Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is when a company or a fund from another country invest in Scotland to set up operations in the country and create new job opportunities in Scotland. FDI is good for the Scottish economy, but it is best to have it as part of a mix of strong domestic job creation […] Source

IT’S second only to whisky as our national drink, but Scotland can’t agree on what Irn-Bru tastes like, new research has shown. Source

RISHI Sunak’s fossil fuel subsidy could have permanently cut the energy bills of £2 million homes by £342 a year if the Government had invested in insulation measures instead, a think tank has said. Source

HOLIDAYMAKERS travelling from Scotland’s biggest airport have been warned of lengthy queues amid surging demand for get-aways this week. Source

RETAIL chiefs across Scotland have condemned “utterly deplorable” abuse shop workers throughout the pandemic. Source

The University of St Andrews hosted an international summit bringing together expert researchers to form a partnership to fight neurodegenerative diseases. Source

SCOTTISH Labour chief Anas Sarwar has been accused of “airbrushing austerity” after defending Westminster’s funding of public services over the last few years. Source

A number of Scottish businesses have joined a new £80 million charging point contract. Source

A Scottish venue is set to host Europe’s biggest sneaker festival for the first time next month. Source

A FUNNY thing happened on the way to the second indyref – oil prices soared in the wake of Covid and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Source

  The UK Government’s U-turn on a windfall tax expected to raise £5 billion from the oil and gas industry is the latest example of Scotland’s assets being used to bail out the UK. But the new scheme is also geared up to push investment towards extracting more oil and gas from the North Sea.  […] Source

THE SNP have been accused of making a U-turn on a windfall tax on energy companies making record profits after one was announced today. Source

A FISH processing company has been fined £80,000 over health and safety failings following the death of an employee who was struck by a forklift truck. Source