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Day: 30 October 2020

Economy facing new crisis

Johnson may order national lockdown next week

Boris Johnson
The Prime Minister is facing pressure from scientists Boris Johnson could announce a new national lockdown for England next week, according to government sources, after his scientific advisers told himRead More

Friday Update

DB Live: Aegean earthquake leaves 17 dead, 700 injured

REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 10pm: Turkey and Greece bit by earthquake At least 17 people are believed to have died and more than 700 left injured after a powerful earthquakeRead More

Second biggest penalty

Marriott Hotels fined £18.4m for breach of privacy rules

turnberry vid clip
Trump Turnberry signed a deal with Starwood Hotel group Marriott International has been fined £18.4 million for breaches to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that affected millions of customersRead More

Scottish Home Awards

Cala takes top prize as home builders celebrate success

Cala waterfront Leith
Artist’s impression of Cala’s development in Leith The best of Scotland’s new-build housing was celebrated as part of a digital broadcast with winners revealed in the country’s largest independent awardsRead More

CEO declares 'resilience'

NatWest RBS to pay dividend ‘as soon as possible’

RBS Gogarburn
NatWest RBS’s Gogarburn HQ (pic: Terry Murden) NatWest RBS has reported a return to profit for the third quarter as chief executive Alison Rose hailed the resilience of the underlyingRead More

As new levels announced...

Calls for talks with Sturgeon as hospitality anger grows

Cockburn Street Edinburgh pubs
Pubs continue to take the brunt of the restrictions (pic: Terry Murden) Businesses are demanding urgent talks with Nicola Sturgeon amid growing frustration at a lack of consultation and guaranteesRead More

£2.4bn in lost sales

One in seven shops empty as rates decision due

empty shops in Glasgow
More shops stand empty (pic: Terry Murden) One in every seven retail premises now stands empty in Scotland as the shop vacancy rate spiked to its highest level in fiveRead More

Guinness Six Nations Championship

Scots have point to prove to Welsh coach Gatland

Leading role: Stuart Hogg (pic: SNS Group) The last time Warren Gatland named his British and Irish Lions squad, just two Scotland players made the cut. Tommy Seymour and StuartRead More