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Day: 24 October 2019

Europa League

Rangers and Celtic prove they can mix it with Europe’s best

Winning feeling: Jullien and Christie celebrate (pic: SNS Group) FC Porto 1 Rangers 1Estadio do Dragao Celtic 2 Lazio 1Celtic Park Celtic and Rangers showed they have what it takesRead More

PM demands vote

Johnson wants general election on 12 December

Prime Minister is calling for election UPDATED Fri 25th: Boris Johnson has given up on the 31 October deadline for leaving the EU but is fighting resistance to his demandRead More

Highest price at auction

Rare Macallan whisky sells for record £1.5 million

Macallan record sale
A rare bottle of The Macallan 60 year old from 1926 has sold at auction for a record-breaking £1.5 million. The bottle was offered for sale by an American privateRead More

Calls to resign as MSP

Davidson in conflict of interest row over PR role

Ruth Davidson announcing her resignation as Tory leader (pic: Terry Murden) Former Scottish Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson is at the centre of a conflict of interest dispute after sheRead More

Whisky acquisition

Douglas Laing moves into distilling with Strathearn deal

Strathearn whisky
Brands joining the Laing portfolio Independent whisky bottler Douglas Laing & Co has made its first move into distilling with the acquisition of single malt producer Strathearn Distillery. Douglas LaingRead More

Ready for challenges

Fordyce takes role as interim head of Seafood Scotland

Donna Fordyce has been appointed the interim head of Seafood Scotland, the national trade marketing body for the Scottish seafood industry, replacing Patrick Hughes. Since October 2017, Ms Fordyce hasRead More

Market inquiry

Competition watchdog likely to probe Ovo’s deal with SSE

electricity
Power switch: Ovo is acquiring retail customers Competition watchdog the CMA is considering an investigation into Ovo Energy’s acquisition of rival SSE’s retail business. Ovo last month announced the £500m dealRead More

£20m improvements plan

Airport to improve access and move taxi rank to end conflicts

Taxi-rank-at-Airport
The new taxi rank Edinburgh Airport has announced further details of a £20 million programme to ease congestion and resolve conflicts between taxi and private hire firms. The plan willRead More

Technology

How to reduce the risk of a cyber attack

cybercrime
Adopting new technologies and devices runs the risk of increasing the cyber-attack surface of a business. With that said, acting with a certain amount of caution will pay off.

Impact on bottom line

£900m PPI claims see Royal Bank of Scotland swing to loss

RBS branch
PPI has hit profits at RBS Royal Bank of Scotland slumped to an attributable loss of £315 million for the third quarter compared to a £448m profit for the sameRead More