Ex-police officer Roy Oliver jailed for shooting black teenager
A white former police officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of murder for shooting an unarmed black...
SSE and Npower merger provisionally cleared by regulator
THE COMPETITION watchdog has provisionally given the green light to Perth-based SSE and the owner of Npower to merge their operations to create...
Five women from different fields detail their experiences in business
Networking remains a cornerstone of professional success, but for women in business, it carries an added layer of significance. Beyond the obvious benefits...
We must not deter women from raising allegations, says Sturgeon
NOTHING must be done to make it harder for women to come forward with sexual harassment allegations in the future, Nicola Sturgeon has...
UK Supreme Court rules denying widow’s allowance to unmarried mother is illegal
THE UK Government is facing calls to change the law on bereavement benefits after a Supreme Court victory for an unmarried mother-of-four. ....
Scotland’s ambition is to be at the forefront of social and technological progress
This weekend the world will be one month into its ecological overdraft for 2018. Earth Overshoot Day, the point at which we consumed...
Union says ‘nasty, vindictive’ Salmond undermining civil service
ALEX Salmond has been accused of “nasty, vindictive” behaviour and undermining the civil service by the union boss representing the Scottish Government’s most...
Chef Mark Greenaway announces closure of his Edinburgh New Town restaurant
IT began as a mouth-watering proposition a little over five years ago when television chef Mark Greenaway decided to strike out on his...
Paul Sweeney: Make Clyde shipbuilding great again
SCOTLAND’S last commercial shipyard Ferguson Marine is limited to building ships of around 100 metres due to the constrained size of the shipyard....
Scotland’s only flying banker clocks up 11,000 miles
A WOMAN known as the Flying Banker has been honoured after 30 years of serving remote customers – a job which has seen...
