By Ian McConnell

BARRATT Developments’ shares dipped after a trading update that showed it missed its target for new homes.

CREDITORS are being urged to register for a share in a “substantial legacy” years after a business went into liquidation.

THE Brits have a topsy-turvy affection for things we like but that, in certain quantities, are bad for us. Alcohol (what larks to be sickeningly drunk); food (chips, chips with everything); and the sun.

One of Glasgow's longest running restaurants has been sold to a London pub and restaurant chain.

IN 2011, a fading historical figure who went by the name of Cameron – Donald? David? – made a speech about electoral reform. A referendum was afoot on doing away with first-past-the-post (FPTP) for Westminster elections, a system he supported.

SCOTLAND is outperforming the rest of the UK in attracting investment to its university spinout companies, new figures show.

A LOW carbon technology company based in Aberdeen is expanding.

A FINANCE sector recruitment specialist has announced a series of new appointments after “record growth” in the last 12 months.

ESTATE agents have said the rise in oil prices have helped boost take-up of business premises in Aberdeen.

THE “black ops” have begun as the right of the Conservative Party appear rattled by the early momentum of Penny Mordaunt in the race for Downing Street.

JILL Stephenson (Letters, July 14) is always an eloquent and interesting read, but I’m afraid she is missing the whole concept of the SNP.

WE are all guilty of walking past them without paying them a second glance and wondering just who on earth is at the top of the plinths.

What is today's Framed? Some hints to help you guess the movie. Plus the answer for when you've given up!

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Move over Wordle, you can now shake things up with its music spin-off Heardle.

  Liked Wordle? Upgrade your daily brain teaser to Quordle for a real mind-bender.

WHEN did you last put pen to paper? In Japan, the art of letter writing is coming around again, for one specific purpose - to woo - and it is proving appealing to those tired of online dating.

Dead reckoning

The results follow an exceptional year in which TLT launched the firm’s strategic vision for 2025 aiming to drive robust financial growth by increasing resources, developing the firm’s reach locally, nationally and internationally, and using the ...

The pair were spotted in the water between Port Glasgow and Cardross by the passing ScotRail driver after their vessel capsized.

Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) and North Lanarkshire Council have joined forces, alongside other private and public partners, to deliver their Clyde Green Freeport bid for the Glasgow region to become one of Scotland’s two green free...

CBD oils come in many different strengths, but a concentration of 10% is one of the most popular. These are the best three full spectrum CBD oil UK brands offering a 10% option.

Plans to improve access for ambulances at a Glasgow brain injury unit were abandoned five years so despite concerns over delays in transferring patients.

DOWNING Street has admitted Boris Johnson oversaw a “nasty, misogynist culture” under his leadership.

A man has been seriously injured after being hit by a car on the M8 in an incident which saw the major road close during morning rush hour.

A CITY centre bar is set to close 'until working conditions are improved'.

A man claiming mistaken identity who is fighting extradition to the United States on a rape charge is to have his fingerprints taken in a bid to prove who he is.

A MEMBER of the public called the police after the bus they were waiting on drove past them, Police Scotland have said.

AN ESTATE agent has highlighted a series of “golf homes” sold at sites all over Scotland as the world’s eyes turn to the Home of Golf for The Open Championship.

RISHI Sunak and Penny Mordaunt have remained frontrunners to fight out the race to become next prime minister as Suella Braverman was eliminated from the Tory leadership contest.

NICOLA Sturgeon to open to sitting down and potentially compromising on her independence strategy with Boris Johnson’s successor.

A taskforce is set to take the lead on Scotland's response to the bird flu devastating the country's seabird population.

Jobs will be cut when BBC News and BBC World News merge to create a single 24-hour channel, the broadcaster confirmed.

NICOLA Sturgeon has claimed that none of the candidates vying to become the next prime minister “have anything to offer Scotland".

Twitter users across the UK have been reporting issues accessing the social media platform.

Renewing Democracy Through Independence has been published on the Scottish Government website. Here is how you can read the full paper.

Motorists have been queueing for almost an hour after a police incident has forced a stretch of the M8 to close.

PLANS for almost 100 new homes and two commercial units including a cafe in an industrial area in the Scottish capital.

Liz Truss has pledged she would be ready to be prime minister from "day one" as she officially launched her campaign for the top job.

Many were shocked last year when footage emerged of the Faroes dolphin hunt that killed over 1400 of the marine mammals. The images of that hunt, and its butchery, led to more than an outcry - it provoked a review by the Faroese government.

BORIS Johnson’s bid to out-Trump Donald Trump was always doomed to fail given the high standards in low behaviour set by the former President.

I wish I could have been there. I wish I could have pushed my way into the crowd. I wish I could have seen the people dancing and cheering, and the children climbing on the statues, and the fireworks. I wish I could have done my bit to drink the pubs...

CLIMATE change has pushed rare plants to the brink of extinction, scientists have warned.

THE COST of repairs to ferries run by state-controlled ferry operator CalMac has more than tripled in a decade as age takes its toll on Scotland’s ferry fleet.

Edinburgh-based pureLiFi has raised £10 million to support the commercial roll-out of its ultrafast wireless technology into consumer markets such as mobile phones, tablets and other connected devices.

TRIBUTE has been paid to Scottish mining entrepreneur Willie McLucas, who has died aged 67.

Major changes are urgently needed to decarbonise Scotland’s economy in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, a stark new report has warned.

JD WETHERSPOON watched its shares take a sharp decline as it updated the City that rather than breaking even this year it is facing a £30 million loss.

NICOLA Sturgeon will set out “real and alternative” change for Scotland to escape Westminster rule when she unveils new plans to overhaul democracy through independence.