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Funding delay claim

Ministers facing calls to get money to firms

Douglas Ross at Norbord
Douglas Ross: ‘support has been so excruciatingly slow’ Pressure is growing on the Scottish government to get badly-needed funds to struggling businesses. Ministers will today announce that a new£1,500 fundRead More

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Biden priced in; GDP shrinks; Petrofac inquiry latest

Joe Biden
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATE 5.30pm: Borders closed Boris Johnson has announced that anyone arriving in the UK from next week will need to have tested negative for coronavirus  Full storyRead More

Call for new support

Furlough providing a ‘mask’ for threats to economy

Tim Allan: ‘always darkest before dawn’ First signs of a return to confidence in “the most challenging year in living memory” could not conceal underlying and long term threats toRead More

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Tesco record Christmas; Primark warns of £1bn sales loss

Tesco
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: Biden bids up market The FTSE 100 index snapped its losing streak to close up 56.44 points, or 0.8%, at 6,801.96 as traders look aheadRead More

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STV Studios expecting ‘best year yet’; Persimmon; Hut; ASOS

Simon Pitts
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: London continues losing streak The FTSE 100 continued the week’s losing streak as shares in Persimmon, Just Eat Takeaway.com and oil majors closed in theRead More

Covid tightening

Spa expects to lose early summer in tighter lockdown

Stobo Castle spa
In the swim: Stobo has pushed back its plan to reopen (pic: Terry Murden) Scotland’s tourism bosses fear they may have to remain closed until the early part of theRead More

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Airport ‘liquid’; Wood secures China deal; Kingfisher upbeat

Glasgow Airport
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: London lower The FTSE 100 quickly gave up its small opening gain as virus worries continued to weigh. The index closed 44.37 points lower atRead More

Data reveals decline in Scottish business activity

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Twitter falls in Trump scare; Dr Martens plans IPO

Dr Martens
4.30pm: London closes lower Worries over tighter lockdown rules saw the FTSE 100 close in negative territory for the first time this year. The index ended the session 74.78 pointsRead More

More support demanded

250,000 small business owners say they may close

Mike Cherry
Mike Cherry: cost to local communities More than 250,000 small business owners are planning to close their firms this year unless they get more help from the government. The FederationRead More