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Clydesdale Bank is still failing to meet the required two month limit on dealing with customer’s Payment Protection Insurance complaints with some complainants being forced to wait more than three times that long. The persistent failure of the bank to address its issues in dealing with the legacy

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Police have launched a probe into alleged financial irregularities at the University of Edinburgh. The university has said staff are helping police with their investigations into the institution’s “support department” while the university also ordered its own, internal inquiry.

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The Forth Road Bridge has been given the green light to open to vehicles except HGVs and abnormal loads from Wednesday morning following the completion of temporary repairs. Operating company Amey today confirmed that it has installed a steel splint to repair the cracked member and concluded detaile

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Maria Botha-Lopez Selling prices for homes in east central Scotland have increased by an average of 4.7 per cent between September and November 2015, compared with the same time last year, according to the latest figures released by estate agents ESPC.

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George Lowder Three of the most senior positions in the Scottish transport sector have been filled, following the recruitment of a Transport for Edinburgh chief executive, a managing director of Lothian Buses and a general manager for Edinburgh Trams.

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The price of oil has slumped to levels not seen for more than a decade with a barrel of Brent crude hitting $36.05 yesterday - its weakest since July 2004. Just 18 months ago, in June 2014, the price of oil was traded at $115 per barrel.

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A controversial form of hard gambling which can see players lose hundreds of pounds in minutes should be banned from bookmakers. This is the stark conclusion of a report published today by the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Regeneration Committee following an inquiry into fixed odds be

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New official figures have revealed that the gap between the amount of wealth owned by the UK’s richest and poorest households has grown by a third since 2006. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), just under £5 trillion of assets was held by the top 10 per cent of households in 2

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The number of business start-ups in Scotland increased by around 10 per cent in the third quarter, according to latest figures. Data from the Committee of Scottish Bankers shows there were 2,990 start ups in the three months to September up 9.6 per cent, 262 up on the 2,728 recorded in the same peri

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Confidence in the Scottish construction sector has fallen again during the final quarter of 2015, down 13 points to PLUS 8, according to the latest quarterly survey of industry employers. The Scottish Construction Monitor is organised by trade body the Scottish Building Federation and asks members t

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