7 h. ago Offshore wind specialist nets £9.2 million to build Scottish plant and support 100 jobs

“There is so much potential in Scotland’s offshore wind market, and we are excited to play our part in the supply chain” – Derek Robertson, CEO

Economics

15 h. ago UK wind turbines painted black to stop deadly bird strikes 'in concession to Donald Trump'

Trump said to have spoken to Sir Keir Starmer about ‘windmills in the North Sea’ killing avian wildlife

Events

21 h. ago Most of Rachel Maddow’s and Joy Reid’s staff to be cut amid MSNBC’s programming shakeup

A network source reiterated that these are not ‘widespread layoffs’ and impacted staffers will be able to reapply to 100+ new jobs that will open this week.

Politics

25 h. ago BP ramps up oil and gas investment to $10bn a year in ‘fundamental reset’ – business live

Oil and gas giant abandons green ambitions, as boss says it will be ‘very selective’ about investing in fossil fuel alternativesBP will abandon its green ambitions, including plans to cut its oil and gas production by the end of the decade, as part of a “fundamental reset” of the troubled company’s strategy.Instead, it is ramping up its oil and gas investment to $10bn a year.Today we have fundamentally reset BP’s strategy. We are reducing and reallocating capital expenditure to our highest-returning businesses to drive growth, and relentlessly pursuing performance improvements and cost efficiency. This is all in service of sustainably growing cash flow and returns.This strategy will see BP grow its upstream oil and gas business, focus its downstream business, and invest with increasing discipline into the transition.Connecting offshore wind farms such as Sofia helps harness the power of the North Sea to keep the lights on and deliver homegrown energy to British consumers.OFTO is par...

Economics

69 h. ago Starbucks asks office workers to stay at home as it announces 1,100 job cuts

Corporate lay-offs are the first for coffee shop chain since 2018

Society

5 d. ago Man Utd staff threatened with the sack by Omar Berrada if they leak information

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has cut 250 jobs at Manchester United and is plotting a further 100 redundancies, prompting a spate of leaks to the media from unhappy members of staff

Events

6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 21 February: Firms shed jobs at fastest rate since 2020, four banks fined £100m

Private sector firms are shedding staff at the fastest rate since the pandemic, new figures showed today.

Economics

6 d. ago Alex Salmond and I wanted to build a new Scottish town called 'Independence', says Alba ally

Chris McEleny, who is vying for the Alba Party deputy leadership, has made the claim about Alex Salmond

Politics

6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 21 February: Firms cut jobs at fastest rate since 2020, banks fined £100m

Four leading City banks were today fined more than £100 million for unlawfully sharing market sensitive information about the pricing of UK bonds.

Economics

6 d. ago Vineyard Offshore says wind project will land in New London, not Westport

Vineyard Offshore says wind project will land in New London, not Westport  Turn to 10

Politics