The Scottish government has now scrapped the system of bailout loans after ruling it had become unsustainable and was unfair on the boards balancing their books – including the biggest authorities NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Instead, struggling boards will be allocated “deficit support funding”, although Audit Scotland notes there is a...
This video is a talking head with Nick Pontefract, chief strategy officer for Sport England, speaking over animated graphics detailing the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey results, published by Sport England on 4 December 2025. He’s pictured in front of a white background, with a blue border around the bottom and right...
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth pins a Purple Heart medal on Army Master Sgt. Amy Vreeland at the San Isidro Air Base in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Nov. 27, 2025. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.93 MB); Credit: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aiko … Source link
Released: 2025-12-03 For this release, an audio version and the video “International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 2025: Highlighting the experiences of persons with disabilities, American Sign Language” will be available soon. In recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and to help inform the progress of the Accessible Canada Act,...
A 10-year-old boy has been taken to hospital following a crash involving a suspected drink driver. Officers said they were appealing for witnesses and video footage after the incident which happened at about 17:15 GMT on Tuesday on Lawton Road in Alsager, Cheshire. A red Toyota Yaris and a black bicycle were involved in the...
As residents in and around Tunbridge Wells experience a fifth day without water supplies, the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has written to the Chief Executive of South East Water to raise his concerns about the impact on … Source link
“We do need to tell us why a site might not work, not because ‘I don’t want you building next to my house’ but why,” he said. “We would love to hear from young people as well because of course this is a 20-year plan so if you’re a teenager now you will be living...
Tendring’s ‘excellent’ waters are making a real splash after being named amongst the cleanest in the country. Visitors and residents alike can have confidence in the cleanliness of waters along the Essex Sunshine Coast, as the latest Environment Agency bathing water results confirm seven beaches have achieved the highest ‘Excellent’ rating – with two more...
In the past year, a number of contractors have gone bust, causing knock-on delays as parts of the work were not finished as scheduled. Project bosses have denied suggestions that construction firms were taking the council for a ride, insisting every taxpayer-funded penny spent was being scrutinised. They also did not believe an insistence to...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Iceland on Thursday (27 November 2025) for meetings with Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir and Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir. During the visit, the Secretary General visited Keflavík Air Base and flew by helicopter over the Grindavík lava barriers – structures built to safeguard the town and nearby critical infrastructure...
