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Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:27:00 +0000
Ofcom revokes broadcast licence for Kremlin-backed station RT
The broadcast regulator has removed the licence for Russian channel RT.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:25:40 +0000
P&O Ferries: Politicians and unions hit out after firm gets £15m in Covid subsidies
P&O Ferries has made 800 seafaring staff immediately redundant over Zoom in a fire and rehire move – after receiving more than £15 million in public subsidies to support jobs and services during the pandemic.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:20:00 +0000
P&O sacks 800 staff after receiving over £15m of public money support in a year
P&O Ferries has made 800 seafaring staff immediately redundant over Zoom in a fire and rehire move - after receiving more than £15m in public money subsidies to support jobs and services during Covid.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Funding boost for Aberdeen life sciences BioHub
A NEW incubator to grow life sciences businesses bidding to bring new treatments and drugs to market has hailed a £2 million funding boost.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Volatility undermines markets as war threatens financial recovery
In the second of a two-part series, Kristy Dorsey looks at how markets have reacted to events in Ukraine  

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Statkraft green grid to cut consumer energy costs
A GREENER grid technology project which will increase the amount of renewable energy delivered via the national grid network and reduce energy costs for the consumer has switched on in Scotland.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
National insurance rise: Tories hell-bent on making same mistake: Ian McConnell
FROM the moment Boris Johnson opened his mouth

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
College in fresh transparency row over 'stalled' report after misconduct claims
A college is at the centre of a fresh row after it was accused of stalling the release of a report into misconduct allegations.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Time will tell whether the economics of conflict will be repeated in Ukraine
Comment By James Klempster  

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:30:36 +0000
Ofcom revokes broadcast licence of Russia's RT in the UK
Ofcom has revoked the broadcast licence of Russian broadcaster RT with immediate effect on Friday morning.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:43:36 +0000
Ukraine: Russian missiles hit western city Lviv
A city in western Ukraine has been targeted by Russian missiles on Friday - hitting a building near Lviv's airport.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
National Express reignites battle for Scottish bus giant
By Scott Wright

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Scottish Tories call for pre-hab' clinics to keep patients fit for surgery
PATIENTS waiting for operations would be prescribed tailored exercise plans or physiotherapy under proposals for "pre-habilitation" clinics set to be unveiled by the Tories today.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Harbour and Neptune to bring North Sea finds into production
TWO leading North Sea-focused firms have generated $3.3 billion (£2.5bn) cash in total from their operations in the latest year as one warned it expected gas prices to remain at very high levels for some time amid the war in Ukraine.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Glasgow training firm given to its staff
By Scott Wright

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Swedish firm swoops for fast-growing Ayrshire education platform
By Scott Wright

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Letters: If it’s OK to kill bin Laden, why not Putin?
THE daily scenes from Ukraine are absolutely heart-rending. Since Russia invaded this sovereign nation three weeks ago, it has repeatedly and indiscriminately bombed it from the air and from the ground on a daily basis.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000
Agenda: A positive step towards a safer online experience
By Matthew Peake

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0000
The Diary: Bottled up emotions
Bottled up emotions

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Camley's Cartoon: P&O sacks 800 staff
Our cartoonist Steven Camley on P&O's sacking of 800 staff

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0000
Issue of the day: Stopping the clocks in the USA
IT is not long now till the clocks go forward in a practice that has been a part of civilisation in some form since ancient times, but in America, changing the clocks looks set to become a thing of the past.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0000
Rebecca McQuillan: I got an air heat pump fitted. I'm so glad I did as cost of living soars
WHEN we made the decision to install an air source heat pump, we bought a standalone electric room heater so we wouldn’t be cold.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0000
House of Commons has an honesty problem – and that undermines democracy
IN A heated session of parliament on the 31st of January, Ian Blackford was effectively thrown out of the chamber for stating that Boris Johnson had lied to MPs. Speaker of the House Lindsay Hoyle requested several times that Mr Blackford, the SNP We...

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0000
Douglas Ross accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over financial transparency proposal
He said the intention was to end SNP “secrecy” and let taxpayers see how their money was being spent.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:01:00 +0000
Wordle 272 March 18: Wordle word hints and today's answer
Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:10:09 +0000
P&O Ferries services cancelled for days - what we know
P&O Ferries has urged people to avoid travel if it is "not essential" after suspending services for several days.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:58:02 +0000
FMQs Recap: Sturgeon pressed over 'soft touch justice' policies
Nicola Sturgeon will answer questions at First Minister's Questions

