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Day: 2 December 2020

Government defeated

SNP ministers condemned over BiFab ‘failure’

Alex Rowley
Alex Rowley: ‘this vote is a wake-up call’ (pic: Terry Murden) Just days after the SNP committed its future to a green jobs revolution, the party of government was dealtRead More

Medical breakthrough

£26m+ for spin-out behind new liver treatment

liver research
Breakthrough may replace need for transplants Advanced liver damage could be treated and repaired instead of requiring a transplant thanks to a University of Edinburgh spinout company. Resolution Therapeutics isRead More

Interest in platform

Nucleus in takeover talks with potential buyers

David Ferguson
David Ferguson: founder and chief executive Nucleus, the Scotland-based financial wrap platform, has confirmed it is in takeover talks with a number of potential buyers. It has received separate proposalsRead More

'Hundreds of jobs'

Chinese investor backs £800m green energy park

Gen Cannibal
Gen Cannibal: ‘showcasing Scotland’ Plans have been unveiled for a China-backed £800 million renewable energy park in the north east of Scotland with the capacity to power tens of thousandsRead More

Daily Business Live

Sharma demands Arcadia answers; Bonmarche collapses

REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: Santa rally builds The FTSE 100 continued the nascent Santa rally, building on yesterday’s 188 point rise to add a further 78.66 points (1.23%) toRead More

£60m for Holyrood

Tesco to repay £585m business rates relief

Tesco
The supermarket chain said it was ‘immensely grateful’ Tesco is to repay the UK Government and the devolved administrations the £585m of business rates relief received in respect of theRead More

Regulatory approval

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccination may start next week

Pfizer covid drug
Vaccination could start next week The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been approved by UK regulators, paving the way for a roll out from early next week, according to UK health ministerRead More

Trade proposal

Barclay urges McKee to rethink freeports rejection

Stephen Barclay
Stephen Barclay: ‘freeports can benefit the people of Scotland’ Pressure is mounting on the Scottish government to open bids for freeports as it emerges that a Treasury minister has writtenRead More

Leadership

Making mistakes can be a sobering experience

Pink IPA
BrewDog co-founder James Watt has listed his 10 biggest mistakes as a lesson for other business leaders

Distiller investing

US tariffs a factor as Speymalt whisky sales fall

Ewen Mackintosh
Ewen Mackintosh: ‘building for the future’ Speymalt Whisky Distributors, which trades as Gordon & MacPhail, has blamed US tariffs on single malts as well as Brexit uncertainty and the impactRead More