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Savings: How to Make Your Money Work Harder

From regular savers to Cash ISAs, there are more choices than simply leaving money in a current account.   For anyone who has money sitting in a current account earning little or no interest, the savings market is worth another look.  

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Why Is Diesel Still Getting More Expensive When Oil Is Around $104?

The price of crude oil is only part of the story – and diesel is currently facing a serious supply problem.   There is something rather strange happening at Britain's filling stations.  

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Why Are Bakeries Struggling? Midland Bakeries Collapses as Costs Rise

The collapse of Midland Bakeries Limited raises a wider question.  Is this simply the failure of one relatively small bakery business, or is it another sign that the economics of baking are becoming increasingly difficult?.  

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£296 Million for Scottish Farmers: Where Does the Money Actually Go?

The latest payments highlight just how important agricultural support remains to Scotland's farming industry.   More than £296 million in agricultural support has been paid to Scottish farmers and crofters since the beginning of September.  

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Doing business with the Falkland Islands

Statement from Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Overseas Territories Uma Kumaran MP on doing business with the Falkland Islands.   The United Kingdom is clear: the Falkland Islands are British and they have the right to develop their natural resources as they see fit.  

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Helping shape the future of the UK space sector

GAD helped the UK Space Agency assess the risks and financial implications of reforms designed to support growth and innovation in the space sector.   Billions of pounds are set to be invested in the UK’s space sector under the government’s new UK Space Strategy.  

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Anders Povlsen Buys Another Scottish Estate: How Much of Scotland Does One Man Own?

When Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen's WildLand conservation company bought the Kinross House Estate this week, it was more than another country-house purchase.   Kinross House sits on the western shore of Loch Leven, looking across to the historic Loch Leven Castle, where Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned in 1567.  

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‘People’s Power’ projects to give more control over local energy - £30 Million Funding

Communities across the country will be able to build and control their own clean energy supply.   Great British Energy rolls out first wave of biggest public community energy investment in UK history, backing local places to cut bills and take climate action.  

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Australia and the EU: Is a New Kind of Membership Emerging?

The European Union may be starting to rethink what it means to be part of Europe.   That may sound surprising when the country being discussed is Australia, thousands of miles from the continent.  

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Heating Oil Heads Higher Again: Could Scottish Households Face Another Winter Price Shock?

For households in rural Scotland that depend on heating oil, the timing could hardly be worse.   Summer is ending, the nights are drawing in and many households will soon be thinking about filling their oil tanks for the winter.  

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Anders Povlsen: More Than Scotland's Biggest Landowner

When Anders Holch Povlsen's name appears in Scottish news, it is usually because he has bought another estate.   The latest is Kinross House Estate on the shores of Loch Leven.  

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EU and Canada Relationship: What Does It Mean for Britain?

The European Union has made an unusual offer to Canada: a new form of “associate membership” that would give the two sides a much closer relationship without Canada actually becoming an EU member.   Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has warmly welcomed the idea, describing closer cooperation with Europe as important at a time when Canada is trying to broaden its international relationships.  

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Bank of England Holds Rates: What Does It Mean for Borrowers?

The Bank of England has decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.75%, giving households and businesses some stability but also signalling that the next stage of the battle against inflation may be more difficult than previously expected.   The decision comes just a day after figures showed UK inflation rising from 2.9% to 3.1% in August, moving further away from the Bank's 2% target.  

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Gas Prices Are Rising Too: What Will It Mean for UK Heating Bills This Winter?

Much of the attention in recent weeks has been on the rising price of oil.  But there is another energy price that could have an even more direct effect on millions of households this winter: natural gas.  

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Trading Standards - Student Loan Scams

Students heading to university are being targeted by scammers trying to access their student loan accounts.  These scams are particularly prevalent during September and October, when student loan payments are released.  

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£27 Billion Less: Why Are Britain’s Small Businesses Borrowing Less From Banks?

Britain's small businesses appear to be borrowing substantially less from high street banks than they were a few years ago.   The amount of outstanding bank lending to small and medium-sized businesses across Great Britain stood at around £62.6 billion at the end of 2025.  

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Highland Council's £2.1 Billion Investment Plan: Could Higher Interest Rates Put the Squeeze on Future Budgets?

Highland Council is planning to spend around £2.1 billion over 20 years on schools, roads, housing, community facilities and other infrastructure.   It is an ambitious programme, and one which could bring considerable benefits across the Highlands.  

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Savers miss out on £12 billion in lost interest - Are You One Of Them?

Savers are urged to move their pots as billions of pounds in interest is lost due to zero interest accounts, according to Moneyfactscompare.co.uk analysis.   The Bank of England estimated that around £300bn is sitting in UK current and savings accounts earning zero interest.  

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NDA galvanises cultural shift across nuclear sector

NDA brings nuclear sector senior leaders together to galvanise action on Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce (NRTF) review recommendations.   On 16 September 2026, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) brought senior leaders from across the nuclear sector together in Manchester to galvanise action on the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce (NRTF) review recommendations, unlocking a golden age of nuclear.  

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Can Scottish Labour Come Back? A New Leader Faces a Huge Challenge

Scottish Labour is about to get a new leader, but the bigger question is whether it can find a way back into the mainstream of Scottish politics.  The leadership contest has narrowed to Michael Marra and Joe Fagan, after Monica Lennon failed to secure enough nominations to make the ballot.