David versus Goliath in cleantech: How small countries spark big scale climate innovations
Across the globe investments in clean technologies have been on the rise for years. According to Bloomberg NEF, clean energy attracted a record...
Mordaunt fails to back Chequers Plan but insists PM has her ‘full support’
PENNY Mordaunt has conspicuously failed to support Theresa May’s Brexit plan as a leading Brexiteer claimed there were at least 40 Tory MPs...
Foster tells Barnier any deal must meet DUP’s ‘blood red line’ on maintaining Union
ARLENE Foster has insisted any Brexit deal agreed with Brussels must meet the Democratic Unionists’ “blood red line” on maintaining the integrity of...
STUC gets another £730k from taxpayers
THE umbrella group for Scotland’s trade unions is to receive £730,000 of public money for a new building, adding to questions about its...
Scottish waste firm stripped of NHS contract after stockpiling body parts
A Scottish firm contracted by the NHS has been stripped of its contract after stockpiling hundreds of tonnes medical waste, including human body parts....
Scots player buys five garden centres
MIDLOTHIAN-based Dobbies is acquiring five garden centres in England from sector stablemate Wyevale. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/16969763.scots-firm-dobbies-buys-five-garden-centres-from-wyevale/
High-profile SNP candidate in ‘cronyism’ row
AN SNP by-election candidate singled out for praise at the party’s conference is at the centre of a cronyism row after claims she...
Landslide closes A83 as heavy wind and rain cause travel chaos across Scotland
The A83 is closed in both directions, leading to a 60-mile diversion, after a landslip at Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll and...
Tasers “more humane’ than beating people, police tell Yousaf
TASERS would be more humane than the standard police batons used to “bludgeon people into submission”, officers have told the Justice Secretary. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16970377.tasers-more-humane-than-beating-people-police-tell-humza-yousaf/
New laundering warnings on Scottish shell firms
ONE of Europe’s leading money- laundering experts has warned there may still be major scandals to come with Scotland’s limited partnerships or SLPs...
