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Just Stop Oil activists threw red paint over the plush glass-fronted flagship Edinburgh office earlier this year

Scotland Office refuse to disclose grafitti damage costs at Edinburgh HQ
Just Stop Oil activists threw red paint over the plush glass-fronted flagship Edinburgh office earlier this year

Oil and gas profits could be used to invest in Scotland's renewable sector, according to an economist

Oil and gas boom will 'accelerate' Scotland's green energy revolution

The council warned it cannot continue to hand money to Ayr's Gaiety Theatre

Council steps in to save famed Scottish theatre from collapse

Andrew Duff, who runs butchers MacDuff 1890, said Brexit had decimated his export business

EXCLUSIVE 'Easier to export to Hong Kong than Europe': Scots firm halts EU trade due to Brexit

Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk

EXCLUSIVE Tories’ ‘Great British Nuclear’ body to leave ‘toxic legacy for centuries’

Profits from a community windfarm project in Argyll and Bute are helping tenants with the cost-of-living crisis

Scots get £130,000 cost-of-living aid from community windfarm

Michelle Mone has made more than a few blunders in her time in the spotlight

EXPLAINED Michelle Mone's worst moments: From Covid scandals to diet pills

Liz Truss shakes hands with Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida

EXCLUSIVE 'Poorer Together, not Better Together': Anger at Japan trade deal failure

Left to right: Dr Andrew Cowell with student engineers Scott McCulloch, Adam Friend, Jamie Whitehead and Rebekah Edgar

Flatpack wind turbine invented by 15-year-old Scot to help communities in Kenya

A decarbonisation project on Iona has won a £50,000 prize to help locals cut reliance on fossil fuels

Island community wins prize for 'UK-first' decarbonisation project

The cost of decommissioning has increased from an estimated £16.6bn last year.

£20 billion cost of closing North Sea oil and gas fields revealed

Inverness in line for flights to Brittany under plans by new French airline

Flights Inverness in line for flights to France under plans by new airline startup

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was praised for championing a fund for vulnerable communities hardest hit by climate change

COP27 roundup Scotland praised for 'moral leadership' shown at COP27 over loss and damage fund

Digital marketing is one of the fastest-changing industries in the UK. (LOCALiQ)

Hundreds of UK Small Businesses Contribute to Nationwide Business Survey

The planned wind farm at Glenmuckloch will now be able to operate for 30 years

LETTERS Calls for an energy shake-up raises many questions for Scotland

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today confirmed the UK was in a recession as he unleashed a fresh package of austerity

Pound plummets as markets spooked by Tory austerity budget

The surging price of gas is pushing up energy costs across the UK

ENERGY CRISIS Overhaul UK energy system and save up to £18bn a year, Tories told

Snow Factor at XSite Braehead will now be closed until further notice

Braehead indoor ski slope closes after liquidator appointed

SSE has posted huge profits, benefitting from a boom in the price of electricity

SSE profits balloon as energy giant makes a killing from gas price boom

Fashion retailer Joules is set to appoint administrators

Fashion retailer Joules set to appoint administrators with 1600 jobs at risk

Chris Day said there were now fewer opportunities for young people than when he was starting out

Glassmaking in Scotland faces a fragile future, businesses warn

The Westminster-manufactured crisis in the energy sector has left the UK uniquely exposed

COMMENT Unionist 'gotcha' is nothing of the sort – The REAL Scottish Politics

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has not been smooth

Elon Musk warns staff of Twitter's demise as fake blue-tick accounts cause chaos

Scotland and the UK are world leaders in offshore wind power, and look set to stay that way

SPECIAL REPORT SNP accused of 'misinformation' over Scottish wind power – so what are the facts?

The West Hercules drilling rig, which has previously been used by Equinor in the North Sea

EXCLUSIVE Norway halts new oil field in Arctic – could Rosebank be next to be scrapped?

