BRITISH Gas owner Centrica has seen its profits soar to more than £3 billion for 2022 amid rocketing energy prices that have sparked a cost-of-living crisis. Source

A Marks & Spencer store that campaigners battled to save from closure for five years is to close its doors for the last time next week. Source

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FORD has announced plans to cut 1300 jobs in the UK over the next two years, a fifth of its total workforce across the country. Source

A SCOTTISH start-up is blossoming into a major business thanks to a six-figure deal with Europe’s leading online flower delivery company. Source

Our Fathers Fought Franco (Luath Press, £12.99) by Lisa Croft, Willy Maley, Jennie Renton and Tam Watters is a resonant piece of working-class history that contextualises and goes beyond the Spanish Civil War experiences of International Brigade volunteers James Maley, Donald Renton, Geordie Watters and AC Williams.  Condensed from ‘Not made with rosewater’ by Jennie […] Source

 Some people have claimed Scottish history isn’t adequately represented within the Scottish education system. We sent Ros Nash to check the facts on this issue. As part of a Scottish parliament debate in January 2021, SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson said: “The snapshots of Scottish history now taught at National 4s and National 5s are much […] Source

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A FUNDING boost has seen three areas in Buckie's Fishermen's Hall transformed. …

Jamie Maxwell explores North America’s unrelenting drugs epidemic – and Canada attempts at a opioids trial. On 31 January, British Columbia launched a limited experiment in the licensing of hard drugs. For the next three years, anyone in the province aged 18 or over will be allowed to carry a small amount of opioids, including […] Source

IN this series of articles members of the Scottish Currency Group outline the case for a separate Scottish currency – the Scottish Pound – to be established as soon as possible after independence; highlight the transformational opportunities this will enable to address present economic and social challenges facing Scotland; and answer questions about how the change is likely to affect households and businesses in practice Source

A LIFESTYLE company received a £25.8 million PPE contract after the new Conservative chair Greg Hands referred the firm to officials in 2020, new documents have suggested. Source

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has urged the Scottish Government to pause its deposit return scheme. Source