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UK's energy price cap to soar to £2800 by October, regulator warns

UK's energy price cap expected to surge to £2800 in October, regulator warns
THE energy price cap in the UK is expected to balloon to around £2800 in October, the industry regulator has warned.

Shell is accused of expanding fossil fuel extraction despite knowing the harms

Shell consultant quits over oil and gas giant's 'extreme harm' to planet

Routine rigorous testing of software by both Fujitsu and the Post Office would have identified the presence of bugs in the system

Letters Why was faulty software that caused the Post Office scandal not tested?

Richard Robinson of Willowglen Garden Centre was on the scene to help out

Stornoway family stunned to find 3ft exotic snake on their doorstep

The 'Brandalism' project has seen the posters appear across the city

Unauthorised billboards slamming oil firms appear across Aberdeen

Post Office workers to strike for Queen's jubilee over 'degrading' pay offer

Post Office workers to strike for Queen's jubilee over 'degrading' pay offer

Oil and gas firms have profited from the energy crisis

North Sea operators 'really worried' about windfall tax, says energy executive

Anders Holch Povlsen saw an increase of £500m since last year

Combined wealth of Scotland's billionaires grows as cost-of-living crisis hits public

Jacob Rees-Mogg made the whisky claim in the House of Commons

SNP support higher whisky prices, claims Jacob Rees-Mogg

Rishi Sunak to announce tax cuts for big businesses as families hammered by soaring bills

Rishi Sunak to announce tax cuts for big businesses as families hammered by soaring bills

Justin King was the CEO of Sainsbury's for 10 years

Ex-Sainsbury's CEO pins blame squarely on Brexit for food price rises

Why does the increase in oil revenues not balance out the cost of living for us every day Scots?

Letters UK's sums don’t add up because our oil revenue has all been squandered

Nicolson's Bar and Kitchen received the award

FOOD AND DRINK This is Scotland's best gastropub, according to a top awards ceremony

Glenfarclas Distillery's visitor centre photographed after burglars drilled through a lock at the centre

Masked gang takes four minutes to steal £100k worth of whisky

Wind farms in Scotland have been funding local services through the millions collected in business rates

Wind farms boosting Scottish economy with millions in tax

Sir Angus Grossart has died aged 85

Businessman Sir Angus Grossart dies aged 85 after short illness

Allan Cameron, who founded Vagabond Voices in 2008, says Brexit has cost his business time and money

EXCLUSIVE Scots publishing firm takes aim at Brexit as costs spiral and sales dwindle

M&S has revealed a corgi-themed caterpillar cake

M&S launches Union-flag coated Caterpillar cake to mark Queen's Jubilee

Boris Johnson is under pressure to step up support for struggling families

Boris Johnson wavering on opposition to windfall tax amid backlash

Energy Minister Greg Hands opposes a windfall tax on oil and gas giants

Windfall tax may 'kill investment but crisis is killing people', top Tory told

Orbex, based in Forres in Moray, will reveal a prototype of its Prime orbital rockets for the first time today

Scottish firm in European first as it unveils ground-breaking rocket

Mercedes Villalba was elected last year

Tories accuse Labour MSP of 'all-out communism' after call to outlaw private profit

Scotland has 'vast' renewable energy resources

Improvements to grid to better connect England to Scotland's 'vast' energy resources

Uber Eats has put together the shortlist

These 10 restaurants are shortlisted to be named best in Scotland

McColl's was established in Glasgow in 1901

Morrisons set to protect thousands of jobs with McColl's takeover

A demonstration was held in Glasgow city centre by the Just Stop Oil campaign group

Campaign group Just Stop Oil stage protest in Glasgow city centre

McColl's collapses into administration as last-ditch Morrisons rescue mission fails

McColl's collapses into administration as last-ditch Morrisons rescue mission fails

The business has some 16,000 employees, the majority of whom are part-time

McColl’s chain on the brink of collapse with thousands of jobs at risk

More than 30 arrested after activists blockade Scots oil terminal

More than 30 arrested after activists blockade Scots oil terminal

A Scottish shopping centre has gone up for sale

Scottish shopping centre to go to auction with guide price half rental income

'There’s a real appetite to investigate a better way of living and working'

comment Scotland needs to transform its economy. Here's how it can do it

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross clashed over the ferries fiasco at FMQs

WATCH Nicola Sturgeon hits out at former ferry boss's 'lie' accusations at FMQs

Chief Superintendent Lynn Ratcliff said on Tuesday evening a ‘number of people who decided not to cooperate have subsequently been arrested’

Protesters arrested at Scottish oil terminal climate protest, Police Scotland say

The choice for many, pushed into fuel poverty, will be between heating and eating

Letters Oil company pockets are deep, and a one-off windfall tax is urgently needed

James Withers has announced plans to step down as the head of Scotland Food and Drink

Top politicians pay tribute as Scotland Food and Drink boss announces resignation

BP have recorded soaring profits

BP profits skyrocket amid demands for windfall tax to tackle cost of living

Protesters climbed on top of tankers and locked themselves to the entrance. Photograph: JustStopOil

Activists blockade Scottish oil terminal in climate protest

Elon Musk says he wants to shake things up at Twitter

COMMENT Stephen Paton: ‘Disrupting’ often a red flag for ideas which erode worker’s rights

Economist Adam Posen said Brexit was the reason the UK will see the highest inflation among G7 countries

Scotland suffering 'cost of living with Westminster crisis' amid stark Brexit report

The OVO Hydro has been awarded A Greener Arena (AGA) certification

Scottish venue becomes first arena in world to achieve special green status

A controller with the newly registered tartan. Photo: Microsoft/Xbox

New tartan registered to celebrate 20 years of Xbox console in Scotland

Beinn Nibheis Director Eilidh Sykes outside the new store in Fort William

Fort William women’s outdoor sports shop a Scots first

Confidence in Scottish business rose 11 points in April

Scottish business confidence rises 11 points in April

Lloyds customers are cutting back on their spending

Banking group issues cost-of-living warning as customers tighten belts

Investors are anxious about Elon Musk’s deal

Tesla stock plummets amid Twitter sale

P&O ferry travelling from Scotland adrift off Northern Ireland coast

Updated P&O pledges full investigation after ferry loses power in Irish Sea

Could Scotland's tidal sea lochs hold the key to generating an immense amount of renewable energy?

Letters Oil and gas firms should lead the just transition, not just pay lip service

The UK's inflation rate hit 7% in March 2022. Photo: PA

comment Ignore the Unionists, an independent Scotland won't have inflation ‘like Zimbabwe’

It was in 1728 that the Royal Bank of Scotland changed banking forever

BACK IN THE DAY The Scottish banking innovation that is still in use today

The ice cream lid. Picture: JonnyValleysBoy via Twitter

Welsh ice cream makers to remove 'Little England' label after backlash

CalMac says ‘ageing fleet’ to blame for major problems in ferry network

CalMac says ‘ageing fleet’ to blame for major problems in ferry network

The downsides of lithium-ion batteries are well-documented

comment Pat Kane: This accidental discovery could revolutionise just about everything

The Tories’ energy policy is nuts, but so is the SNP’s

Letters The Tories’ energy policy is nuts, but so is the SNP’s

'One-eyed-Joe' was a regular visitor to HMP Grampian

One-eyed cat sent to Aberdeen after sneaking onto North Sea platform