Shell chief forecasts weakening in oil prices as tensions ease
OIL prices will weaken further in the second half of this year as demand reacts to a slowing global economy, while international political tensions ease, Shell chief executive Peter Voser yesterday...
View Article… But, baby, we were born to run
Humans are hardwired through evolution to run – explaining the “runners’ high” after exercise, a study claims.Our hunter-gatherer ancestors were long-distance athletes and may have evolved that way...
View ArticleSteadying food inflation rate set to help shoppers
FOOD prices stabilised last month as the cost of raw materials and crude oil declined, providing some relief to under-pressure consumers.Today’s latest shop price index, published by the British Retail...
View ArticleTemporary staff benefit with Legitas
THOUSANDS of Scottish temporary workers could soon be enjoying benefits associated with a permanent job thanks to a business being launched by Edinburgh-based employment services firm Legitas.The...
View ArticleAllan Massie: No place on the school curriculum for bigotry
PROTECTING our young from extremist opinions means navigating a complex argument about what is acceptable, writes Allan Massie.Some 40 years ago I was tutoring a 19-year-old boy with an Eastern...
View ArticleTom Peterkin: Are cracks opening on the path to referendum for Salmond’s...
FOR Alex Salmond yesterday’s service of thanksgiving for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee offered some respite from what has been a tricky ten-or-so days.The damp squib of a launch of a distinctly light...
View ArticleExercise doesn’t ease depression, say experts
A STUDY into whether physical activity alleviates the symptoms of depression has found there is no benefit.Research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that adding a physical activity...
View ArticleInflation-busting pay deals see FTSE finance chiefs beat £1m mark
THE “shareholder spring” of activism against inflated boardroom pay and bonuses has failed to stop the remuneration of Britain’s blue-chip company finance directors busting the £1 million barrier.The...
View ArticleTelstra in talks with Vodafone
Australian firm Telstra yesterday said it was in discussions about possibly selling TelstraClear, its struggling New Zealand operation, to Vodafone New Zealand, but stressed there was no certainty as...
View ArticleTom Ballantine: Climate is right for Scotland to make amends
TACKLING climate change is fundamentally a matter of justice. The historical responsibility for causing climate change lies with western countries, including Scotland.As we industrialised, we improved...
View ArticleLeaders: The party’s over and it’s time to get back to work
TIME to put away the flags, take down the bunting, and fold up the canvas pavilions. Jubilee jubilations are at an end and, perhaps to slight surprise of even the most cynical, they were, well, quite...
View ArticleStewart Sutherland: We have powers aplenty
ALL THE current talk is of independence, but, as Stewart Sutherland says, Scotland is already far more powerful than it was on that famous Devolution Day – and there is more to come.Did you note a...
View ArticleIain Gray: Question time requires a clever game plan
POLITICIANS playing the jobs’ creation card at Holyrood take a calculated chance, as the First Minister has illustrated recently, writes Iain Gray.As Labour leader you are often asked, “why do you ask...
View ArticleAustere times prove healthy for Gym Group
Budget fitness club operator Gym Group has benefited from the squeeze on consumer spending as it rolls out an “accelerated” growth plan, writes Scott Reid.The firm yesterday said the “low-cost” sector...
View ArticleScots IT sector on the rise as cloud computing firm puts down roots
SCOTLAND’S £4 billion IT industry will receive a boost today when a Swedish “cloud computing” company that lists BAE Systems, the Oslo stock exchange and law firm Pinsent Masons among its clients...
View ArticleChemicals group vows to push for new licence for bracken-control herbicide
Hill farmers faced with the loss of the only effective herbicide to control bracken have been informed that an application for temporary National Emergency Authorisation will be made to allow the use...
View ArticleMorrisons signs deal to get home-bred lamb in stores
Up TO 1,500 Suffolk lambs per week will be bought by supermarket giant Morrisons in the latest of its deals to put branded traditional breeds of meat on its shelves.The deal – announced on the eve of...
View ArticleBlazing a trail: The Olympic Torch in Scotland
THE Olympic Torch arrives in Scotland on Friday. Stuart Bathgate, a torchbearer himself, charts its course north of the Border.For those of us who grew up at a time when the host cities were Mexico...
View ArticleRoad rage? Not anymore, survey reveals
British motorists are becoming more patient and polite, according to a survey.Far from the image of a nation of road-rage drivers, more than a third (34 per cent) of those polled said they smiled at...
View ArticleSmoking pot 20 times riskier than cigarette
A “DANGEROUS” lack of awareness about smoking cannabis could be putting millions of people at risk, a leading charity warned today.Most people (88 per cent) believe smoking cigarettes is worse than...
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