Tag: Scotland

• Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  Premier Oil becomes Harbor Energy; merges with Chrysaor to make North Sea's largest oil and gas producer

  

  Premier Oil announced on Tuesday that shareholders voted in favor of a reverse takeover of private equity-backed Chrysaor to create the British North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer in which Premier shareholders will hold about 5.5%.

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• Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Scottish seafood exporters claim post-Brexit red tape is delaying “entire trailers”

  

  Seafood exporters have claimed post-Brexit customs arrangements are causing delays as “entire trailers” need to be checked rather than samples. The Scottish Seafood Association says exports to the EU are being hit by “red tape” delays in Scotland and France.

• Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 09:17 UTC

  Scotland claims the post-Brexit trade accord was “a bad deal for fishing”

  

  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has accused the UK government of breaking promises to Scotland's fishing industry over the post-Brexit trade deal. The Scottish government said the agreement announced on Thursday was ”a bad deal for fishing.”

• Tuesday, December 22nd 2020 - 07:54 UTC

  Johnson tells Scotland's leader Sturgeon he will not extend deadline to reach a post Brexit deal with EU

  

  Responding to calls from the leader of the Scottish Nationalists and the mayor of London, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will not make moves to extend the deadline to reach a post-Brexit deal with the European Union.

• Friday, December 4th 2020 - 09:28 UTC

  Almost 40% of Scotland's seas are now covered by Marine Protected Areas

  

  New sites have been designated as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to give extra security to some of Scotland's most vulnerable species and habitats. Minke whale, basking sharks and Risso's dolphins will be among a range of animals to be safeguarded.

• Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Johnson calls devolution of powers to Scotland “a disaster” increasing support for independence referendum

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson triggered anger Monday in Scotland when he called the decision to grant Scotland governing powers ”a disaster,” and said he did not support granting the nation any additional powers. The reported comments come as surveys show rising support for a second independence referendum.

• Thursday, October 15th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Support for Scottish independence rises to record high, 58%

  

  Support for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom has risen to a record high of 58%, an Ipsos Mori poll released on Wednesday suggested. The poll of 1,045 adults aged over 16 across Scotland, conducted from Oct 2 to 9, saw only 42% back staying in the union once undecided voters were stripped out.

• Thursday, September 10th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Johnson prepared to breach orderly EU exit treaty: Northern Ireland and Scotland pledge to fight the bill

  

  Britain on Wednesday readied to intentionally breach its EU divorce treaty with new legislation that critics warned would undermine its global standing and any hopes for an orderly exit out of the world's biggest single market.

• Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:15 UTC

  UK admits confusion for travelers arriving in Britain, because of different quarantine rules

  

  Travelers to the United Kingdom faced what the transport minister said was confusion on Friday Wales and Scotland slapped a quarantine on arrivals from Portugal but England and Northern Ireland held back from restrictions.

• Tuesday, September 1st 2020 - 07:41 UTC

  Texel “Double Diamond” sold for 350,000 guineas in Lanark

  

  A young ram was sold for a record 350,000 guineas -- some US$ 490,000 at an auction in Scotland this week. The lamb, named Double Diamond, had generated buzz before the Scottish National Texel sale in Lanark started, according to a news release from the Texel Sheep Society.