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An Edinburgh-based start-up developing the UK’s first search and enrolment platform for parents looking for nurseries, has raised £275,000 in pre-seed funding insider.co.uk/news/edinburgh…

President @realDonaldTrump is due to touch down in Scotland this evening, ahead of a four-day visit, during which he will meet @Keir_Starmer and @JohnSwinney insider.co.uk/news/trump-vis…

The boss of Centrica has called for rival Octopus to be banned from taking on new customers, as it accused @ofgem of failing to uphold its own rules insider.co.uk/news/centrica-…

River Island is at risk of collapsing into administration within weeks, if it fails to secure approval for a restructuring plan insider.co.uk/news/river-isl…

SSEN could explore bringing empty homes in #Shetland back into long-term use, as part of plans for future workforce accommodation insider.co.uk/news/bringing-…

Proposals for a 291-bed student accommodation block in the west end have been submitted to @GlasgowCC’s planning department insider.co.uk/news/glasgow-u…

Wood subsidiary JWG Investments has reached an agreement to sell its 50% interest in RWG (Repair & Overhauls) to Siemens Energy Global for $135m insider.co.uk/news/wood-sell…

Cineworld is being turfed out of the world’s tallest cinema complex in #Glasgow insider.co.uk/news/cineworld…

Rachel Reeves will announce £66m of funding for transport projects in Scotland today insider.co.uk/news/reeves-pl…

The company that runs Prestwick Airport has been fined more than £144,000 for failures that led to a member of staff falling to his death when a guardrail gave way insider.co.uk/news/scottish-…

NatWest Group's profits surged by 18% in the first half of 2025, as it gained customers after buying Sainsbury’s Bank and brought down costs insider.co.uk/company-result…

Research commissioned by the @RoyalVolService found 57% of Scottish firm now offer paid volunteering time to staff, with 26% introducing it in the last 12 months alone insider.co.uk/news/57-scots-…

General & Technical Flooring Services has undergone a management buyout insider.co.uk/news/managemen…

Apatura has received planning consent to build a new, 560MW battery energy storage system near Clydebank insider.co.uk/news/planning-…

Morton Fraser MacRoberts (@mfmacllp) has posted 7% year-on-year revenue growth, with group revenues surpassing £50m in its first full year of trading post-merger insider.co.uk/company-result…

Scottish businesses will receive £4.8m to boost the research of clean maritime technologies insider.co.uk/news/scottish-…

The contributions of recent acquisitions have boosted @iomart's overall revenue growth 13%, from £127m to £143.5m year-on-year insider.co.uk/company-result…

Tariffs on #whisky being exported to India are set to be halved as part of a trade deal with the UK insider.co.uk/news/whisky-ta…

Lloyds Banking Group has unveiled a higher-than-expected profit for the first half of 2025, as it benefited from a jump in lending and savings balances insider.co.uk/company-result…

Scottish business confidence has dropped, but remains in positive territory, amid a backdrop of national and international headwinds insider.co.uk/news/scottish-…