Business briefs: Three year recovery on horizon for Scots businesses
MORE than a third of Scottish firms believe the economy will take at least three years to recover, according to Bibby Financial Services Scotland.The invoice finance specialist’s quarterly business...
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy: Disruption to US flights could go into next week
TRANSATLANTIC flights could be disrupted by up to a week because of the scale of the travel chaos caused by the storm, passengers have been warned.Direct flights between Scotland and New York will not...
View ArticleGiant Loch Lochy hydro plan gets go-ahead from council
A NEW £800 million hydro electric scheme capable of powering one million homes has cleared a major hurdle after being given the backing of Highland councillors.SSE’s controversial Coire Glas proposal...
View ArticleTwo Scots proposals up for carbon capture prize
TWO Scottish proposals are shortlisted in a £1 billion carbon capture and storage competition run by the UK government, it was announced yesterday.The Captain Clean Energy Project, at Grangemouth,...
View ArticleFirst Minister misled no-one, says Henry McLeish
Former first minister Henry McLeish said Alex Salmond has not misled voters about not taking legal advice on an independent Scotland joining the European Union.In a television interview last night Mr...
View ArticleStroke risk reduced by two servings of oily fish
EATING two portions of oily fish a week could help ward off a stroke, research suggests.Scientists have found that eating two helpings of oily fish – such as salmon, trout, mackerel, kippers or...
View ArticleDementia is on the increase
HALF of Scotland’s care home residents now have dementia – 22 per cent more than in 2003.Experts say the increase is down to people living longer and better diagnosis of a condition that affects a...
View ArticleScots record number of cancer cases
CANCER rates in Scotland have reached record levels – with more than 3,000 additional cases a year than a decade ago.But latest figures also show an increase in survival rates, with 12 per cent fewer...
View ArticleGP endorses contentious death care
THE CONTROVERSIAL method of withholding food and drink from terminally ill people to quicken death has “transformed” end-of-life care, a Scottish GP claims.The Liverpool Care Pathway enables people to...
View ArticleFoot rot fears grow following wet summer
Sheep farmers attending an on farm event in Glen Lethnot yesterday will have already realised that this past summer had not been a good one for the health of their animals but they might have been...
View ArticleThe Scotsman cartoon - 31/10/2012
Alex Salmond casts an envious glance over the Atlantic as the EU legal advice furore threatens to sink the First MinisterIllustration by Iain Green
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
WELCOME to scotsman.com’s Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. BANKINGHBOS corporate bankers ‘showed few...
View ArticleStagecoach buys Wigan bus business from FirstGroup for £12m
TRANSPORT giant FirstGroup ploughed ahead with its £100 million asset disposal programme today by selling its bus business in Wigan to Stagecoach for £12m, raising eyebrows in the City.The...
View ArticleEdinburgh-based Rockstar North announce Grand Theft Auto V release
THE Scottish company behind Grand Theft Auto, one of the world’s most popoular and controversial video game franchises, has revealed that a new game will be released in spring next year.Grand Theft...
View ArticleBarclays faces fresh US fines and inquiries amid £47m quarterly loss
BARCLAYS chief executive Antony Jenkins faces further hurdles in rebuilding the beleaguered bank’s reputation following revelations of fresh fines and investigations in the United States.The bank’s...
View ArticleIrn Bru maker given ‘surprise’ deadline extension for takeover talks
ANALYSTS today raised questions about the complexity of Irn Bru-maker AG Barr’s proposed merger with Pepsi bottler Britvic after the Takeover Panel gave the pair a “surprise” second three-week...
View ArticleNext raises profit guidance
High street giant Next raised its full-year profit hopes today but disappointed investors with a worse-than-expected performance from its powerhouse online business.The fashion and homewares chain,...
View ArticleStandard Life sales fall but new pension rules offer hope
STANDARD Life has revealed a fall in new business as sales of its corporate schemes were hit by companies putting their plans on hold ahead of a shake-up in pension provision.The life and pensions...
View ArticleGig review: Amy MacDonald, ABC, Glasgow
What does Amy Macdonald think when she looks out at her audience – and at this first of two sold out homecoming shows, that’s a lot of faces – and sees a room full of fans who are mostly old enough to...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: Loch Vaa, near Aviemore
During a forest walk in Speyside Tor Sodergren came across the Boathouse at the idyllic Loch Vaa, not far from Aviemore{http://www.facebook.com/#!/scotsmanonline|View more images of Scotland on our...
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