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Campaign axed

John Lewis pulls advert after FCA says it may ‘mislead’

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Boy trashing his home in John Lewis advert Department store chain John Lewis has withdrawn a controversial home insurance advertisement on television that shows a boy deliberately trashing his home.Read More

Governance pledge

Devolved nations to get say over new regional fund

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Peter Wishart: devil in the detail Scotland and the other devolved administrations will be involved in decisions over a new fund that replaces money previously allocated by Brussels, UK governmentRead More

Autumn Budget

Sunak to hail ‘age of optimism’ despite rising costs

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The Chancellor will speak of a new economy Rishi Sunak is expected to promise a “new age of optimism” when he delivers his tax and spending plans on Wednesday despiteRead More

New model

Nuclear building plan shifts financing on to consumer

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Hinkley nuclear power station Britain’s nuclear energy industry could be kickstarted by asking electricity consumers to contribute through their bills to the cost of building new power stations. Under theRead More

Pubs appeal

SLTA revisits call for alcohol duty hike on supermarkets

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Pubs want to see a cut in excise duty A group representing the Scottish licensed trade has revived calls for supermarkets to pay more duty on alcohol in order toRead More

Sovereign absent

Queen will not travel to COP26 on medical advice

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Her Majesty’s address will delivered by video link The Queen will miss the COP26 summit following medical advice not to travel. The 95-year-old sovereign was scheduled to attend a climateRead More

Letter to No 10

PM urged to u-turn on carbon capture decision

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Sir Ian Wood: crucial issues were not considered A group of business leaders have written to the Prime Minister calling on the UK government to reverse its decision to putRead More

Ibrox sadness

Former Rangers manager Walter Smith dies at 73

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Winner: Smith (pic: SNS Group) Former Rangers and Scotland manager Walter Smith has died at the age of 73. Smith, a key figure in Ibrox history, won 10 league titlesRead More

Capital raise

Petrofac raising £200m to pay SFO bribery fine

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Petrofac was fined following SFO investigation Petrofac, the Aberdeen-based oil services company, is raising £200 million ($275m) in a placing and open offer which will pay for its recent fineRead More

Call for change

Sturgeon: ‘wrong to continue drilling for oil and gas’

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Nicola Sturgeon: ‘we must seek fast transition’ First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it would be “fundamentally wrong” to continue exploring for oil and gas in the face of the climateRead More