One of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges is on the verge of collapse

Massive cryptocurrency exchange FTX on verge of collapse as takeover fails

Independence the way to meet green energy targets, says environment minister

Minister expertly sums up why independence is key to fighting climate change

John Jarvis-Jones, the owner of Treetops Bed & Breakfast in Fort William, has raised concerns over the future of Scottish hospitality

SPECIAL REPORT Scotland's bed and breakfasts feeling the squeeze with new licence fees

Wiktoria Jedroszkowiak confronted Nicola Sturgeon - over a reserved issue

Activist confronts Nicola Sturgeon over UK-controlled oil and gas licensing

Burger King and other fast-food drive-throughs faces new restrictions

Crack down on drive-throughs and retail parks under Scottish Government plan

Scotland could be up for a £22bn boost to its economy in its drive for net-zero

Net zero Scottish economy up for £22 billion boost in drive to reach net zero

Elon Musk bought social media platform Twitter in a $44 billion deal

COMMENT Bully and hypocrite Elon Musk's Twitter takeover heralds bad news ahead

The future of Twitter is uncertain following Elon Musk’s takeover

COMMENT Global platforms like Twitter should be protected from stupid billionaires

Poppy (right) and Agnes (left) help families who are struggling with rising energy costs

The Ferret 'Bills higher than benefits': The Scottish energy advisers helping keep people warm

The exterior of Kairen Ruse's Blues and Browns shop in South Street, Perth, photographed in 2021

'RACISM' ROW Tory shop owner blasted for 'racist' rant about asylum seekers

ScotRail staff have threatened strike action every weekend in December in a dispute over pay

ScotRail staff threaten strike 'havoc' at Christmas amid pay dispute

The Born in Scotland facility near Jedburgh has been forced to close its doors. Photo: Google Maps

Shock as much-loved Borders visitor attraction closes due to rising costs

Maggie Chapman has said Tess White was making a 'baseless accusation' as she said the Greens do not like Aberdeen and the North East

Energy Greens hit back at claims they 'don't care' about north-east renewable potential

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Key figures from the energy sector are to meet in Aberdeen to discuss a just transition away from fossil fuels

Energy sector to discuss just transition for offshore workers

Islay is experiencing a shortage of Royal Mail staff, meaning more work for the employees who stay, one former worker said

EXCLUSIVE Islanders face '60-mile trip' to collect post amid chronic Royal Mail staff shortage

Morrisons bought McColl's earlier this year with promises to regenerate the business

Around 1300 McColl's workers at risk of redundancy under new plans from Morrisons

Sustainability and external affairs manager at Banks Renewables Robin Winstanley

Wind farm fund saves community hall on brink of closure

The News Corp building was splattered with orange paint

IN PICTURES Protesters splatter paint over UK Government buildings and The Sun HQ

North Sea oil and gas is bringing in billions of pounds to the UK Government

North Sea oil and gas revenues 'up to nearly £8 billion' this year so far

Envy Gin and Cocktail Bar in Coatbridge is one of the venues facing an uncertain future

Scottish bars and nightclubs make plea for support ahead of new year

Aeden Burt was two when he was in a life-changing car accident

EXCLUSIVE Meet the Fifer making his whisky dreams come true while paralysed from the neck down

Douglas Chapman hosted a roundtable discussion on the issue affecting SMEs

MP warns of the consequences of late payments crisis hitting Scots businesses

Elon Musk has said he intends to abolish permanent bans of users, potentially opening the door for former US president Donald Trump to return

Twitter now in ‘sane’ hands with Elon Musk, says Donald Trump

With Twitter now in the hands of Elon Musk, it may be time to think about an alternative ‘online public commons’

COMMENT Pat Kane: Why the particular appeal of Twitter is in danger of being trashed by Elon Musk

Dungeness B nuclear power station on the south Kent coast

EXCLUSIVE Tory plans mean Scots 'may fund English nuclear plants even after independence'

Scottish Just Stop Oil activists targetted a series of luxury car showrooms

Scottish Just Stop Oil activists target luxury London car showrooms with orange paint

Morrisons and Heinz announce partnership to help those in need

Morrisons shoppers can get a FREE meal with this secret phrase from today

Jacob Rees-Mogg was made Business Secretary by Liz Truss

Jacob Rees-Mogg resigns as business secretary after Rishi Sunak becomes PM