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An aerial view of Merck's Glasgow site.

Life sciences injection: Industry giant to create 500 jobs across Scottish sites

Firefighters try to keep flames from burning home from spreading to a neighboring apartment complex as they battle the Camp Fire in 2018 in Paradise, California (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Legal action looms after 88 fossil fuel firms blamed for half of global warming

Some of the female founders in STAC's third cohort of IoT companies. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Glasgow's IoT-focused STAC cheers level of female participation in latest cohort

Pro-independence MSPs have rallied round embattled Green minister Lorna Slater (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

UK Tories have played into hands of SNP and Lorna Slater over recycling scheme

A CGI image of the forthcoming site, where TrustFord is set to open for business in 2024. Picture: contributed.

40-plus jobs being created as Hillington Park set for arrival of car dealership

Scott Hogan, head of Scotland industrial and logistics at Knight Frank

Scotland’s property relief changes are policy in a vacuum - Scott Hogan

Fund manager James de Uphaugh: 'The better recent returns from the UK equity market strike us as the early stages of a recovery in the market.'

Edinburgh Investment Trust: Strong result amid 'early stages' of market recovery

John Thom, left, and Alasdair Cummings.

Edinburgh legal firm takes partner count to almost 50 after completing merger

Bruce Springsteen, aka The Boss, will draw a crowd from across the country for his performance at Murrayfield stadium (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Tourist tax is just a backdoor way to fund basic services – John McLellan

Allie Warren, Global Head of Marketing and Communications at Distill Ventures

Women are making inroads into the ‘male’ drinks industry - Allie Warren

From left: Sir Ian Wood, Deborah O’Neil, ONE's CEO Jennifer Craw, and Richard Lochhead MSP at the ONE BioHub launch. Picture: Newsline Media.

Aberdeen's £40m landmark ONE BioHub life sciences epicentre makes official debut

Vault City co-founder Steven Smith-Hay: 'I’m really proud to say that four in every five sour beers sold in the UK comes from Vault City.'

Edinburgh sour beer maker on a mission as turnover heads towards £5m

Dave Hughes and David Jolliffe of Novosound. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Glasgow ultrasound sensor pioneer appoints former Intel exec as part of US push

John Forster is Chairman of Forster Group

Solar is leading the charge for renewable energy

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce the party's net zero energy strategy during a visit to Scotland's oil and gas heartland in Aberdeen next month. Picture: Robert Perry/PA

Labour plan to ban new North Sea oil and gas branded ‘pie in the sky’

A person holding a shopping basket in a supermarket. The Government is facing a backlash from retailers over its plans to encourage supermarkets to impose voluntary price caps on food staples to help with the cost of living. Picture: Julien Behal/PA Wire

Retailers hit out at UK Government plans for food price caps

Founder and CEO Colin Bryce says the new working practices have proved very popular with staff but 'have not been seamless'. Picture: contributed.

Four-day week a success, but not hurdle-free, says Glasgow tech firm Cobry

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Picture: Getty Images

Why the UK Government has us trapped in economic doom loop - Brian Monteith

A couple survey Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire. Picture: VisitScotland

Surge in North America visitors to Scotland recorded

UK Government accused of 'sabotage' over Scotland's deposit return scheme

Where does Scotland's deposit return scheme go from here?

A shopper walking through the aisle of a Tesco supermarket. The UK Government wants to encourage supermarket to place a price cap on basic food items such as bread. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Plans for supermarkets to introduce price cap on basic food items such as bread

Labour reportedly want to block all new oil and gas developments in the North Sea

Labour would block any new North Sea oil and gas developments if in government

Mars bars have been given a new look as the chocolate bar ditches its traditional plastic wrapper for more environmentally friendly paper packaging. Picture: Mars Wrigley/PA Wire

Mars bars given new paper packaging as chocolate bar loses plastic wrapper

The winners of the 21st round of the Scottish Edge competition. Picture: Sandy Young Photography

Scottish Edge gives £1.4m lift to 24 firms with high-growth potential: full list

Japanese companies are investing in offshore wind in Scotland

Japan supercharges Scotland's green revolution - Jeremy Grant

Members of the Knoydart Foundation outside the community pub (Knoydart Foundation)

Knoydart community reject government 4G mast plan as 'disproportionate'

The BBC’s Inside the Factory programme was presented by Gregg Wallace. Picture: BBC/Voltage TV

Mackie’s of Scotland's fastest-growing ice cream flavour to hit Waitrose shelves

David Alexander, chief executive of DJ Alexander, and who heads up Lomond’s pan-Scotland operations: 'We believe there are excellent opportunities across all areas across the UK.' Picture: Laurence Winram Photography

Lomond snaps up Purplebricks' entire Scottish rental portfolio in landmark deal

Tourism is one of Scotland's most important economic sectors (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Planned tourist tax can deliver real benefits to local economies – Tom Arthur

There are 'some great success stories coming out of Scotland' in terms of IoT, says Mr Winstanley. Picture: contributed.

Interview: Paul Winstanley, chief executive of innovation centre Censis

From sole traders to billion pound companies, this Glasgow-based digital marketing company has been helping businesses for over a decade

Ad Feature Why handing over your online marketing is good for business

Only released in January, Extra Black is fast becoming Campervan's biggest selling beer.

Leith brewer eyes massive expansion as its Guinness alternative proves huge hit

Companies need to be prepared to handle increasing quantities of data

Meet deluge of data with a vision for transparency - David Caskie

The Hunterston plan also includes the construction of research and development labs, offices, stores, electrical infrastructure and a high-tech cable delivery system, taking over almost a quarter of the land available for development at the former ore and coal terminal.

