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Scotland's last coal-fired power station to close Scotland's last coal-fired power station, Longannet in Fife, is to close on 31 March next year.

Graham Beale The boss of Britain's biggest customer-owned lenders has claimed that the new banking tax announced by Chancellor George Osborne last month is set to cost it £300 million over the next five years and could curb its lending powers.

People who are running online businesses through an app store or listings site such as online auctioneer eBay or lettings portal Airbnb, could be about to be hit by a new government crackdown on tax evasion. Under new rules, Airbnb, Apple, Amazon, eBay and Gumtree could all be required to hand over

Approval is expected today of the first projects to be carried out under the £1 billion-plus package to boost the west of Scotland economy. An initial £12 million of the £1 billion scheme will be invested across the Glasgow metropolitan area as part of the City Deal scheme.

Ken Barclay Ken Barclay, the chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland’s board in Scotland, is to leave the 73 per cent state-owned lender after almost 40 years, it has been reported.

SIS Community Capital has launched a new social investment fund to support up to ten Scottish social enterprises with growth ambitions. Funding is being offered on a first-come, first-serve basis to established social enterprises which are looking to expand or replicate their business through, for e

More than £390 million could be invested in capital projects in Dundee over the next five years, according to a new report.

Plans have been unveiled for a multi-million pound expansion of the Union Square shopping centre in Aberdeen.

Robin Shannan Following months of speculation about the financial state of McClure Naismith, it has emerged the firm is in talks to be taken over.

Ian McCall Ian McCall is a Partner at Deloitte

Hundreds more homes and businesses in Angus will be next to benefit from the arrival of high-speed fibre broadband – in the latest phase of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme. The next stage of the £410 million project is set to pass 73,000 more homes and businesses nationwide, an

Latest figures have revealed that the East Central Scotland housing market remains in favour of the seller as less properties are being put forward for sale. The latest market analysis from estate agents ESPC shows that the drought is driving up demand.

The head of Deloitte in Scotland wants to set up a digital hub to help the accountancy firm’s clients across the UK make better use of online technology. Steve Williams, who started in the role in March this year, hopes to start work on the venture shortly and build up a team of software engineers

A new £2.5 million fund will give Scottish motorists access to an interest-free loan of up to £50,000 for electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Electric Vehicle Loan is open to anyone looking to buy a new electric or plug-in hybrid car or van, and is offered in addition to the UK Government’s

The recovery in Scotland’s labour market continued into the second half of 2015, though there were signs of the upturn slowing, the latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs has shown. July saw both a rise in demand for staff and an increase in average starting salaries, but in each case the rates of