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Autumn Statement: Hammond looks to close productivity gap
Focusing on closing the UK’s productivity gap, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond today delivered his first – and last – Autumn Statement
The focus...
Car park makes way to 12 new affordable homes
A new £1.5m housing development has been built on the site of a former carpark, providing 12 new affordable homes for Wrexham residents
Greater Birmingham launches plan to boost economy and create jobs
A refreshed strategy to create 250,000 jobs by 2030 and boost the local economy has been launched this week in Greater Birmingham
Greater Birmingham launched...
Local authorities target debtors’ homes to recover unpaid council tax
Local authorities are increasingly having to target debtors’ homes as a way of recovering unpaid council tax, according to accountancy firm Moore Stephens
Accountancy firm...
May pledges £2bn research and development investment
In her first speech to the CBI, Prime Minister Theresa May this morning pledged £2 billion for research and development investment to put the...
Governments not ready for artificial intelligence, say tech investors
A poll of global technology investors carried out at Web Summit yesterday suggests governments are not ready for artificial intelligence and its effect on...
Reaction to Donald Trump election win at Web Summit
Donald Trump has won the US presidential race, provoking anger and indignation in speakers from the tech community at Web Summit 2016
The reactions of...
Open cities are the future, says Lisbon mayor at Web Summit
Inclusive, open cities and societies will be key as we tackle climate change and embrace technological progress, says Lisbon mayor at Web Summit
Open cities...
New lower benefits cap takes effect across UK
A new, lower benefits cap - a limit on the income working age households can receive in certain benefits - comes into force today...
High Court rules government cannot leave EU without vote
The High Court has ruled that the government cannot begin the formal process to leave the EU without first consulting Parliament
Prime Minister Theresa May...
London councils ask for help to care for refugee children
Eight London councils have written to Home Secretary Amber Rudd to ask for additional support for unaccompanied refugee children arriving from France
Refugee children need...
Promoting cohesion in Bratislava
Pavol Frešo, President of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region outlines to AG, why events such as the COR Summit back in July are so important...
County council votes against Lincolnshire devolution
Members of Lincolnshire County Council have voted against devolution in the region, putting the deal at risk of delay or cancellation
Devolution in Lincolnshire could...
Britain expects to be part of EU decision-making until Brexit
The Prime Minister has said she expects the UK will be part of any decisions made relating to the EU until Brexit occurs
The Brexit...
Nicola Sturgeon confirms new Scottish independence bill has been published
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed a new draft independence bill will be published this week setting out the rules for a second referendum…
A...
A new comprehensive approach to humanitarian aid
M F Warrender at AG, highlights the work of the European Commission, in particular EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides,...
Article 50 will be triggered by the end of March 2017
After months of speculating, the UK now has a timeframe for when Article 50 will be triggered and the process of exiting the EU...
Italy’s PM says UK will not have special rights post-Brexit
Italy’s PM says the UK should not expect to have more rights than other countries outside the EU following Brexit…
During an interview the BBC,...
Birmingham to bid for 2026 Commonwealth Games
Birmingham is to launch a bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026, it has emerged…
A feasibility study from Birmingham City Council has revealed...
Councils need to protect tenants from rogue landlords
A new poll has revealed the majority of Scottish people think councils have a responsibility to protect tenants in the Private Rented Sector…
Rogue landlords...
