Scottish knitwear firm ‘McGeorge of Dumfries’ wins legal battle with Asda over brand name

A Scottish knitwear firm has won a legal battle with Asda over its brand name after the supermarket chain said it was too similar to its George clothing range. The retail giant objected after McGeorge, which has retailed cashmere since 1881, applied to register ‘McGeorge of Dumfries’ as a trademark. Despite McGeorge being worn by … Read more

Scottish health minister Humza Yousaf accuses nursery of ‘discrimination’ amid row over daughter

Scottish health minister Humza Yousaf accuses nursery of ‘discrimination’ after he is told there is ‘no available space’ for his two year old daughter – only for a white friend’s son to be offered a place days later SNP high-flier said he complained to watchdogs and was seeking legal advice Little Scholars Nursery in Dundee … Read more

Scottish woman discovers on Long Lost Family her birth parents are Native American  

Scottish woman reveals she ‘covered skin in talcum powder’ as a child to be like her white adoptive mother – before discovering her birth parents were Native American on Long Lost Family Adopted woman Paula, from Buckie, appears on Long Lost Family tonight  Says she ‘remembers covering herself in talcum powder’ to be like white … Read more

Scottish Mortgage has 5.8% of its funds invested in China’s Tencent

Scottish Mortgage bets big on Beijing: UK’s biggest investment trust has 5.8% of its funds invested in Tencent By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 19 July 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 19 July 2021 The UK’s biggest and most popular investment trust is one of Tencent’s top backers. About 5.8 per … Read more

Ian Poulter made mad dash from Scottish Open to Euro 2020 final after ‘spending £100k on tickets’

Thought your night watching the Euro final was bad? Golfer Ian Poulter reveals he was BLOCKED from entering Wembley until extra-time after ‘spending £100,000 on tickets’ before mad dash from finishing fourth at the Scottish Open hours before Ian Poulter made a mad dash from the Scottish Open to Sunday’s Euro 2020 final The golfer … Read more

Ian Poulter made mad dash from Scottish Open to Euro 2020 final after ‘spending £100k on tickets’

Thought your night watching the Euro final was bad? Golfer Ian Poulter reveals he was BLOCKED from entering Wembley until extra-time after ‘spending £100,000 on tickets’ before mad dash from finishing fourth at the Scottish Open hours before Ian Poulter made a mad dash from the Scottish Open to Sunday’s Euro 2020 final The golfer … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon hands Scottish NHS staff 4% salary rise with ‘immediate’ effect

Nicola Sturgeon hands Scottish NHS staff 4% salary rise with ‘immediate’ effect – on top of health workers’ £500 bonus for working during pandemic Pay rise to benefit around 154,000 employees covered by ‘Agenda for Change’ If NHS England maintain current position, Scottish staff will be much better off  Nicola Sturgeon offering pay rise as … Read more

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston backs Nicola Sturgeon’s call for a Scottish independence referendum

‘I believe Scotland should be in charge of its own destiny’: Line of Duty star Martin Compston praises ‘competent’ Nicola Sturgeon after urging his fellow Scots to back the SNP in the election Martin Compston urged Scots to back Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP in May elections  Line of Duty star hit back at critics who pointed out … Read more

Fund supremo James Anderson urges Scottish Mortgage to ‘remain eccentric’

Departing fund manager James Anderson has called on his successors to ‘become more unreasonable and more distinctive’ as his fund recorded the highest annual shareholder return in its history. Net asset value (NAV) at Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust fund rose 111 per cent in the year to March, surpassing even its performances after the Global … Read more