Attacks on Marks & Spencer and the Co-op should be a wake-up call for other businesses, including SMEs, writes SCOTT MONCUR Some weeks on from the headline grabbing news of cyberattacks on M&S and the Co-op, anyone who still believed that cybersecurity is a technical risk, would only have needed to wander into a Co-op […]
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UK economy to roll with Oasis boost
Liam Gallagher has settled his differences with brother Noel to take Oasis back on the road Oasis fans are expected to spend close to £1 billion during the reunion tour, writes JULENA DRUMI Taylor Swift broke stadium records as she drew armies of Swifties to cities across the world last summer. Now it’s the turn […]
Prized art adds to the allure of St Tropez
A sculpted chair by Ron Arad and a Damien Hirst work on the back wall at Villa Ama (pic: supplied) Ultra wealthy visitors to the French Riviera are being lured by private art collections, writes TERRY MURDEN Those seeking the alluring combination of sunshine and glamour have been drawn to Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera […]
China driving a boom in car exports
BYD is emerging as a global leader in electric vehicles A new car showroom in Ayr reflects exponential growth in China’s car exports, writes JULENA DRUMI As customers began inspecting the new models at Arnold Clark’s newest showroom in Ayr they would be forgiven for having a few more questions than the usual queries about fuel […]
Saving Grangemouth means saving oil
Without a massive u-turn on energy policy, there is no requirement for the oil refinery, writes TERRY MURDEN Just like the closure of the last coal mine, the end of crude oil refining at Grangemouth was felt like a death in the family. A century of industrial endeavour is over and the facilities that literally […]