to save people money.
The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022 Watchdog warns Boris Johnson of suspected spyware attack on No 10 An operator of the powerful Pegasus spyware linked to the United Arab Emirates is suspected of being behind the infection.
Insider UK · Apr 18, 2022 Scots ferry fiasco yard sets its sights on building warships for the Bangladesh navy Ferguson Marine, the shipbuilding company which has struggled to deliver two CalMac ferries in recent years, is in a bid to build warships for the Bangladesh navy out of its yard in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde
Daily Record · Apr 18, 2022 Energy petition calling for new grant to help people with disabilities pay fuel bills nears milestone The petition is approaching the threshold which triggers an official response from the UK Government.
Glasgow Live · Apr 18, 2022 Glasgow Afghan United hit out at plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda The refugee charity condemned the move and urged the government not to go ahead with the plans, stating it "will engineer needless suffering" for asylum seekers.
Daily Record · Apr 17, 2022 UK Government's Rwanda asylum plan a 'cataclysmic waste of taxpayers' money' The UK Government announced a new policy to send migrants arriving illegally in the UK to Rwanda this week, but it has been met with fierce opposition from all sides.
Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022 Mental health chief's 'huge' warning for 1.7m Brits who DWP will move to Universal Credit DWP claimants will be given a three-month deadline to move to Universal Credit once they're handed a 'migration notice' - or their benefits will be cut off. Paul Farmer from the charity Mind says this could leave people behind