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:53:25 +0000
Hibs charity Dnipro Kids triumph as 48 Ukrainian orphans get green light to come to Scotland
A GROUP of orphans evacuated from Ukraine with the help of a Hibs supporters charity have been given permission to come to Scotland.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:48:17 +0000
Green minister criticised in debate for riding bare-headed
Patrick Harvie has defended not wearing a helmet when cycling, saying the evidence did not support making them mandatory.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:47:23 +0000
'National scandal': Minister fuming over P&O 'thugs' treatment of 800 axed workers
A UK Government minister has told MPs of his fury over travel company P&O's treatment of its staff.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:23:54 +0000
'National scandal': P&O suspends Scots services for up to ten days after 800 staff are fired by Zoom
P&O's Scottish services are to be shut down for at least a week, as 800 crew were made redundant on a pre-recorded Zoom video.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:39:17 +0000
Ben Wallace slams 'desperate' Russian tactics after call from Ukrainian PM impersonator
The Defence Secretary has hit out at Russian "dirty tricks" after receiving a phonecall from an “imposter” claiming to be the Ukrainian Prime Minister.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:11:26 +0000
Scottish Greens delete podcast featuring Tim Rideout after SNP suspension
THE SCOTTISH Greens have deleted a podcast featuring a self-styled currency expert after he was suspended by the SNP.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:56:19 +0000
Scottish ministers say 'no rationale' for Muriel Gray's BBC appointment
SCOTTISH Culture minister Angus Robertson clashed with Nadine Dorries over the appointment of Muriel Gray to the board of the BBC, newly published correspondence has revealed.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:27:42 +0000
Glasgow: TRUCONNECT acquires Elf at Work
A Glasgow-based company has hailed the acquisition of double Olympic gold champion Dame Kelly Holmes’ employee wellbeing platform Elf at Work.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:10:40 +0000
First Minister accused of hypocrisy over automatic early release of prisoners
Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of hypocrisy after she refused to rule out the automatic early release of prisoners, despite previously promising to do so.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:25:53 +0000
Ukrainian MPs say Russians raping and executing pensioners as they call for M&S to boycott Russia
A GROUP of Ukrainian MPs have told of how their citizens are being raped and executed by Russian soldiers in some of the worst-hit areas of the country.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:58:17 +0000
Paisley Royal Alexandra Infirmary fire: Pictures show devastating aftermath
SHOCKING pictures show the devastating aftermath of an inferno that ripped through a former hospital in Paisley last night.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:57:49 +0000
Ukraine crisis: Glasgow aid charity rescues 2000 refugees
A Scottish aid charity has begun an operation to help evacuate 2000 women and children from war torn Ukraine.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:14:44 +0000
House of Lords 'sets record straight' after 'fast asleep' accusations
A peer accused of falling asleep in Parliament has insisted he was just listening with his "ear against the speaker".

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:49:57 +0000
Nicola Sturgeon urged to 'root out' SNP racism after Dr Tim Rideout's Priti Patel comments
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has promised to “root out and condemn toxic racist political discourse” in her party after the SNP was forced to suspend a prominent policy adviser for saying Priti Patel should be "sent back to Uganda".

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:43:10 +0000
To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies aged 85
To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles has died from cancer at the age of 85.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:40:58 +0000
Nicola Sturgeon warned over mental health pressures ahead of Ukrainian refugee arrivals
NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of having “failed a generation of Scottish children” as the First Minister was pressed over Ukrainian refugees potentially struggling to access under-pressure mental health services.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:59:49 +0000
Douglas Ross loses voice on eve of Scottish Tory party conference
SCOTTISH Conservative leader Douglas Ross is to miss this afternoon’s First Minister’s Questions as “his throat has seized up”.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:47:03 +0000
Acquisition of key development site underlines 'confidence' in Glasgow city centre
Property investment and development company CEG has acquired 33 Cadogan Street in the heart of the central business district of Glasgow.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:49:27 +0000
Ex SNP presiding officer Tricia Marwick claims St Andrews University is 'anti-Scottish'
A FORMER SNP MSP and Holyrood presiding officer has been criticised for claiming St Andrews University students are “poor souls who failed to get into Oxbridge” and “anti-Scottish”.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:56:42 +0000
Covid Scotland: Top hotspots as cases rise across country
Scotland's Covid-19 cases have risen significantly amid a rapid spread of a sub-variant of the virus.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:08:28 +0000
Glasgow: Deanestor wins £3m Holland Park fit-out
Deanestor, the Dunfermline-based furniture and fit-out specialist, has hailed a £3.1m contract to manufacture and install kitchens and wardrobes for a new £80m build-to-rent neighbourhood in Glasgow developed by Moda Living.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:47:16 +0000
P&O cancels Scots services as it fires 800 staff and are 'replaced by foreign labour'
P&O Ferries have cancelled all services as scores of drivers were 'turned away' at its major Scottish port amidst concerns it has in financial difficulty.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:37:22 +0000
National Express hits back in Stagecoach takeover battle
NATIONAL Express has fired a new salvo in the ongoing takeover battle for Stagecoach, declaring this morning that its offer represents a “superior value creation opportunity” to the proposal tabled by DWS Infrastructure.



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