Business Minister Paul Scully is urging businesses who have not yet taken steps to prepare for the UK’s new start to act now.
Link: Act now to keep your business moving in 2021, Business Minister urges
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More than a third of over 80s vaccinated against COVID-19
More than one third of people aged 80 and over in England have received at least one dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine as of 10 January.
Link: More than a third of over 80s vaccinated against COVID-19
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Working together to achieve the clean energy transition
COP26 President’s closing remarks at the COP26 Clean Power Transition Virtual Roundtable
Link: Working together to achieve the clean energy transition
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The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021
Link: The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021
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£5 million research project supports the UK’s nuclear waste disposal programme
Testing starts on new system to seal deep boreholes
Link: £5 million research project supports the UK’s nuclear waste disposal programme
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Whisky gets into the spirit of building back greener
£10 million fund to help UK’s world-famous distilleries go green by switching to low carbon fuels such as hydrogen.
Link: Whisky gets into the spirit of building back greener
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Mandatory COVID-19 testing introduced to bolster border measures
International arrivals required to prove negative COVID-19 test result before departure for England.
Link: Mandatory COVID-19 testing introduced to bolster border measures
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NHS patients to receive life-saving COVID-19 treatments that could cut hospital time by 10 days
Clinical trial results show the drugs reduce risk of death by 24% for critically ill patients and time spent in intensive care by up to 10 days.
Link: NHS patients to receive life-saving COVID-19 treatments that could cut hospital time by 10 days
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‘Give schools extra money to let pupils retake school year’
The Education Secretary should put extra funding in place to let pupils resit this school year, says the Social Mobility Commission.
Link: ‘Give schools extra money to let pupils retake school year’
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New businesses launched by jobseekers in Scotland
A decade of UK Government support leads to more than 13,000 new businesses launched by jobseekers in Scotland
Link: New businesses launched by jobseekers in Scotland
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