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  • Sunday, 29 December, 2024
    Future of Scottish oil refinery linked to biofuels investment

    Ministers under pressure to secure future of imperilled Grangemouth facility

    The refinery spreads over a large distance. Emissions can be seen rising from cooling towers and stacks
  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    Scottish independence
    Revival in SNP fortunes raises fresh questions about Scottish independence

    Polls show highest level of support in four years for breaking away from UK

    Hundreds of people join a march in support for Scottish independence on May 04, 2024 in Glasgow
  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
    Scotland’s ‘sport of kings’ hit by extreme weather and land reform

    Grouse shooting industry says it sustains rural life but opponents argue it is time for transition

    A controlled burning of heather, known as muirburn, to aid rejuvenation, on the 10,000 acre Lochan estate, near Amulree, Scotland, on November 20
  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Scottish politics
    Scottish government vows to scrap two-child benefit cap

    SNP administration sets out record healthcare spending as it seeks to double down on policy priorities

    Shona Robison
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    UK tax
    Investors call for reform of Scotland’s ‘stamp duty’ to boost investment

    Asset managers call for removal of ‘disincentive’ to property spending north of the border

    View of the new Scottish parliament building and Calton Hill from the crags in Edinburgh
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    Wind power
    Scots stand firm on Chinese wind turbine factory despite ‘hostile state’ fears

    Kate Forbes says there is ‘room’ for Mingyang’s plant, as SNP government pushes for green growth

    Kate Forbes at a wind farm in East Lothian
  • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
    Scottish politics
    Scottish rent controls spark tensions as developers demand ‘assurances’

    Caps for increases would be tied to inflation under SNP’s new housing bill

    Rental agent signs outside
  • Sunday, 10 November, 2024
    Scotland
    Scotland’s ‘industrial-scale’ forestry triggers opposition in border town

    Campaigners say fast-expanding spruce plantations are pushing out farmers and native tree species

    Campaigners Archie Hyslop and Barbara Hill stand near spruce trees in Langholm, Scotland on October 28 2024
  • Sunday, 6 October, 2024
    UK energy
    The small Scottish loch holding an answer to how the UK could reach net zero

    Glen Earrach’s pumped storage hydro project aims to facilitate energy transition with vast ‘water battery’

    Three men wearing high-visibility vests with "Glen Earrach" printed on the back stand on a hillside, overlooking a scenic landscape at Loch nam Breac Dearga, Scotland. The view includes rolling hills, a body of water, and wind turbines in the distance under a cloudy sky.
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    News in-depthUK energy
    Fossil fuel projects face higher bar in UK as legal challenges mount

    Planning officials now need to consider emissions produced when customers use oil and gas before they grant permission

    Montage shows protester holding a “Stop Rosebank” sign against a backdrop of declining oil data
  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    Sport
    Glasgow’s slimmed-down Commonwealth Games provides blueprint for survival

    Scottish city took on 2026 event after Australian state of Victoria pulled out citing soaring costs

    The 4 x 400m relay final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    Scotland on ‘mission’ to pursue private finance for green projects says Forbes

    Government in talks with investors in clean energy to fill gap left by declining North Sea oil sector

    Kate Forbes
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    Energy sector
    Grangemouth oil refinery to close after rescue talks fail

    Decision will mean a net loss of 400 jobs and a threat to thousands more

    Shipping containers in port with Grangemouth refinery in the background
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    SNP unveils £500mn of cuts as it warns of ‘new era of austerity’ for Scotland

    Nationalist party blames Westminster for need to slash budgets

    Shona Robison delivering her speech at the SNP Annual National Conference
  • Sunday, 25 August, 2024
    Climate change
    Scotland’s rural ‘land rush’ slows as bubble for natural capital bursts

    Questions over carbon credits and delays to forestry and peatland schemes have stalled investor interest

    Glen Dye estate near Banchory
  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
    Government of Scotland
    Scotland’s net fiscal deficit widens to £22.7bn

    Increase to 10.4% of GDP highlights vulnerability of country’s finances to moves in global oil market

    A North Sea drilling rig at sunset
  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
    Animal welfare
    Scottish landowners face new rules as grouse-shooting season starts

    Regulations over moor burning and killing birds of prey tightened as legislation comes into force

    A grouse shooting party in Scotland
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Oil and gas jobs dominate Scotland’s election battle

    SNP claims Labour’s tax plans threaten to turn Aberdeen into ‘an industrial wasteland’

    An employee walks along the Total Culzean platform in the North Sea
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Labour seeks to win over Glasgow’s wealthy suburbs

    Dismay with the SNP’s record on health and the economy fuels opposition’s hope of a Scottish resurgence

    Labour candidate Blair McDougall knocks on doors in East Renfrewshire
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    Climate change
    Edinburgh council bans SUV and cruise ship ads in climate crackdown

    Allowing adverts from fossil fuel industry is ‘inconsistent’ with net zero target, it says

    Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
    Sumitomo lined up for Shetland subsea cable contract

    Japanese group and Van Oord Offshore Wind set to install electricity cables between islands and Scottish mainland

    A cable laying vessel in the Shetlands
  • Monday, 13 May, 2024
    UK energy
    Scottish port redevelopment under way after £100mn credit injection

    Ardersier near Inverness aims to become distribution hub for North Sea wind power

    Construction workers at Ardersier Port
  • Thursday, 9 May, 2024
    Scotland’s new deputy first minister vows to cut burdens on business

    Kate Forbes meets senior executives on first day in office in effort to reset strained relationship with industry

    Newly-appointed Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes in the lobby of the Scottish Parliament ahead of First Minister’s Questions, on May 9, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
    ExplainerScottish National party
    What is the SNP legacy as John Swinney takes on the mantle in Scotland?

    Scotland’s new first minister faces challenges, such as rebuilding confidence in the party’s handling of public services

    Montage of John Swinney against a yellow SNP background
  • Thursday, 11 April, 2024
    Liz Ritchie
    Scots must now navigate an income tax labyrinth

    Holyrood has embraced its devolved powers with gusto, leaving many in Scotland unaware of the new complexities

    Yousaf and Robison walk through a corridor, Robison carrying a file
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