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Day: 26 August 2020

Lennon blasts want-away stars

Celts count cost of early Champions League exit

Neil Lennon
Neil Lennon: ‘anger and frustration’ (pic: SNS Group) Celtic 1 Ferencvaros 22nd qualifying roundCeltic Park Celtic’s hopes of a lucrative run in the European Champions League were cut embarrassingly shortRead More

Holidays

Why more of us are choosing a holiday on wheels

Motorhome
Pandemic fears are driving sales of motorhomes and caravans, finds JULENA DRUMI

'Setback' to separation

Union tensions rise as Scotland’s deficit balloons

Scottish Parliament Holyrood
Holyrood spending has risen (pic: Terry Murden) Tension over Scotland’s constitution rose further today as new figures showed the deficit now well above the threshold required for it to re-joinRead More

3m jobs at risk

UK to lose £60m a day from collapse in tourism

Asian tourists
It could take years to recover from the absence of foreign tourists (pic: Terry Murden) A collapse in tourism could cost the UK economy £22 billion putting three million jobsRead More

Wednesday Update

DB Live: Gatwick axes 1 in 4 jobs; Breedon tie-up concern

Gatwick airport
4.45pm: London treads water Shares in the FTSE 100 index spent the day treading water ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting tomorrow. The index closed just 8.59 points (0.14%)Read More

Small firms support

Sunak urged to extend Eat Out to Help Out scheme

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Rishi Sunak promoting the scheme in Scotland (pic: Treasury) Small firms are urging the Government to extend the Eat Out To Help Out initiative which has provided a revenue boostRead More