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NatWest RBS back in profit and restores dividend

RBS and Alison Rose
Alison Rose: ‘good operating performances’ NatWest, parent of Royal Bank of Scotland, has announced a return to profitability and a restoration of its dividend. The bank posted an operating profitRead More

New firm acquired

IT firm North snapped up just months after launch

Glen Williams
Glen Williams: ‘tremendous change’ IT services and solutions provider North has been acquired by mid-market private equity investor, Livingbridge, just eight months after it was formed by specialist investment fundRead More

Vacancies rising

One in six shops empty amid new calls for action

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Shop vacancies on Princes Street (pic: Terry Murden) One in six shops are now vacant in Scotland and shopping centre across the UK are seeing around 20%, or one inRead More

Vacancies soar

Delivery driver shortage most acute in Edinburgh

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DPD has been hiring thousands of drivers (pic: DPD) Edinburgh is suffering the UK’s biggest shortage of delivery drivers as many return to work in the hospitality and retail sector.Read More

Funding for app

Dame Jayne-Anne backed by Wall Street investor

Jayne Anne Gadhia
Jayne-Anne Gadhia: raising funds Former Virgin Money chief Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia is raising £15 million for her money-saving app Snoop from Wall Street investment firm Paulson & Co. John PaulsonRead More

Visit to Scotland

Sunak to press case for union and green jobs

Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is in Scotland today Chancellor Rishi Sunak will make a further case for the union and call for a focus on the green economy during a visit toRead More

Bank acquisition

Lloyds expected to seal £400m deal for Embark

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A deal is expected to be announced Lloyds Banking Group is expected to confirm the £400 million acquisition of Embark, the privately-owned savings and retirement products group, alongside tomorrow’s half-yearRead More

Rules changed

Quarantine dropped for US and EU travel to UK

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Queuing may be eased at airports Travellers from the EU and US who are fully-vaccinated will no longer need to quarantine on arrival in the UK after ministers today agreedRead More

Takeover doubts

Morrisons’ biggest investor ‘not inclined to back bid’

Morrisons
The supermarket chain’s shareholders are due to vote on a takeover offer Morrisons’ future was thrown in doubt yesterday after its biggest shareholder said it will not support the £6.3Read More

Key milestone

World’s most powerful tidal device generates power

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Wave power: the O2 turbine device The most powerful tidal turbine device in the world has connected to the grid in Orkney. Orbital Marine Power’s O2 tidal turbine is anchored inRead More