Scotland News

European target to halt biodiversity loss by 2010, The Scotsman has been told. According to bosses at Scottish Natural Heritage, Scotland is set to buck the trend of other European countries by meeting the ambitious target. The aim of halting...

The close connection between growers, research institutes, government, and government agencies north of the Border means the communication lines are shorter and this benefits everyone involved, he claimed. Stevenson was speaking at the launch of the Potato Council's corporate plan...

London as a centre for international corporate arbitration when new law is given Royal Assent next month, a leading solicitor claims. Many European companies currently chose to undergo arbitration in London, feeding an industry of lawyers that has grown up...

Even among the highest earners, a seventh have no savings at all. Of those with a rainy day fund, three-quarters earning up to £40,000 have less than £3,000 to fall back on...More retirees in Scotland (29 per cent) are forced...

Monday when the GlobalScot conference takes place in Glasgow. About 200 Scots working in multinational corporations will return to Scotland to offer advice to companies looking to target new international markets...As economies begin to emerge from the recession, recent forecasts...

Investment trusts are one of the greatest innovations in finance. They have provided a long-standing, convenient, transparent, relatively low-cost and popular route for small investors into the world's equity markets. The giant Alliance Trust in Dundee, with its hundreds of...

Thom Evans admits he has some sympathy for rival Simon Danielli who was dropped after helping Scotland to achieve their biggest victory for a long time, but not so much that he will not endeavour to grasp his chance at...