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52 Wilko stores will close next week

Full list of 52 Wilko stores to close next week as chain collapses

Thousands of jobs are at risk as retailer Wilko confirms collapse.

Wilko ‘could be saved’ by rival discount chains according to experts

The Scottish Government has spent more than £50m with large consultancy firms since 2011

Big four consultancy firms earn £50m from Scottish taxpayer funded contracts

The Scottish Government has come under fire for out sourcing contracts for the National Care Service to private firms. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Demand to end outsourcing as firms line up for National Care Service contract

Unions have expressed anger at the 'outsourcing' of contracts around the National Care Service.

Union calls for immediate end of outsourcing around National Care Service

Trade unions have raised concerns about the involvement of large private companies in the design of the National Care Service.

'Troubling' as another National Care Service contract goes to consultancy giant

PricewaterhouseCoopers has received a £100k contract to help design the National Care Service

'Deeply troubling': National Care Service contract awarded to consultancy firm

The Tempest will replace the RAF's Eurofighter Typhoon fleet

Edinburgh defence firm will benefit from £800 million fighter aircraft project

UK high street chain Mothercare has entered administration, putting 2,500 jobs at risk (Photo: Shutterstock)

Mothercare has gone into administration - with all 79 stores to close

Mothercare is to close all of its 79 UK stores, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk. Picture: JPIMedia

All Mothercare UK stores to close and 2,500 jobs at risk as firm collapses into ...

Colleagues Jemma Nisbet and Orla McCrory. Picture: Greg Macvean

Calton Hill sunrise walk to banish Blue Monday pain

Patisserie Valerie shop in central London. The cake chain will cease trading without an "immediate" cash injection after discovering a major black hole in its finances. Picture: PRESS ASSOCIATION

Final cash plea could be icing on the cake for chain collapse

PwC say the widespread use of drones could generate billions for the economy.

Drones could boost British economy by Â£42bn

Police face handing more than Â£20 million to ministers because it can't spend it quickly enough. Picture: John Devlin

Cash-strapped police face returning more than Â£20m to ministers

Shoppers will be braving the crowds to hunt for last-minute bargains in the run-up to Christmas. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Shops braced for £5.9bn weekend rush for Christmas

Grim figures: Scottish retail stores seem to be losing out to online shopping companies. Photo: The Local Data Company.

Five Scots retailers close a week in first half of year

Picture: John Devlin

Regulatory costs loom in CBI financial services report

Business needs a fundamental shift in competing for North Sea oil investment, report says. Picture: Hamish Campbell

Oil and gas industry must learn lessons to survive

Across the UK, the fall in the number of high street shops accelerated three-fold last year. Picture: PA

Retailers battle ‘drastic’ high street change

It is feared that the oil and gas industry could face further woes. Picture: Hamish Campbell

North Sea oil and gas ‘facing triple threat’

Alistair Carmichael has said that 'serious questions' must be asked about how the SNP 'got this so badly wrong'. Picture: PA

Scottish Government oil forecasts ‘out by £15.5bn’

Despite the industry being 'close to collapse', the falling oil price could have a net benefit to the UK economy, experts say. Picture: PA

North Sea oil industry ‘close to collapse’

Illustration: Iain Green

The Scotsman cartoon: Oil industry ‘crisis’

Boal claimed for mileage on days when he wasn't working. Picture: TSPL

Oil executive escapes jail over £80k expenses fraud

A report has highlighted the considerable opportunities that lie ahead for Scotland's finance. Picture: PA

We could be a world leader in financial services

The number of people taking 'sickies' could rise during the Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup. Picture: PA

34% of Scots workers admit to pulling ‘sickie’

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Business briefs: Apprenticeships | Maplin | EEF

65 per cent of stores were promoting sales or multi-buy discounts last week. Picture: Robert Perry

Two in three shops begin sales before Christmas

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Student debt

High streets have seen a rise in payday loans shops and discount stores in recent years. Picture: Kimberly Powell

More shops opening than closing in Scotland

People in Scotland were less likely to buy counterfeit films and music. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Scots ‘most likely to shun counterfeit goods’

Chief executive of Irn-Bru makers AG Barr, Roger White, has brushed off speculation over moves to break up rival Britvic. Picture: PA

Scottish Business Briefing – September 24th 2013

The founder of Optical Express has pumped more capital into the business. Picture: PA

Scottish Business Briefing – July 22nd 2013

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Driver shot as Briton is kidnapped in Nigeria

Aberdeen City Council: looking to formalise its policy on cremation. Picture: AFP

Doubt over up to 40 babies’ ashes in Aberdeen

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London boom benefits Scots

Mortonhall: Baby ashes truth ‘will never come out’

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No NHS for overweight patients, says survey

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Mortonhall parents step up their call for public inquiry

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Last camera firm sees out final sad day

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Independent person to lead Mortonhall probe

Mortonhall Scandal: Independent probe of crematorium records to find truth over ...
CREMATION records from the last 40 years are to be independently audited at a potential cost of more than £100,000 in an attempt to uncover the full truth of th...

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£12bn of loans to be offloaded

NHS Lothian chief axed in wake of bullying culture claims

Financial services sector suffers bloody nose in summer months

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Megacity undone

‘Good news’ for families as inflation at its lowest level for three years

Oil refinery site to be sold

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Refinery closure puts jobs at risk

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Calls for quick publication of NHS bullying findings

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NHS Lothian set for second probe into its waiting times

Lights could go out across UK by 2030, warns power supply report

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NHS Lothian review team is revealed

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Independent team set to start work on health board review

Independent team set to start work on health board review

NHS Lothian review team is revealed

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