A SCOTTISH medical technology company has announced £2.1 million additional seed financing – in an oversubscribed funding round – to complete its first human trials. Source

THE Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has announced its headline sponsorship with Innis & Gunn, which will allow audiences to enjoy a beer on the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade for the first time. Source

BREXIT is hammering the economy “at the worst possible time”, the SNP have said in response to figures revealing a significant drop in food and drink exports. Source

THE UK Government has caved to pressure from the oil and gas industry and removed a block on the development of a gas field in “British” waters. Source

SCOTTISH ministers are being urged to act to halt the decline in numbers of an “iconic national species” – wild salmon. Source

THE UK Government has been urged to end its “obsession” with nuclear power and focus on renewable energy. Source

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is when a company or a fund from another country invest in Scotland to set up operations in the country and create new job opportunities in Scotland. FDI is good for the Scottish economy, but it is best to have it as part of a mix of strong domestic job creation […] Source

IT’S second only to whisky as our national drink, but Scotland can’t agree on what Irn-Bru tastes like, new research has shown. Source

RISHI Sunak’s fossil fuel subsidy could have permanently cut the energy bills of £2 million homes by £342 a year if the Government had invested in insulation measures instead, a think tank has said. Source

HOLIDAYMAKERS travelling from Scotland’s biggest airport have been warned of lengthy queues amid surging demand for get-aways this week. Source

RETAIL chiefs across Scotland have condemned “utterly deplorable” abuse shop workers throughout the pandemic. Source

The University of St Andrews hosted an international summit bringing together expert researchers to form a partnership to fight neurodegenerative diseases. Source