Ombudsman rules against S&N pensioners’ claim
THE UK Pensions Ombudsman has ruled against a campaign by tens of thousands of pensioners of former brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle who alleged they got “a raw deal” following S&N’s takeover...
View ArticleNew plant could be key to AG Barr-Britvic link-up
SOFT drinks firms AG Barr and Britvic may be considering whether to ramp up production at AG Barr’s new Milton Keynes facility as part of their merger plans, according to analysts.The market will be...
View ArticleComment: Setback for Hester as road to recovery gets bumpier
STEPHEN Hester must feel like a child learning to ride a bicycle. Just when he’s got a bit of momentum he suffers a wobble and falls off.His recovery plans for Royal Bank of Scotland were boosted last...
View ArticleScots airports miss out on United routes
UNITED Airlines, the biggest in the US, has snubbed Scottish airports in favour of expanding its markets in Ireland, the Netherlands and Nigeria.However, United confirmed its commitment to maintaining...
View ArticleQuayle Munro mulls ‘less Scottish’ name and office move
QUAYLE Munro Project Finance is searching for a new name and smaller offices as it asserts its independence from its parent company.The firm, formed as a result of a buyout by four former directors of...
View ArticleSoftware company to open office in England
A FIFE software company that counts BAE Systems, BSkyB and Bristow Helicopters among its clients is to expand its workforce and push south after seeing profits more than double last...
View ArticleLeaders: This contest must be fair
WITH Alex Salmond and David Cameron due to shake hands tomorrow on a historic deal paving the way for the independence referendum, you could be forgiven for thinking all the tricky issues surrounding...
View ArticleThousands back accused marines on Facebook
MORE than 31,500 people have joined a Facebook group set up to “support” seven Royal Marines arrested on suspicion of murder following an incident in Afghanistan last year.The group, “Support the 7...
View ArticleMan found outside a chip shop is critical
A MAN is in a critical condition in hospital after being found seriously injured outside a chip shop.The 54-year-old was found with head injuries outside the Crew Fish and Chip shop in Longrow,...
View ArticleCall for ban on first class travel perks
THE Scottish Government is under pressure to ban first class travel perks for civil servants after a quango splashed out thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ cash on funding expensive rail trips for...
View ArticleLabour MP hits out at probe into rail fiasco
AN INVESTIGATION into the West Coast Main Line rail fiasco must be transferred to a fully independent individual or lose all public credibility, Labour has said.Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin...
View ArticleLabour MP Sir Stuart Bell dies after battle with cancer
SENIOR Labour backbencher Sir Stuart Bell died yesterday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.The 74-year-old politician had been MP for Middlesbrough for nearly three decades, and served in...
View ArticleThousands of trees felled to halt parasite
THOUSANDS of trees are being cut down across Scotland to prevent an outbreak of a deadly fungal parasite which threatens to be the new Dutch Elm Disease.Record numbers of new cases of Phytophora...
View ArticleScottish independence: Property market slump blamed on independence fear
WEALTHY buyers are turning their backs on investing millions of pounds in Scotland because of continuing uncertainty over the future of the property market caused by the SNP drive to independence.New...
View ArticleSearch for April continues, say police
POLICE looking for five-year-old April Jones have denied the search is being scaled down 13 days after she first went missing.Officers from all over the UK have joined in with the hunt for April, while...
View ArticleConsumers bewildered by energy deals
ENERGY tariffs are so confusing that nine out of ten consumers cannot work out how to identify the cheapest deal, a new report claims.An investigation by the Which? consumer watchdog group found only...
View ArticleMurder appeal reward
A REWARD of £5,000 has been offered for information about the murder of a frail pensioner in his house.Robert Simpson, 67, was found dead at his home in Mayfield Drive, Armadale, West Lothian, at about...
View ArticleSummit to tackle ‘abhorrent’ trafficking
JUSTICE secretary Kenny MacAskill is to host a summit this week looking at new ways of tackling human trafficking in Scotland.The conference is to be held in Edinburgh on Thursday – European...
View ArticleMoD investigating ‘access for arms deals’ claims
THE Ministry of Defence is to investigate claims that retired military bosses offered to arrange preferential access to ministers to push for multi-million-pound arms deals.Ex-senior officers,...
View ArticleMitchell urged to quit before Commons return
CHIEF Whip Andrew Mitchell faced renewed calls for his resignation yesterday after police representatives in his constituency described his position as “untenable” and urged him to stand down...
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