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24 h. ago Jaguar Land Rover announce mass management redundancies: Firm to axe 500 roles after 'woke' rebrand

The car marker said 500 managerial jobs would be cut, saying it would offer voluntary redundancies.

Economics

24 h. ago Jaguar Land Rover announce mass management redundancies: Firm says it will axe 500 roles after woke rebrand

The car marker said 500 managerial jobs would be cut, saying it would offer voluntary redundancies.

Economics

25 h. ago Jaguar Land Rover announce mass management redundancies: Firm says it will axe 500 roles after woke rebrand

The car marker said 500 managerial jobs would be cut, saying it would offer voluntary redundancies.

Economics

41 h. ago Orange Order to meet SNP Government officials after accusing John Swinney of 'silence' over air gun attack

John Swinney described acts of violence against the Orange Order as "completely and utterly unacceptable".

Politics

52 h. ago ScotRail outsources complaints team to French firm despite being publicly owned by SNP Government

EXCLUSIVE: Employees at ScotRail's customer services team have claimed they are being treated like "second-class rail staff".

Politics

69 h. ago Scots hospice workers 'not getting a fair deal' on pay under SNP Government

Scottish Labour pledged hospice-based doctors and nurses would see their wages rise to NHS levels if the party won power at Holyrood.

Economics

3 d. ago Scots waiting up to a year for cancer treatment as patients 'not given best chance' by SNP Government

One patient living in the NHS Lothian health board area waited 393 days before beginning treatment in the first quarter of this year.

Science

3 d. ago Voices: If interest rates fall, could the 3 per cent mortgage make a comeback?

The governor of the Bank of England has hinted at a cut in rates thanks to the government’s decision to tax jobs. James Moore shares the welcome news that mortgages will get cheaper – but adds a note of caution

Politics

4 d. ago Bank of England governor says jobs slowdown could prompt rate cut; European markets fall after Trump tariff threat – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Andrew Bailey insists: “I think the path [for interest rates] is down”.Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 30% on European Union imports from next month is weighing on European stock markets this morning.Most of Europe’s markets have dropped at the start of trading, pulling the pan-European Stoxx 600 index down by 0.6%.Inadvertently or otherwise the President is testing the market’s patience. At a time when investors had seemingly brushed aside the likelihood of the base line of tariffs settling at 10%, the new pronouncements suggest a level of between 15% and 20% being the norm, with additionally punitive numbers on the likes of Canada at 35% adding to the uncertainty.The so-called “TACO” trade will therefore be tested again, with markets drifting in the US on Friday and futures currently suggesting a similar fall today. In addition, and as the new 1 August extension approaches, nerves are likely to jangle. Continue readi...

Economics

4 d. ago Bank of England could cut base rate if jobs market continues to slow – Bailey

Businesses are ‘adjusting employment’ as a result of Rachel Reeves’ decision to raise national insurance contributions for firms, the governor said.

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Stop the excuses’ and recognise state of Palestine, SNP tells UK government

The party called on the UK Government to ‘use the power it has’ to help end the conflict in Gaza.

Politics

5 d. ago SNP's debt mountain as cost of Holyrood borrowing soars to record £500m a year!

Taxpayers will have to fork out an eye-watering £500 million a year just to service the spiralling debts run up by John Swinney's SNP government.

Economics

5 d. ago SNP 'hypocrisy' row deepens as Scottish Government investment quango hands £18m in grants to arms firms

An SNP quango has handed out £18.4 million to defence firms in the past five years, despite ministers claiming the Scottish Government does not fund companies involved in munitions.

Economics

6 d. ago NHS in Scotland 'stuck in analogue age' as health boards shell out millions on pagers

Labour claimed the continued reliance on the devices proved the SNP Government was failing to equip the NHS for the 21st century.

Science

6 d. ago Pubs in Scotland continue to struggle despite heatwave boost for businesses

EXCLUSIVE: Hospitality chiefs have called on the SNP Government to reform the business rates system which puts bars north of the Border at a "competitive disadvantage" to those in England.

Politics

6 d. ago National Trust to cut more than 500 jobs to make £26m savings

Costs are said to be 'outstripping growth'

Economics

6 d. ago National Trust to cut 550 jobs as Reeves’ budget adds £10m to costs

Recent government changes have added more than £10m to the charity’s annual wage bill

Economics

9 d. ago SNP Government forks out nearly £10m on 'free' bikes for children at £700 a pop

A Scottish Labour MP claimed "the one thing the SNP excel at is wasting our money" after the costs of the scheme were revealed.

Politics

9 d. ago 'Child marriages' in Scotland could be banned as SNP Government to look at raising age of consent

Scots can currently get married at the age of 16 without the approval of their parents or legal guardians.

Politics