SHELL’S offshore medics are set to be balloted on industrial action in a dispute over pay. Source

BUSINESS leaders have promised Scottish youngsters they will “recognise and value qualifications as much as any other year” ahead of tomorrow’s results. Source

THE governor of the Bank of England last week warned that UK households face greater exposure to energy price shocks than those in the US or Europe and are less protected than in Europe. If ever there was an indictment of the UK Government’s handling of Scotland’s energy sources then this is it, from the mouth of the BoE. Source

“THE limits of devolution are tight, Westminster could do more, we do need independence. These are truisms. But that is not an excuse for inaction, and that is what we’re seeing at the moment.” Source

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have vowed to fight a new oil field being brought online which is twice the size of Cambo, as a fossil fuel firm takes advantage of UK Government tax breaks. Source

AMAZON workers have walked out in protest after being given a pay rise of just over three per cent. Source

SCOTS are being swindled by the development of a new major offshore windfarm, it has been claimed. Source

TECHNOLOGY company Dyson has been fined more than a million pounds after one of its employees was injured when a giant milling machine fell on top of him. Source

PLANS for a huge adventure water park have been submitted to West Lothian Council. Source

ENERGY plant operators have been given the go ahead to use animal waste to feed it, despite concerns about the smell from local residents. Source

The union had received criticism for “cynically” timing the strikes during Rangers games. Source