William Grant to distribute Stolichnaya in US

12:22am Friday 14th November 2008

Independent Scotch whisky distiller William Grant & Sons yesterday said it had struck a multi-million-pound deal with SPI Group, the Russian drinks giant, to distribute Stolichnaya vodka in the US.

Melrose’s focus on gas protects it from worst of oil price plunge

12:19am Friday 14th November 2008

Melrose Resources, the oil and gas independent, put a brave face on the recent plunge in oil prices and said it had enough money in place to pursue its exploration and development plans.

Government to set up ‘hubs’ to plan public building projects

12:11am Friday 14th November 2008

Public sector bodies are to work together on "pathfinder hubs" to plan and deliver the Scottish Government's new model for funding public building projects.

Villagers concerned at loss of GP service

12:11am Friday 14th November 2008

People living in and around the village of Kinloch Rannoch are to appeal to Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon to intervene following Tayside Health Board's decision yesterday not to restore their local out-of-hours GP provision.

House of Commons: SNP calls for halt to HBOS merger

1:15pm Thursday 13th November 2008

The Government should recapitalise both Lloyds TSB and Edinburgh-based HBOS rather than risk the loss of 60,000 jobs through a merger, ministers were warned today.

Cameron and Brown in bitter battle over Baby P case

Thursday 13th November 2008

Sketch: Poor Lindsay Roy. It was the Glenrothes headmaster’s first day in the Commons and the classroom was on its worst behaviour.

Celebrities and politicians gather for Scotland’s gala awards night

Thursday 13th November 2008

After a momentous year in Scottish politics the best performers will be recognised at tonight's Herald Scottish Politician of the Year awards.

University experts urge ministers to change economic productivity targets

2:00am Thursday 13th November 2008

The Scottish Government is heading for failure in terms of its economic productivity targets, according to experts at Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities.

Petitions Committee backs debate on knife crime

Thursday 13th November 2008

The most senior legal figures in Scotland will gather to debate knife crime following a campaign by a father whose son was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack.

Parties clash over moves to avert home repossessions

Thursday 13th November 2008

Political parties have clashed over how Scotland can act to protect homeowners who are at risk of being repossessed, as more families face financial difficulties.

Education cash needs to be diverted for free school meals, councils tell MSPs

Thursday 13th November 2008

Free school meals for five to seven-year-olds cannot be funded without cash being diverted from other education services, Holyrood's education committee has heard.

Councils in Scotland face 'stark' free school meal choices

1:11pm Wednesday 12th November 2008

The cost of providing free school meals for five to seven-year-olds could leave council chiefs with "stark choices" in their budgets, MSPs heard today.

Brown attacks interest rate rise by credit card firms

Wednesday 12th November 2008

Gordon Brown yesterday criticised huge interest rate hikes by credit card firms, warning that they must behave “responsibly”.

	Olympic battle as only 1% of 2012 business comes north
	Wed 12 Nov 08
	An Olympic war of words erupted last night between Holyrood and Westminster after it emerged that barely 1% of contracts awarded for the 2012 Games had gone to Scottish firms.

High-speed rail link ‘could bring Scotland economic benefits of £7.3bn’

Wednesday 12th November 2008

A high-speed rail link could bring economic benefits of more than £7bn to Scotland, MSPs heard yesterday.

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