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FM grilled on Salmond

Sturgeon: ‘I’m clear, I did not mislead parliament’

Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon: will answer questions to inquiry First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon today insisted she did not mislead the Scottish parliament over meetings held with Alex Salmond toRead More

New route

SNP unveils indyref plan ‘beyond legal challenge’

Scottish independence march in Edinburgh
SNP supporters will hear about the new plan (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish government constitution spokesman Michael Russell is to set out the route to holding another referendum on independence thatRead More

'Green port' proposal

McKee accused of u-turn on freeport plan

Ivan McKee
Ivan McKee: new model (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish trade minister Ivan McKee has been accused of a humiliating u-turn by embracing Tory proposals for freeports just weeks after claiming theyRead More

Inauguration

Biden installed with pledge to ‘unite America’

Joe Biden sworn in
The new US president taking the oath Joe Biden was officially inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States promising to unite the nation and injecting new confidence intoRead More

Agency criticised

Charlotte St Partners urged to rethink ‘unwise’ peer hire

Andrew-Wilson-and-Lord-Duncan
Andrew Wilson and Lord Duncan Charlotte Street Partners, the Edinburgh and London communications company, has been urged to rethink its appointment of the House of Lords deputy speaker as anRead More

Claim ridiculed

SNP says BBC is excluding it from daily briefing

Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon’s briefings are under scrutiny The SNP has been ridiculed by an opposition MSP after the party complained to the BBC that it is being excluded from coverage of NicolaRead More

Red tape cuts

Johnson consults on Singapore of Europe plan

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Boris Johnson wants to create a low-tax state like Singapore Boris Johnson will meet 30 business leaders today to discuss measures aimed at reducing red tape.  The prime minister willRead More

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

Row over support

Treasury insists new fund will ‘level up’ UK

John Swinney
John Swinney: ‘there will be more’ (pic: Terry Murden) UK government ministers have been forced to defend a new Whitehall-controlled fund that will replace money previously allocated by Brussels. TheRead More

President snubbed

Cushman & Wakefield latest to sever ties with Trump

Trump protestors at Congress
Protests by Trump supporters at the Capitol caused international outrage Real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield has become the latest business or organisation to sever ties with President Donald TrumpRead More