Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos receives a £50m government bailout for its Grangemouth plant, adding to up to £70m in state aid over four years. Explore the debate over UK industrial support and carbon taxes.
Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe attacks Labour's carbon levy, calling it industry-killing, days after a government lifeline saved 500 jobs at Grangemouth. Read his stark warning.
The UK government's £120m bailout saves the vital Grangemouth ethylene plant, but experts question the lack of a coherent strategy for the nation's shrinking heavy industry. Read the analysis.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has dismissed analysis suggesting 1,000 jobs are lost monthly in the North Sea due to policy. She highlights long-term sector challenges and new government support.
A £150 million investment package, including £120m from government, aims to secure the future of the UK's largest ethylene plant at Grangemouth and protect 500 jobs. Read the full details.
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander explains why a £150m deal saved 500 jobs at Grangemouth but not at Mossmorran, citing a lack of a 'pathway to profitability' from ExxonMobil.
The UK Government provides over £120 million to secure the future of Ineos's Grangemouth chemical plant, protecting 500 jobs. Read the full details of the strategic deal.
First Minister John Swinney warns PM Keir Starmer that Scotland's energy industry needs urgent UK Government support, including scrapping the energy profits levy, to avoid irreversible decline.
First Minister John Swinney claims the UK Government is unwilling to support Scottish industry, citing 500+ recent job losses. He will demand urgent action in a meeting with PM Starmer.
First Minister John Swinney faces criticism after appearing to guarantee job interviews for redundant Mossmorran workers, then backtracking. Read the full story.
First Minister John Swinney caused confusion after appearing to guarantee job interviews for redundant Mossmorran workers, a pledge the Scottish Government later retracted. Discover the full story.
The Ministry of Defence has identified 12 disused refineries for new explosives factories as part of a £6bn NATO rearmament push. Discover the locations and implications.
As AI becomes essential to UK public services, taxpayers risk repeating the 2008 bank bailout with a potential £2 trillion AI collapse. Discover the looming financial threat.
Exclusive: Labour faces internal division in Surrey as two councils consider breaking away amid government pressure to address catastrophic local authority debt. The political earthquake threatens Starmer's authority in traditional Tory heartlands.
The bankrupt Woking Borough Council secures a massive government rescue package as Surrey County Council takes control of key services in a dramatic local government overhaul.
Australia's largest aluminium smelter in Portland, Victoria, is negotiating a massive government rescue package, joining a growing list of corporate bailouts that critics call 'the year of the taxpayer handout'.
Controversial new UK government legislation could prevent Scottish MPs from voting on England's energy matters, sparking constitutional crisis fears and accusations of silencing Scotland's voice.
The government bailout of British Steel faces massive cost overruns as Jingye Group demands additional taxpayer funding, putting thousands of UK manufacturing jobs at risk.
Westminster approves ambitious freeport plans for Inverness and Cromarty Firth and Forth regions, promising thousands of jobs and billions in investment for Scotland's green energy sector.
UK wage growth has hit its slowest pace in over two years while unemployment rises, signalling a cooling labour market. Meanwhile, Argentina secures IMF bailout and stock markets show mixed performance.
The UK Government has rejected the Scottish Government's request for powers to nationalise the threatened Tata Steel plant in Falkirk, sparking a fierce constitutional row over economic intervention and devolved authority.
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has categorically denied that the UK is in talks with the IMF for a financial bailout, calling the speculation 'ridiculous' amidst growing concerns over the nation's debt and welfare spending.
Britain's water regulator, Ofwat, has dealt a crushing blow to Thames Water's recovery plan, rejecting its plea for higher bills and lenient penalties. This decision pushes the debt-laden utility, serving 16 million customers, closer to a potential govern
Petrochemical giant INEOS warns it may shut down Scotland's last oil refinery in Grangemouth, putting hundreds of jobs at risk and threatening the nation's energy security unless government support is secured.
Blair Anderson, a Liberal Democrat candidate, is set to become the UK's first openly transgender Member of Parliament after a historic by-election win in Alloa and Grangemouth.