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Day: 28 May 2020

Part of revised schedule

October date for Scottish Open at Renaissance Club

Renaissance Club
Champion: Wiesberger (pic: SNS Group) East Lothian is set to welcome the world’s best golfers to its shores later this year with the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open rescheduled forRead More

UN talks

New date for COP26 climate summit in Glasgow

SSE Hydro
The talks take place at the SEC (pic: Terry Murden) Climate change talks which were intended to take place in Glasgow in November have been rescheduled for next year. TheRead More

Asset management

Close Brothers add Barr to Edinburgh team

Close Brothers Asset Management has hired Michael Barr as an investment director in Edinburgh. Mr Barr joins as part of its Scottish business growth push following seven years as anRead More

As I See It

Let firms pass a health test and get back to work

Phasing the return to work by sector is holding back those who are already prepared, says TERRY MURDEN

As Scottish clubs await news...

English Premier League to restart in three weeks

Jurgen Klopp
Lead: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp (pic: SNS Group) Updated 29 May: The English Premier league is set to restart in three weeks’ time behind closed doors. Manchester City are dueRead More

Interest from US tycoon

Budge: Hearts need ‘stability’ as takeover bid rejected

Ann Budge
Not selling: Budge (pic: SNS Group) Under pressure Hearts owner Ann Budge has rejected a takeover attempt by US businessman Foster Gillett. The son of former Liverpool owner George GillettRead More

Support from brewer

Belhaven announces rent cut to help 120 pubs

Belhaven
Good news for tied pub landlords Belhaven Pub Partners is slashing rent bills to near-zero for all its tied pubs from 11 June. The 90% concession will remain in placeRead More

Call for extra help

‘New grants needed’ if firms forced to close again

Andrew McRae
Andrew McRae: ‘need for mitigation’ Small firms leaders are calling on government ministers to consider financial support for workplaces that are required to re-close because staff have been in contactRead More

Amid calls for speedier grants...

Plea for earlier opening of self-catering units

Rachael Hamilton
Rachael Hamilton: ‘decision compounds earlier error’ (pic: Terry Murden) Self-catering properties should be allowed to reopen earlier than the government currently allows, say the Scottish Tories. Rachael Hamilton, Conservative shadowRead More

Thursday update

DB Live: easyJet jobs axe; Daily Mail slips; markets up

Easyjet
4.45pm: London close Encouraging indications of a return to work helped push the market to its highest since before the lockdown. The FTSE 100 closed 74.54 points (1.21%) higher atRead More