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Britain's bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland said on Thursday that chief executive Ross McEwan has resigned after steering it to a "stronger" financial position over the last five years. "RBS announces that Ross McEwan has resigned from his role as chief exec…

Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans to hold a new referendum on Scottish independence. The first minister told the Scottish parliament she will soon introduce legislation to prepare for another vote by 2021 if Scotland is taken out of the EU. I write this ju…

(Bloomberg) -- Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plcs top banker said he is leaving the state-backed lender in a years time, in an expected move that potentially paves the way for a senior female executive to take his role. The bank will commence a search to repl…

The exact date of Shakespeares birthday is not known, but its observed annually on April 23rd (incidentally also the date on which he died, as well as St Georges Day). Of course, you could celebrate by chatting with a skull or donning an asss head - but if yo…

Opened in late 2018, The Fife Arms is a new luxury, boutique hotel in the historic Scottish village of Braemar set against the landscape of Cairngorms National Park in north east Scotland. Built in the nineteenth century, the Victorian coaching inn has been r…

The billionaire fashion tycoon behind online clothing retailer Asos lost three of his four children in the Sri Lanka terror attacks, a spokesman has said. Anders Holch Povlsen (46) is Denmarks wealthiest man and is believed to be the largest landowner in Sco…

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Mr Holch Povlsen is one of Denmark's richest men Three of the four children of Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen died in the Sri Lanka bombing attacks, a spokesman has confirmed to the BBC. The family were visiting th…

We would be remiss to not say that this past week didn’t start off pretty heavy with the horrific burning of the Notre Dame Cathedral. It can feel as though ancient and historic structures are somehow off limits to disasters but as we were glued to our phones…

Edmund de Waal: psalm British ceramicist and author Edmund de Waal will be the first contemporary artist to create a major work for the 500-year-old Venetica Ghetto, where he will present a two-part exhibition based on the Psalms the poetry of exile. Over at…

The SFA will seek to establish the viability and merit of handing over interim control of the Scotland team to Malky Mackay in the next few days. A caretaker appointment is now considered the most likely outcome of an Easter weekend of assessment and deliber…