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Day: 11 August 2020

Statement under review

Sunak may ditch autumn budget over new Covid wave

Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is said to be weighing options Chancellor Rishi Sunak may postpone his planned autumn budget if Britain is hit by a big second wave of the coronavirus. WhileRead More

Grades reversed

Swinney faces confidence vote despite exams u-turn

John Swinney delivers Budget
John Swinney: apology John Swinney, the Education Secretary, still faces a no confidence vote on Thursday despite apologising for the school grades fiasco and cancelling the results of those pupilsRead More

Temporary closure

Queenferry Crossing to shut for sensor testing

Queensferry Crossing
Bridge repairs this weekend The Queensferry Crossing will partially close overnight this weekend to allow for the final calibration of sensors on the bridge. Traffic management will be put inRead More

Expansion to Middle East

Digital time capsule Miigen acquires estate planner

Older-person
The platform is aimed at older adults Miigen, the “digital time capsule” for older adults, has acquired a platform for handling of a person’s estate. The deal for Mii-VAULT comesRead More

Tory Shadow Cabinet

Fraser takes finance, Golden retains economy in Ross team

Murdo Fraser: new Shadow Finance Secretary (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has announced his first Shadow Cabinet team with Murdo Fraser taking the finance portfolio from DonaldRead More

Red card warning to football

Angry Sturgeon halts Celtic and Dons games over Covid breach

Disregard: Bolingoli came on as a sub at Kilmarnock (pic: SNS Group) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that Celtic and Aberdeen will not play their scheduled Premiership games thisRead More

New policies demanded

Call for support to save women-led enterprises

Anne Meikle
Anne Meikle: ‘women are deprived of vital support’ Government support for the economy has failed to recognise the additional impact that the lockdown has had on women who face losingRead More

Key milestone

Ferry moves to dry dock in step towards completion

Glen Sannox
The ferry in dry dock Work has resumed towards completing the two controversial part-built ferries in Port Glasgow. MV Glen Sannox, the first of two dual-fuel vessels being built atRead More

As NZ sees first cases in 102 days...

Brits’ holiday plans hit by closures on the Med

Crete is among the islands affected British holidaymakers heading to the Mediterranean will find their options limited after the authorities in Greece ordered a night curfew for restaurants and barsRead More

Tuesday Updates

DB Live: Frasers delays FY figures; jobs data; Heathrow; Petrofac

House of Fraser Glasgow
7pm: Frasers delays results Frasers Group, formerly Sports Direct, has delayed the release of its full-year results. In a statement released after the market closed, the Mike Ashley-controlled company saidRead More