Ayrshire cable plant that could support thousands of jobs gets full green light

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison (right) arrive for First Minister's Questions (FMQs) in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh

Tax reform 'kicked down the road' as finance secretary warns of 'reset'

The scheme, designed to offer young people the opportunity to train across the firm's supply chain, will be rolled out on all future consented onshore wind farms.

Vattenfall wind farm programme to create 50 Scottish apprenticeships

Visitors to the Edinburgh Fringe could soon be charged a tourist tax. Image: William Burdett-Coutts.

Visitors could soon be charged a tourist tax in Scotland

This Scottish firm can destroy information without it leaving your office

Ad Feature Glasgow IT firm expands across country

Income in the firm's food operation grew by 8.7 per cent to £7.22bn in the year. Picture: Michael Gillen.

High-street stalwart M&S rings up better-than-expected annual figures

Projects like Berwick Bank Wind Farm can power a green revolution - Pic credit Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Ltd

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'As a Scottish-headquartered business, we are incredibly proud to be one of the biggest investors in Scotland,' says SSE boss Alistair Phillips Davies. Picture: Stuart Nicol.

SSE announces £40bn major injection in clean energy, creating thousands of jobs

The latest data showed food CPI inflation standing at 19.3 per cent, down only slightly on March's eye-watering 19.6 per cent.

Series of interest rate hikes to start within weeks despite fall in inflation

Strong Tennent’s lager performance hailed by owner C&C Group

James Watt, above, set up the Aberdeenshire beer-maker in 2007 along with fellow co-founder Martin Dickie. Picture: Andy Fallon

BrewDog flying high with expansion plans as 'unicorn' search reaches climax

Boss Tommy Cook says: 'While customer budgets remain restricted in the short term, customer engagement levels remain high.' Picture: Peter Devlin.

Calnex Solutions cheers more favourable backdrop and 'solid' FY results

Andrew Ness, Portfolio Manager, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust

Emerging Markets are weathering macro headwinds - Andrew Ness

Entrepreneurial ecosystem expert Gillian Fleming is co-founder, director, and CEO at Mint Ventures. Picture: Phil Wilkinson.

Interview: Gillian Fleming, CEO of women-led business angel group Mint Ventures

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The International Monetary Fund said it is not expecting the UK to enter a recession this year.

IMF dramatically upgrades outlook for UK economy

Blockchain works by allowing digital information to be recorded and distributed across a network of computers then stored in blocks that hold sets of data and linked together through cryptography.

Blockchain tech set to add £4.5 billion to Scotland’s economy by 2030

Jane Wood is the Chief Executive of Homes for Scotland

Barriers to building more homes need to be overcome - Jane Wood

NatWest Group is the parent company of Royal Bank of Scotland , which has its HQ at Gogarburn, Edinburgh.

RBS owner NatWest 'entering new chapter' after sell-off milestone

All in Glasgow, led by Enable Works, will help 1,500 people to gain qualifications and opportunities that lead to long-term, well-paid employment.

New Glasgow programme will help 1,500 people get into work

Scottish seaweed supplement brand to cash in on global attention

You're not alone if you are baffled by some of the terminology used in Succession.

Here's what 15 stock market terms used in Succession mean

More than 11 million people in the UK rely on physical cash

Hubs on high streets promise a new dawn for cash and banking in Scotland - Garet...

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has launched a new education engagement programme as part of a campaign to drive interest in financial services careers among young people.

Campaign to encourage young Scots into financial services

Gilbert Innes, a Georgian period banker, lived at 24 St Andrew Square near the Royal Bank of Scotland's office, above, at number 36 (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

The secret sex life of a Royal Bank of Scotland giant – Susan Morrison

Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater looks set to blame Westminster over the looming collapse of the deposit return scheme (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Lorna Slater could be just the tip of an iceberg of incompetence

Food-price inflation is an increasing problem for many people (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Supermarkets making excess profits should face a windfall tax – Stephen Jardine

High street mutual Nationwide Building Society, which rescued the Dunfermline Building Society during the financial crisis, retains a sizeable branch network across the UK. Picture: Greg Macvean

More than three million Nationwide customers to get £100 windfalls

Dr Vanessa Collingridge, left, and Prof Norin Arshed were part of the discussion focused on women in entrepreneurship

Maintaining the focus on female entrepreneurship - Nick Freer

The Matthew Algie senior management team at the green bean facility.

Historic Glasgow coffee roaster adding dozens of jobs with major investment

Orocco founders Mark Ivinson and Jonny Blurton.

Renovation specialist eyes major growth with move to former Midlothian church

Jacqueline Reid from Rokbak Volvo was presented the Inspirational Marketing Leaders Award last year by Drew Gillies of Denholm Associates and Star Awards host Jennifer Reoch. Image: Digital Triangle Creative Ltd

Ad Feature Rising Stars to Inspiring Leaders recognised at The Marketing Society Awards

From seed to spirit – discover why The Borders Distillery in Hawick is the best of local and Scottish heritage. Book a tour

Ad Feature Summer tours are open at whisky distillery in the Scottish Borders

Kevin Bridges, Partner and Head of Health and Safety at Pinsent Masons

Venues face new ‘protect duty’ to asses and address risk of terror attacks - Kev...

Sunday Times Rich List 2023 - Scotland Top Five including Mohamed Al Fayed, Glenn Gordon, Anders Povlsen, Mahdi a-Tajir and Sir Ian Wood.

Rich List reveals five wealthiest people in Scotland in 2023