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Standard Life staff move in Phoenix partnership with Tata

Standard Life house
Standard Life house now home to Phoenix A number of former Standard Life employees will be transferred to a second employer in quick succession after a new deal between PhoenixRead More

Boost for shops

Discounts boost sales as online trading shows sign of peaking

high street shopping at Easter
Shoppers have enjoyed discounts Deep discounting helped Scottish shops enjoy a bounce in sales and footfall and a potential return to growth. Total sales increased by 1% compared to OctoberRead More

Call for power shift

SSE urges parties to step up plans for renewable energy

Berry Burn wind
Wind farms ‘need more backing’ Energy firm SSE has called on political leaders to put renewable power at the forefront of plans to tackle climate change. Alistair Phillips-Davies, chief executive,Read More

Pubs boss tirade

Wetherspoon boss Martin turns fire on City regulators

Tim Martin
Tim Martin: system is ‘up the spout’ Tim Martin, chairman of pubs chain J D Wetherspoon has called for an overhaul of the corporate governance code which he blames forRead More

Jobless figures

Number in work shows biggest fall for four years

Jamie Hepburn
Jamie Hepburn: Brexit uncertainty The number of people in work across the UK has shown its biggest fall in four years with the number of Scots in jobs, falling byRead More

New role for funds veteran

Gilbert confirmed as chairman of digital bank Revolut

Martin Gilbert
Martin Gilbert: linked to job since summer (pic: Terry Murden) Digital bank Revolut has confirmed the appointment of fund management veteran Martin Gilbert as its chairman. Mr Gilbert, 64, isRead More

Election campaign

Farage boost for Boris in pledge not to fight Tory seats

Nigel Farage at Edinburgh rally
Pointing to the future: Nigel Farage made an election pledge (pic: Terry Murden) Nigel Farage today handed Boris Johnson a huge election boost by declaring that the Brexit Party will notRead More

Output marginally higher

‘Come back kid’ construction helps UK avoid recession

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Construction is the ‘come back kid’ says one analyst Britain avoided recession with a 0.3% growth in output in the third quarter of the year, latest official figures show. ThisRead More

Deal agreed

China’s Jingye secures future of British Steel with £1.2bn pledge

British Steel
British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant may be saved Thousands of workers at British Steel were told that a takeover deal has been agreed with China’s Jingye Group amid concern over howRead More

'Fake news' says Labour

Tories and Labour clash over Corbyn’s £1.2 trn spending plan

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid: ‘Now is the time for responsible investment’ A row erupted this weekend over Labour’s spending commitments which Shadow Chancellor Sajid Javid said would leave the UK “on theRead More