FLAT on the outside, flat on the inside. That was the impression of many delegates rattling around the vast Event Complex in Aberdeen, where the view of helicopters from the nearby airport was more diverting than the SNP's overstretched three day con...

The bank has been forced to step in for a second day running to boost its bond-buying scheme.

The Office for National Statistics has released its latest report.

The Scottish government and the UK one will make their cases before a panel of five judges.

INTEREST rates on typical two and five-year fixed rate mortgages have hit their highest for a decade.

THE POST Office has revealed record amounts of cash withdrawals and deposits against a backdrop of ongoing bank branch closures and the cost of living crisis.

FIVE CalMac lifeline ferries were out of service on Monday in a new wave of faults which has caused disruption to state-controlled services.

Roxy Music

WITH the UK Government reportedly preparing to cap the revenues generated by renewables firms, a Scottish giant has underlined how much money firms are making in the sector while highlighting the risks involved in relying on wind farms and the like.

WELL, hasn't that been a useful exercise?

SCOTTISH fashion chain Quiz has warned that the cost of living crisis is weighing heavy on shopper confidence just as sales return in the wake of the pandemic.

MORRISONS is set to sell 28 McColl’s stores including one in Scotland as part its proposal to take over the convenience store group.

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By Ian McConnell

Cloud computing and connectivity provider Beeks Financial has signed two significant multi-year contracts that the company says will underpin revenue growth going forward.

A SEXUAL health medic previously sanctioned for taking illicit pictures of vulnerable patients at an addiction clinic in Glasgow is now being investigated over allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards six patients in Argyll.

By Ian McConnell

Troubled fashion and lifestyle retailer Joules has admitted it may have to enter a special form of insolvency as it seeks to turn around its fortunes in the face of weakening consumer demand.

BACK in 1997, one of my first foreign assignments was to Russia. The country was in tatters, dislocated after the fall of communism and lost in a Weimar Republic-style no-man’s land, stumbling through democracy.

NICOLA Sturgeon’s politics have always been about calculation. Her guiding star is the next day’s headline, which has served her well even if few are ever delivered on.

KEZIA Dugdale thinks that Labour can take up to a dozen seats from the SNP in the next General Election. It is key to her forecast that the Supreme Court case on the powers of Holyrood to hold a referendum will be won by Westminster, and that in the ...

Farming

WHAT is really going on with the British economy during this current financial crisis, and how could Scottish independence be a solution?

The owners of a former youth hostel named Scotland's best hotel have said they are still "reeling" from the surprise nomination and award.

Close shave

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on 'detest' row October 11 2022

The public spending watchdog is to investigate the government’s £120m “festival of Brexit.”

THE UK Government will need to make more than £60 billion worth of “painful spending cuts” to get public finances under control after last month’s mini-budget.

Described as a game for 'cinephiles and casual movie watchers alike' it is inspired by the worldwide popular guessing games. 

A string of peers voiced their concerns in the Lords as Prime Minister Liz Truss faced mounting pressure to raise benefits in line with inflation

If you have tried and loved Wordle, Quordle should be your next go-to brain teaser.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

By Ian McConnell

University Challenge

PENT-UP demand for quality office space in Edinburgh led to a resurgence of take-up in the third quarter, new analysis has shown.

NICOLA Sturgeon has doubled crucial bridging payments to some the country’s poorest families – handing them a £260 boost before Christmas.

NEW producers have been announced for Edinburgh’s Christmas under an “emergency contract award”.

Scotland's new National Care Service (NCS) may cost up to £1.3 billion to deliver over the next five years but the cost could "change considerably", a Holyrood briefing on the SNP's flagship policy has said.

Environmental protesters from Scotland have been arrested after blocking The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace in a demonstration against new fossil fuel licences.

HOLYROOD'S presiding officer has been asked to intervene to stop "hate" in Scottish politics after Nicola Sturgeon said she detested the Conservatives.

SCOTLAND’S long-delayed energy strategy will tackle when demand for oil and gas will end, the SNP’s Just Transition Minister has confirmed.

SNP activists have backed plans to bring “Scotland in line with the rest of Europe” and delay the formal school age to six-years old and introduce free kindergarten for all children aged three to six.

LEGISLATION to introduce assisted dying will be introduced into Holyrood after the MSP behind the bid gained sufficient support for his plans.

The Two-Headed Whale

LABOUR can take up to 12 seats in the general election won by the SNP in the 2019 poll, according to Kezia Dugdale.

FASHION chain Quiz has posted a significant rise in half-year sales.

A pay offer was rejected last week.

SCOTLAND'S most notorious road remains shut - a week after it closed for safety reasons because of the threat of landslips.

Any event that comes with a limitless supply of free drams deserves to succeed...

The First Minister stated over the weekend that she "detests" the Tories and "everything they stand for".