Highland Council's South Planning Applications Committee has given the proposed Glen Earrach pumped storage hydro scheme a major boost, raising no objection to a project that could become one of the biggest infrastructure developments the Highlands has seen for decades. But this is not the final approval.
A political row in Washington could eventually make it more expensive to borrow money in Britain. That sounds unlikely.
The big pressures on prices right now do not give any comfort to anyone especially buying diesel or heating oil. The combination of several factors are pushing prices again.
There is something increasingly strange about Britain's energy price cap. Every few months the announcement arrives telling households what the new cap will be.
For years, savers have had to put up with the feeling that their money was doing very little for them. Interest rates eventually rose, but inflation often rose faster.
Britain's car market is undergoing a rather remarkable change. Chinese car brands that were barely visible on British roads a few years ago are now becoming increasingly difficult to miss.
Britain's argument over Rosebank and Jackdaw has just become rather bigger. It is no longer simply a question of whether two North Sea oil and gas developments should be allowed to proceed.
Rosebank, primarily an oil field west of Shetland, and Jackdaw, a gas field east of Aberdeen, were both previously approved. Those approvals were subsequently challenged successfully in court because the original assessments did not properly account for the emissions created when the oil and gas were eventually burned.
The Scottish Government has appointed a new Trade and Investment Envoy to the United Arab Emirates. Ronnie Graham, a Dubai-based lawyer and managing partner of Winston Taylor's Dubai office, has been appointed to promote Scotland's business and investment interests in the UAE.
For years, one of the attractions of buying an electric car has been the prospect of lower running costs. No petrol or diesel to buy, no fuel duty and, until recently, no vehicle tax.
With the Budget less than three weeks away, homeowners, tenants and landlords are all wondering the same thing: will they be asked to pay more? For many people, the answer may not come from one dramatic new tax. It could instead come through a combination of mortgage costs, property taxes, rental rules, energy bills and changes to the taxation of property income.
The Drone War Is Coming to the Petrol Pump: Why Russia-Ukraine Attacks Could Push Diesel Prices Higher The drone war between Russia and Ukraine appears to be entering another and potentially more dangerous phase. What began as a relatively new form of warfare has developed into a regular exchange of long-range drone attacks, with both sides increasingly able to strike targets hundreds of miles from the front line.
A new trade envoy has been appointed to promote Scotland's interests in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dubai-based Ronnie Graham is Managing Partner of Winston Taylor's Dubai office, where he leads the firm's Middle East practice.
Britain has just been given another reminder that the cost of changing workers' pay and conditions can sometimes extend far beyond the workplace. North Sea offshore workers employed by Wood Group are beginning strike action in a dispute over pay and employment conditions, including what unions say is the threat of "fire and rehire".
There must be a point when a government stops reviewing a problem and starts solving it. For women and families in Moray, that point may feel a very long way away.
For much of the past year, the direction of travel seemed reasonably clear. Interest rates were expected to continue falling as inflation came under control.
Tens of thousands of people have been protesting across Spain over the country's housing crisis, with rapidly rising rents and the growing influence of tourism among their biggest concerns. The protests came after the Spanish parliament rejected government measures intended to strengthen tenant protection and restrict some forms of short-term rental accommodation.
Diesel has passed £2 a litre in Britain for the first time. In February it was £1.41.
Walk down Wick High Street today, and you’ll find a town center that has emerged from a major public realm overhaul. With the Caithness flagstone paving completed, updated street layouts in place, and new public seating installed, the physical infrastructure of the street looks fresh, modern, and welcoming.
For several weeks Glasgow City Council has been at the centre of one of Scotland's most serious local-government employment disputes. Thousands of council workers faced the possibility of being dismissed and then offered their jobs back on new terms and conditions.