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Inflation jumps to 2.3% in sharpest increase for two years

Inflation jumps to 2.3% in sharpest increase for two years

6.7m to cut back on showers and baths to afford rising energy bills – survey

UK & International

6.7m to cut back on showers and baths to afford rising energy bills

Economic growth slows to 0.1% between July and September

UK & International

Economic growth slows to 0.1% between July and September

Scottish Retail Consortium and trade union Usdaw urge shoppers to be kind to others and shop staff this Christmas

Plea for shoppers to be kind to others and retail staff this Christmas

Dundee University staff told job cuts ‘inevitable’ as site faces £30m deficit amid ‘challenging’ period

North East & Tayside

Staff told job cuts 'inevitable' as university faces £30m deficit

Third of students in Scotland struggling to pay rent, survey suggests

Third of students in Scotland struggling to pay rent, survey suggests

No prospect of saving Grangemouth as plant loses £385,000 every day, say bosses

No prospect of saving Grangemouth as plant loses £385,000 every day, say bosses

Homebase ‘set for administration’ with thousands of jobs at risk including at Scottish stores

Homebase 'set for administration' with thousands of jobs at risk

Full list of Scottish Post Office branches at risk of closure as dozens of jobs at risk

Full list of Scottish Post Office branches at risk of closure

Toy industry seeing ‘remarkable resurgence’ ahead of Christmas, figures show

UK & International

Toy industry seeing ‘remarkable resurgence’ ahead of Christmas

Devolved welfare agency Social Security Scotland delivers £1.9bn of benefits to Scots in last year

Social Security Scotland deliver benefits worth £1.9bn in last financial year

Scotland’s unemployment rate falls by 1.1% in the third quarter of 2024, data shows

Scotland's unemployment rate falls by 1.1%, latest data shows

Wage growth slows further as unemployment rises, according to the Office for National Statistics data

UK & International

New data reveals wage growth slows further as unemployment rises

Oil firm Apache blames windfall tax for planned North Sea exit by end of 2029

North East & Tayside

Oil firm blames windfall tax for planned North Sea exit

Bank of England cuts interest rates as borrowing costs to fall ‘gradually’

UK & International

Bank of England cuts interest rates as borrowing costs to fall 'gradually'

BT slashes sales outlook and axes another 2,000 jobs in ongoing overhaul

UK & International

BT axes another 2,000 jobs in ongoing business overhaul

Average UK house price hit record high in October, says Halifax

UK & International

Average UK house price hit record high in October, says Halifax

Women in Scotland earn £3,000 less than men as gender pay gap rises by 30%

Gender pay gap rises by 30% in Scotland, figures show

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