Government software supplier Lagan today announced that it was included in the 2009 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. Placement is based on average percentage revenue growth over five years. Lagan grew 254 per cent during this period to record its highest ever revenue of over £15 million in the last year. The award marked the ninth consecutive time Lagan has been included in this prestigious assessment of company growth.

Two suspected cases of swine flu in Scotland have been confirmed as positive and both individuals are now recovering at Monklands Hospital in Lanarkshire.

SME manufacturers in England are reporting increased sales and job creation, according to a the government-funded Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS).

Plans for infrastructure spending will today be announced by the Welsh government. The new plans will spend around £3.5bn on infrastructure projects such as schools, transport and hospitals.

Bournemouth council has announced that, following the introduction of the Localism Act 2011, it is reviewing how it allocates council housing. The Act enables housing authorities to make decisions at a local level in order to improve the management of their housing registers.
 

The coalition government must be prepared to relax austerity and consider tax cuts and other fiscal stimuli to drive economic growth especially if there is escalation in the Eurozone crisis, the IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said this morning in London.

There is a “crisis in local democracy” in Scotland, a new Reform Scotland report published yesterday has claimed highlighting the less than 40% turnout in recent local elections.

The Deputy Prime Minister made a passionate case for a more socially mobile Britain where there is a “level playing field” to access opportunities in a speech to the Sutton Trust earlier today.

New orders will be announced later today that will replace the Asbo. The government is hoping to that these new measures will ensure that police deal with low-level crime more efficiently.

The launch of the UK Government Cyber Security Strategy last year marked a positive move towards cyber defence for British businesses.