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Valneva vaccine ‘would not have got approval’ – Javid

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The company’s facility at Livingston is being extended Valneva’s Covid-19 vaccine was rejected by the UK Government partly because it would not have gained regulatory approval, according to the HealthRead More

UK 'not ready'

Checks on imports from EU face further delays

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Britain not prepared for imports Post-Brexit checks on food and farming imports to England, Scotland and Wales have been delayed further because of Covid disruption and pressure on global supplyRead More

Spending review

Boris’s Scotland link to Northern Ireland axed

Boris Johnson wanted to boost the union Boris Johnson’s plan to build a tunnel or bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland has been scuppered by the Treasury. The £15bn projectRead More

Ministers accused

Building ferries abroad ‘is hammer blow’ to Scots yards

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Two new ferries will be built overseas Scottish government ministers have been accused of a failure of industrial strategy after it was revealed that two ferries for the islands willRead More

Housing uplift

Springfield reports record profit and revenue

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Innes Smith: ‘excellent year’ Springfield Properties reported its highest ever profit and revenue, substantial reduction in net debt and a strong outlook. The Elgin-based company said it had seen strongRead More

Recycling campaign

Morrisons trials ‘zero waste’ stores in Edinburgh

Morrisons recycling
Targeting waste: new facilities for consumers Morrisons has announced that its six supermarkets in Edinburgh will become “zero waste” stores in a pilot scheme which aims to recycle all packagingRead More

Holyrood vote

Tories urge SNP to declare position on oil and gas

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SNP MSPs will face a vote on the North Sea’s future Scottish Conservatives will call on the SNP to declare its position on the future of the North Sea oilRead More

Marketing move

Intuit acquires Mailchimp in $12bn cash and shares deal

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Small business accounting firm Intuit, whose product suite includes payment management system Quickbooks, is acquiring the email marketing company Mailchimp in a cash-and-shares deal worth about $12 billion. California-based IntuitRead More

Company denies claim

Government cancels Valneva’s £1.3bn Covid contract

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The company denies claim that it is in breach of contract Drugs developer Valneva has been told a deal to supply Covid vaccines has been terminated by the UK governmentRead More

Broadcaster leaves

Neil quits as chairman and presenter of GB News

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Neil will no longer have his own show Andrew Neil has quit as chairman of the fledgling GB News television channel.  The former Sunday Times editor and BBC political presenter,Read More