Scottish financial services veteran Sir Donald Brydon is to retire as chairman of accounting and business software group Sage. The former investment banker will have led the firm for nine years when he steps down from the Newcastle-based company in September 2021. Read More Related Articles Read More Related Articles …
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The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Royal Mail is trialling the use of electric vans for parcel and letter deliveries to help cut emissions. The company is partnering with the London Electric Vehicle Company to trial its new VN5 …
Read More »Lost Stock for Kids launched to help garment workers in Bangladesh
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A heartwarming fundraising drive which reconnects the homeless with loved ones at Christmas has received praise from Stephen Fry. The actor Tweeted his support for Homeless at Christmas’ Advent Appeal to the delight of the charity’s East Kilbride co-founder Iain Hughes. The appeal is the brainchild of the Murray man …
Read More »Edinburgh Royal Mile fall man dies after plunging from window
A man has died after falling from a window on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh last night. Officers from Police Scotland locked down the busy street in the capital at around 5.40pm. The incident close to the Radisson Blu Hotel happened a couple of hours before The Proclaimers played at …
Read More »Royal Mile in Edinburgh on lockdown as police seal off high street
The Royal Mile in Edinburgh has been locked down by police. Officers have cordoned off an area outside the World’s End Pub on the famous high street with the street sealed off. Social media users online reported seeing pools of blood on the floor outside the bar this evening. There …
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