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Day: 21 July 2017

Health and wellbeing

Getting a measure of an employee’s fitness for work

Iain Bell
What if a company measured and tracked the health and well-being of its staff to ensure they were getting the best possible performance out of them? A Scottish businessman believesRead More

Latest Scottish legal merger

Maclays acquired by global law firm Dentons

Kenneth Shand
Scottish law firm Maclay Murray & Spens announced today that it is being acquired by the world's largest legal practice.

Tourists suffer injuries

Two die after earthquake hits Greek island

Damage in Kos
Two people have died after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea..

Speculation over housebuilder

Miller Homes said to be in £600m takeover talks

Miller Homes
Miller Homes is believed to be in talks over a takeover deal..

Slowdown produces lower tax take

LBTT fall points to decline in commercial property

Quartermile 3
Tax revenue through the land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) is down by almost a third on last year,..

Improving outlook on insolvencies

Fewer failures as firms adjust to new climate

Blair Nimmo
The number of businesses failing in Scotland fell significantly ..

As I See It

Power giants being cut down to size

Energy companies are seeing customers flee to other suppliers. Terry Murden says this is not a blip...

Senior figure in Scots law

Scottish legal ‘giant’ Lord McCluskey dies at 88

Lord McCluskey
One of the giants of Scottish law and Labour peer, Lord McCluskey, has died...

Decisions could be made 'in the dark'

Immigration being managed on ‘unreliable’ data

Lord Forsyth
The Government will struggle to take control of immigration post-Brexit ...

The Open Championship

Scots duo keep tabs on US leaders

Richie Ramsay
Scotland’s Martin Laird and Richie Ramsay will be hoping to close the gap at the top of Open leaderboard when the second round tees off at Royal Birkdale. The pairRead More