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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 Gillet madeRead 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

Virus hopes

Fife Covid drug developer raises £4m for further tests

Nasal spray
Tests are being carried out on the drug A Fife medical company has raised £4 million to allow the clinical development of Neumifil, an antiviral drug to tackle the coronavirus. TheRead More

Setback for Sunak

Quarter of firms ‘will struggle’ with furlough pay

Malcolm Cannon
Malcolm Cannon: ‘when the support ends in August, jobs will be lost’ A quarter of businesses using the Job Retention Scheme say they will struggle to contribute to furloughed workers’Read More

As Scotland marks big year...

Third of foreign investments under review amid Covid crisis

Berry Burn wind
Norwegian firm Statkraft became owner of Berry Burn windfarm after buying Airvolution More than a third of foreign investors are reviewing their investment plans in the light of the Covid-19Read More

Grilling by MPs

Defiant Johnson says ‘time to move on’ in Cummings row

The Prime Minister said he ‘understood people’s feelings’ Boris Johnson today defied further calls for him to sack his chief adviser Dominic Cummings, saying the country wanted to “move on”.Read More

SNP calls for delay

Johnson urged to accept Barnier’s Brexit offer

Michel Barnier
Michel Barnier: ‘open to an extension’ EU negotiator Michael Barnier has stated that the European Union remains open to extending the Brexit transition period as the continent battles with the coronavirusRead More

More help demanded from Hyslop...

Non-EU markets offer hope to food and drink exports

Fine food
Exports are down in the EU but up in some parts of the world Food and drink exports fell by more than £700m (-12.7%) in the first quarter compared toRead More