25 minutes ago Bumper win for top female banker as Nationwide seals £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money

The building society completed its £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money in October, making it the UK’s second largest mortgage and savings provider

Economics

26 minutes ago Storm Conall batters Britain: Chaos on rail and roads with South hit by half a month's worth of rain in 14 hours as Environment Agency map shows 255 flood warnings and alerts in place

The Met Office said Storm Conall could bring up to 2in (50mm) of rain across the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent with a yellow warning in place for the South East until midday.

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28 minutes ago Hibs v Aberdeen extras: Enigma takes aim at Bartley, keeper issue becomes even deeper, big boost for Rangers

The talking points from the 3-3 draw at Easter Road

Politics

37 minutes ago Labour panic on Net Zero: Business Secretary says government has 'heard' backlash at EVs targets after Luton plant is SHUT

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds signalled an overhaul of EV targets after Vauxhall announced plans to close its van-making factory in Luton.

Politics

41 minutes ago Blue Yonder hack: which supermarkets have been affected? What has Sainsbury’s and Morrisons said

The threat of cyberattacks is very worrying 😳

Politics

41 minutes ago Trump’s trade tariffs would threaten economic growth, Bank of England’s Lombardelli warns – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsTrump’s tariff threat sets stage for bitter global trade warUS tariffs would also have an impact on American consumers.Economists at Deutsche Bank have calculated that if Trump’s threatened tariffs were fully implemented, US core PCE inflation for 2025 could increase from 2.6% to 3.7%.“With the potential threat of tariff hikes in 2025, it’s likely China’s policymakers would come up with further stimulus packages to counter downward economic growth pressure from domestic cyclical weakness and increased external uncertainty.There remains plenty of scope for China to surprise the markets.” Continue reading...

Economics

41 minutes ago Nationwide gains £2.3bn from Virgin Money takeover to ‘benefit’ customers

The building society said the value of Virgin Money, which it acquired in October, was well above the £2.8 billion takeover price.

Economics

52 minutes ago AD FEATURE: Scottish estate planning firm reveals how to prevent your home from being lost for care fees

ILAWS Scotland shares what you can do to help protect your financial assets in the future

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62 minutes ago Leading children’s charity issues plea for Lanarkshire locals to consider adoption

Barnardo’s Scotland has pointed to Scottish Adoption Register (SAR) figures that show the number of registered adopters has fallen from 209 at the end of March 2023 to 169 on the corresponding date this year. That is a decrease of 19 per cent.

Politics

64 minutes ago SNP government wins Greens support as new law on early release of prisoners in Scotland is passed

The early release of prisoners has officially been passed as a Bill at the Scottish Parliament

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