Image by James Veysey, the Guardian The Queen’s coffin has been welcomed by crowds of mourners as it arrived at Buckingham Palace. Officials have set out the formal plans for a queue up to five miles long for people to pay respects to the Queen lying in state, a complex logistical exercise including toilets, first aid and round-the-clock refreshments […]
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Scotland’s unemployment rate has fallen to a record low, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that the unemployment rate for those aged 16 and over was 3.1% between May and July. This was down on the period between April and June this year when the rate was 3.2%, and is the
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Image by Murdo McLeod/The Guardian Thousands of tearful mourners came out to view Queen Elizabeth’s coffin this morning as queues remained lengthy overnight, with the people of Scotland paying their last respects at St Giles’ Cathedral. The coffin of the UK’s longest serving monarch will return to London today with the Queen’s only daughter, Princess Anne, to accompany her late
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Left to Right: Michelle Lownie CEO & Founding Director of Eden Scott; Stuart Hendry, Senior Partner and Founder at MBM Commercial; Alan Donald, Development Manager at Angel Capital Scotland; and Neil Norman, Partner and Head of Entrepreneurial Tax at Chiene + Tait A new, in-person business event aimed at supporting the best scale-up companies in
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Image by Henry Nicholls/PA/The Guardian King Charles III, who was officially proclaimed as the King of the United Kingdom by the Accession Council over the weekend, has paid tribute to his mother at a ceremony in Parliament. The new monarch heard the formal condolences in speeches addressed by the Speakers of the Commons and Lords today
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Tech Nation, the UK’s growth platform for start-ups and scale-ups, has launched its Visa Report 2022 shining a spotlight on global tech talent in the UK. The organisation says the Edinburgh tech sector is currently valued at $6.4bn (£5.5bn), up from $5.6bn last year, and has received $187 million in VC investment in the first half
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Unions representing Royal Mail postal workers and rail staff said that “out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II service to the country and her family” they had chosen to cancel immediate strike action. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Some shops have announced temporary
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Image by wallpaperaccess.com After Her Majesty The Queen’s death on 8 September at the age of 96, a carefully crafted farewell plan – Operation London Bridge – is now underway. Operation London bridge is the codename for a meticulously detailed set of plans that are to take place after the Queen’s death. These include preparations for
A community fund established by Banks Renewables has awarded more than a quarter of a million pounds to local organisations near its South Lanarkshire wind farm. A new annual report has shown that forty-nine grants totalling £267,047 have been awarded by the Kype Muir Community Panel (KMCP) from funds of £466,877 contributed by the wind
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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96 after concerns for her health were reported earlier. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London
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