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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

Energy transition

Electric car shift needs gear change, says SSE chief

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Utility bosses want more electric vehicles Sales of new petrol and diesel cars should be phased out early as part of an acceleration of the green energy, says one ofRead More

Airline rescued

Lufthansa deal sets up UK talks with key carriers

The bailout is Germany’s biggest since the virus crisis began Lufthansa and the German government have agreed a €9 billion (£8bn) bailout as financial deals to prop up the airline industryRead More

Global crash

Hospitality hardest hit as 85% of jobs lost in lockdown

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Pubs and restaurants have been hard hit (pic: Terry Murden) Hospitality businesses have been the hardest hit in the UK job market, losing 85% of jobs over the past 14Read More

Key lockdown deal

Forsyths secures distillery deal in Inner Mongolia

Dave-Valentine and Richard Forsyth
Deal team: David Valentine, Ao Fengting, Richard E Forsyth, Richard Lin Lu Whisky still maker Forsyths has secured a significant lockdown contract between Scotland and China. Materials and minerals groupRead More

Cost saving alarm

Firms slash IT staff despite rise in remote working

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Home working has seen a rise in demand for IT kit More than a third (37%) of companies have made members of their IT staff redundant or placed them onRead More

Stocks rise amid gloom

Wall Street shrugs off worst job figures since Depression

Traders on Wall St (pic: NYSE)
Traders on Wall Street remain bullish Wall Street shrugged off the worst unemployment figures since the Great Depression as representatives from the US and China held talks aimed at reducing tensionsRead More

Reversal seen as 'blip'

Single use plastic on rise as consumers seek protection

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Shoppers have become more reliant on supermarkets Single use plastic has increased as food producers, retailers and consumers seek protection from the deadly coronavirus. Market intelligence firm Wood Mackenzie hasRead More

Talks get under way

US trade deal ‘key to recovery and growth’

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have a good relationship A post-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and US is key to underpinning the recovery and growth, says the British ChambersRead More

Second Scots discovery

Biotech firm ILC unveils Covid treatments

Alan Walker (right)
Alan Walker (pictured right): ‘remarkable discovery‘ A Glasgow-based biotechnology firm has announced the discovery of two treatments for Covid-19 patients before they are put on ventilators. ILC Therapeutics is nowRead More