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Day: 30 December 2015

New Year Honours

Knighthood for McCoy, OBE for BlackCircles founder

Mike Welch
Horse racing champion Tony McCoy and the online tyres retailer Mike Welch, who founded Blackcircles.com, are among those honoured in the New Year Honours list. READ MORE

Oil oversupply weighs on shares

London Stock Exchange
Wed: Oil prices reversed the previous day’s gains on concerns about over supply. Shares in BP, Tullow Oil and Nostrum Oil & Gas  fell back. Brent crude fell 3.2% to $36.61 perRead More

Retailers singled out for criticism

Minister in clash with retail lobby over living wage call

David Lonsdale serious
A Scottish minister and the head of the retail lobby clashed today over calls for employers to pay employees the living wage. READ MORE

Rock band Guns n Roses to reform and play live for first time since 1993

British astronaut Tim Peake will send a message from space to Edinburgh’s Hogmanay street party

UK ministers to meet

Costs delay plan for bottle deposit return scheme

Scottish government plans for a bottle deposit return scheme have been put on hold pending further investigation into the costs ... READ MORE

Half Scots firms say 'no impact' on costs

Small firms still hiring despite national living wage

Alastair Christmas
The new national living wage will not deter small firms from hiring in 2016, despite warnings from business leaders that it will add significantly to costs. READ MORE

Level of tax is wrong, says SWA chief

Scotch plots next tax cut plea as public say duty is unfair

Scotch whisky distillers are making an early plea for a further cut in whisky duty by providing evidence that the public believes the present level of tax is "unfair". READ MORE

Government should not rely on wind

Holyrood urged to embrace nuclear in energy policy

Torness vid
One of Scotland’s foremost energy experts is urging the Scottish government to abandon its reliance on wind and embrace nuclear power. READ MORE

Four-pronged plan for new year

CBI boss urges ministers to back ‘prosperity agenda’

Carolyn Fairbairn
Business leader Carolyn Fairbairn is urging the government to stick to long term economic plan which she says has delivered a platform for further growth. READ MORE