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17.08 / 20:13

Health Spain wildfires: Firefighters and train passengers hurt as blaze rips through Valencia countryside

"Run, run, run, run!" The cry rang out across the hillside as a wall of flame fed by high winds swept down towards four Spanish firefighters.

14.08 / 18:55

Entrepreneur Freya the walrus: Mischievous boat-sinker euthanised in Norway

Norwegian authorities have put down a walrus that gained international notoriety for its mischievous activities in Oslo.

06.08 / 01:49

Platform Compilation HBOS, Fidelity, Jupiter top £10.7bn ‘dog funds’ list

Investments managed by HBOS, Fidelity and Jupiter have been branded some of the worst-performing in the UK, with billions of pounds languishing in their so-called dog funds.

29.07 / 11:46

JPMorgan The JPMorgan banker going for gold at the Commonwealth Games: ‘I’m no stranger to high pressure’

Micky Yule was Team Scotland's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony for this year's Commonwealth Games, which kicked off on 28 July in Birmingham.

12.07 / 11:45

Adoption Bitcoin The UK's largest Bitcoin conference comes to Scotland

The bear market won't scuttle Bitcoin's adoption plans in the United Kingdom. From Oct. 21–22 this year, internationally recognized Bitcoin (BTC) experts, authors and content creators will take part in the United Kingdom’s largest Bitcoin conference to date.

07.07 / 10:05

European Union British government says 'no' to Scotland on new independence vote

The British government has written to the Scottish government on Wednesday, formally denying a request from Edinburgh to hold a new independence referendum.

28.06 / 17:05

abortion rights NATO Scotland's government announces plans for independence referendum on 19 October 2023

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set out her legal roadmap to hold a new referendum on independence in 2023.

22.06 / 04:39

UPS FIVE Lawson Deal Martin Gilbert’s AssetCo strikes deal for SVM to build Edinburgh hub

AssetCo, the deals company set up by fund management veteran Martin Gilbert, has snapped up Edinburgh-headquartered SVM Asset Management to help build a hub in the Scottish city.

21.06 / 11:37

UPS FIVE Lawson Deal Martin Gilbert’s AssetCo strikes deal for SVM to build Edinburgh hub

AssetCo, the deals company set up by fund management veteran Martin Gilbert, has snapped up Edinburgh-headquartered SVM Asset Management to help build a hub in the Scottish city.

15.06 / 13:59

Dickson Minto founders step back as secretive private equity law firm eyes succession

The co-founders of the highly profitable private equity legal boutique Dickson Minto have stepped back from their executive roles, as the firm eyes succession to a new generation.

14.06 / 19:13

European Union London Nicola Sturgeon launches new independence referendum campaign for Scotland

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled her new plan to hold a referendum on independence, comparing Scotland with other European countries and laying out her case that Scotland would be fairer, wealthier and happier apart from the UK.

10.06 / 02:07

Scotcoin to go global with ProBit listing

By listing on ProBit, people around the world will be able to buy and sell the token, helping to spread uptake beyond the few thousand current holders.The Scotcoin Project notes that the Scottish diaspora has around 10 million members worldwide, many of whom may want to send and receive money through Scotcoin’s scotscan.io system, where transactions happen instantaneously and without payment of gas fees. The project also hope the listing will help fund a professional full-time management team to deliver a business plan focussed on working with partners to deliver a variety of initiatives relating to clothing, food, accommodation, and the environment.

02.06 / 10:27

Climate change European Union Water Updates Ukraine war live updates: Russia has captured most of eastern city of Sievierodonetsk

The Ukraine war is on the eve of its 100th day.

24.05 / 12:29

Sexual assault Boris Johnson: New 'partygate' photos emerge, as PM waits official report

New photographs have emerged of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson raising a glass in front of a group of people, with snacks and several wine bottles on a table in front of him.

19.05 / 09:55

NATO Stabbing Champions League penalty Rangers 2022 Europa League final: Eintracht Frankfurt beats Glasgow Rangers in penalty shootout

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers in the 2022 Europa League final on Wednesday, ending its 42-year wait for a European trophy.

19.05 / 08:33

NATO Stabbing Champions League penalty Rangers 2022 Europa League final: Frankfurt beats Rangers in penalty shootout

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers in the 2022 Europa League final on Wednesday, ending its 42-year wait for a European trophy.

05.05 / 12:23

Technology Power stake UK elections: Key test for Boris amid partygate furore and Northern Ireland power-sharing at stake

Polls have opened in the UK for Thursday's local elections which are seen as a major test for Boris Johnson, under pressure over a cost-of-living crisis and damaged by the "partygate" scandal.

05.05 / 09:17

Sport gone Nifty News: Steve Irwin's zoo conservation NFTs, SportemonGo is gone, and more

Australia Zoo, the famous animal sanctuary owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin or the crocodile hunter, has launched an NFT project called “Wildlife Warriors.”

27.04 / 13:29

Provident FIVE Digital NFTWhisky Launches Dreama 2082 NFT Collection

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23.04 / 14:39

business Blockchain Technology Environment carbon markets Green finance needs voluntary carbon markets that work

The United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland catalyzed a commitment to carbon neutrality, achieving net-zero carbon emissions, requiring reducing emissions as much as possible, and balancing the remaining emissions with the purchase of carbon credits.

16.04 / 20:27

Protest Violence Ukraine war: Russia imposes travel bans on Boris Johnson and other UK officials

The diplomatic chasm between Russia and the West deepened further Saturday, as Moscow barred British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a dozen other top UK officials from entering the country in response to British sanctions.

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