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.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has partnered with the think-tank Localis to launch a report arguing for a locally driven regeneration scheme. The report uses several case studies of successful regeneration schemes around the UK.

The EU is to come down hard on credit ratings agencies who gave the top AAA rating to debt that unrivalled in the financial crisis.

The government’s green tax on companies will inevitably mean higher energy bills for consumers, the energy minister Ed Davey has warned.

Singapore Infocom Development Authority (IDA) has chosen Singtel to deliver the private cloud infrastructure for government as well as the public cloud services.  

The Central Applications Office (CAO) of the Republic of Ireland has released figures showing a 28% rise in the number of UK students applying to universities in the Republic.

MPs have attacked the government’s progress with creating a green economy, calling for new regulation to tackle emissions, resource efficiency and waste.

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) has argued that many patients suffering illnesses that cause a high level of pain are being undertreated. The health watchdog has offered new guidance on the use of opioids in England and Wales.

Despite heavy subsidies and investments from the Scottish taxpayers, rail services north of the border are failing to deliver value for money for the public purse, a Holyrood committee has said in a report.