Revealed: The Scottish Highlands tops a ‘lust list’ of UK destinations that Britons want to visit post-coronavirus crisis Research has revealed the top search results for UK holidays in the past month Snowdonia is the second most popular destination followed by Yorkshire Dales Other sought-after locations include Cornwall, the Lake District and Kent Coronavirus symptoms: … Read more
SCOTTISH INVESTMENT TRUST: The manager who ditched consumer stocks and went on the defensive with gold shares as crisis bit By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:56 BST, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 10:44 BST, 29 March 2020 Although manager Alasdair McKinnon was relatively quick off the mark in turning the portfolio of … Read more
SECURITIES TRUST OF SCOTLAND: The £220m Scottish fund… scouring the world for stocks By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:07 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 10:31 BST, 15 April 2019 Although you wouldn’t guess from the name, Securities Trust of Scotland is an investment fund that scours the globe for dividend-friendly businesses. … Read more
A frontline doctor has been crowned the winner of a photography competition that aims to capture Scotland’s natural beauty. Inverness-based Dr Kenny Muir scooped the title of Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year with his portfolio of three stunning images shot in remote Glen Affric and on the Isle of Harris. The first image, called … Read more
Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone, aka Baroness Bra, has had to cancel her forthcoming wedding to billionaire Scottish businessman Doug Barrowman. ‘Doug and I were very much looking forward to getting married in the coming weeks but are equally aware of the need to avoid undertaking any unnecessary risks in the current circumstances,’ she says. The … Read more
The Nest viewers praise ‘beautiful’ Scottish home as the ‘best thing’ about the new BBC drama – and the five-bedroom lochside property complete with a hot tub is yours to rent for up to £3,600 a week New BBC1 drama The Nest premiered last night to mix reviews despite drawing a large audience But many … Read more
Scottish Power is facing an inquiry by the energy watchdog after a Money Mail investigation exposed the firm’s shambolic service. Last month, this paper sent a dossier of complaints to Ofgem after we were inundated by letters from angry customers. In the worst cases, some had been made to wait up to a year for … Read more
Robert Peston accuses the BBC of pulling on a news report on Scottish independence because bosses ‘feared the ire of Alex Salmond’ Robert Peston claims report on economic impact of Scotland vote was ditched He said the Corporation’s most senior executives feared ‘ire of Alex Salmond’ The broadcaster claimed Corbyn refused to be interviewed by … Read more
The writer Lawrence Durrell called it ‘islomania’, a condition he described as ‘an affliction of the spirit’ that led sufferers to find islands ‘irresistible’. He caught the bug on Corfu, but I defy you not to turn into an islomaniac after a visit to one of the many beautiful islands off the coast of Scotland. … Read more
Boris Johnson’s planned bridge to Northern Ireland could end up being a tunnel, the Scottish Secretary said today. Alister Jack said the PM agreed with him that an underground link could be cheaper and avoid problems such as the huge Second World War munitions dump in the Irish Sea. Mr Johnson has previously extolled the … Read more