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Construction woes send Scottish contractor under

Land Engineering (Scotland) has gone into administration with the loss ... rival idverde Limited which swooped on some parts of the stricken contractor. The deal was struck by administrators from EY’s ... read more

The (early) Lunch Wrap

Rate-fixing scandal rocks three continents: The fallout from the interest rate manipulation scandal hit three continents on Wednesday as Royal Bank of Scotland ... funding position as comfortable, acc... read more

MPs lavished taxpayers’ cash on staff bonuses with SNP handing out the biggest slice

The lowest claiming MP for 2015/16 was Nick Thomas-Symonds, Labour MP for Torfaen, who claimed just £34.80 – all on accommodation. read more

FTSE slumps in scramble for safety ahead of 'Brexit' vote

Update: The FTSE 100 and pound have fallen while bond yields have dropped to record lows and the gold price rallied, as investors scramble for safety ahead of the UK's referendum on European Union mem... read more

We must recognise racism in order to end it

In the wake of the attack on Indian student Manrajwinder Singh, Australians need to reflect on the continuing scourge of racism and what they can do to end it, writes Chris Raja. As I was researching ... read more

Breaking: Private company does indeed plan to mine asteroids… and I think they can do it

Planetary Resources, Inc. is not your average startup: its mission is to investigate and eventually mine asteroids in space! Last week, the company issued a somewhat cryptic announcement saying they “ ... read more

Financial crisis robbed pensioners of half their income

Pensioners are retiring on HALF the income they would have got before the financial crisis struck ten years ago, a major Money Mail report today reveals. On this day in 2007, it transpired that Northe... read more

Old Heffer's Almanac 2015: Russell Brand humiliated. Germany quits the euro. And Balmoral confiscated by the Scot Nats

The Tories win most seats but Cameron refuses a deal with Ukip ... crisis following Scotland's unilateral decision to break up the UK, Prime Minister May is urged to send troops North of the Border. I... read more

Hejduk signs on for one more year

Good news for the Avs, their fans and for Milan Hejduk today. The Duke just signed a one-year contract extension with the team, through 2010-11. I’m still waiting to dig out what the contract will be ... read more

Q+A Panel Discussion - Judith Collins Interview - 13 Oct

FRAN O’SULLIVAN - NZ Herald Columnist Well, I think it was really when the Royal prerogative kicks in ... There is no one looking over their shoulder. They are paid in Scotland out of Parliamentary fu... read more

North East job prospects bleakest in the country, Manpower Employment Outlook Survey shows

Among the other regions to fall behind the national average were the North West, Yorkshire and Humberside, South West, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the West Midlands. “While the overall outlook in t... read more

Tax overhaul could be ticket to success

The concessions do not necessarily need to be completely abolished: just trimming them to make them fairer would do a great deal to repair the budget. There are other drains on government revenue that ... read more