The Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions – more commonly known as the Macolin Convention – aims to prevent, detect and punish match fixing. It was signed today by Minister for Sports and Civil Society Mims Davies wit… read more
Defence Minister Mark Lancaster with Mexico’s new Secretary of National Defence, General Luis Sandoval Gonzalez and British Ambassador Corin Robertson. Crown copyright. Mark Lancaster travelled to Mexico City where he was a guest at the inauguration … read more
The planned funding release, which supports the building phase of the programme, came as the Defence Secretary unveiled a £25 million BAE Systems academy that will upskill employees to work on Royal Navy submarines for the next two decades. The £400mi… read more
Britain must drop its ‘snobby’ attitude to technical and vocational education or risk being left behind after Brexit, Education Secretary Damian Hinds warned in a keynote speech to business leaders today, Thursday 6 December. As the government marks t… read more
Euan Fenwick Snowie (50), from Stirling, was given his disqualification order by Sheriff Mackie on Friday 30 November at Stirling Sheriff Court after the Secretary of State brought proceedings against him. The court heard that Ochil Services Limited w… read more