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Day: 19 April 2020

Finance

Covid-19 spurs calls to unlock value in assets

Neil Mitchinson
Neil Mitchinson: increase in contact In a potential sign of the strain the Covid-19 lockdown is having on the economy, an Edinburgh financial business has seen an increase in theRead More

'Allegations are wrong'

Government issues detailed rebuttal of paper’s claims

Sunday Times virus claims
The newspaper is accused of a series of factual errors Government ministers have mounted a full-blown defence of their handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a rare word-by-word rebuttal ofRead More

Unite urges action

Union calls for Scottish firms to manufacture PPE

Pat Rafferty
Pat Rafferty: ‘national scandal’ (pic: Terry Murden) Unite, the trade union, has urged the Scottish Government to work with companies which can switch operations to produce personal protective equipment (PPE)Read More

As Gove defends Boris...

China sends PPE cargo to help Scots health workers

PPE equipment
Cargo arrives from China A supply of ten million face masks and other essential personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers has arrived in Scotland from China. The cargo whichRead More

Hotel cash pressure

Travelodge in rent talks as Leslau pursues legal action

travelodge-edinburgh
Travelodge in Queen Street, Edinburgh UPDATED 20 April: Hotel chain Travelodge has called in restructuring advisers as it faces a battle with its landlords over rent payments. Lenders to Britain’sRead More