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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The latest rise in interest rates in Japan may seem a long way removed from the price of diesel at a Scottish filling station, but the two developments are part of the same global economic problem. Energy prices have surged as the conflict in the Middle East has disrupted supplies and severely restricted normal traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
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.
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.
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.
The Bank of England's decision to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.75% attracted most of the attention this week. But another decision could prove almost as important for the cost of borrowing in Britain.
For much of the cost-of-living crisis, the big question was how households would cope with rising prices. The latest figures suggest that we are beginning to see an answer.
Britain's car industry has received an important vote of confidence, with McLaren Automotive announcing a £500 million investment programme that is expected to create 1,000 new jobs in the UK by 2032. The investment will expand McLaren's research, development and manufacturing operations, including a new vehicle production facility.
Artificial intelligence has become one of the biggest stories in the stock market. Companies involved in AI have reached extraordinary valuations, with investors betting that the technology will transform business and generate enormous profits for years to come.
The Bank of Japan has raised interest rates again, taking its benchmark rate from 1% to 1.25%, the highest level in Japan for around three decades. On the face of it, this might seem like a Japanese problem.