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Oil and gas producers say they are already paying more tax and an extra levy would damage confidence.

A lack of social housing has driven up demand and rental prices in the private market, an MHK says.

UK inflation rises to its highest rate for 40 years in the year to April, jumping to 9% from 7%.

How long is UK inflation likely to remain high, and what can the government do to fight back?

Historic Carbisdale Castle in Sutherland is back on the market for the third time in six years.

The average house price stands at £164,590 after a sharp increase in the first quarter of 2022.

UK inflation is rising at 9%, its fastest rate for 40 years, and could go even higher.

Scottish retailers say sales lost "a little of their lustre" as pressures on consumer spending rise.

The government "got Brexit done" by agreeing the Northern Ireland Protocol, but the row around it isn't over.

Nestle is flying in additional shipments from Europe as the US faces a shortage.

School caterers will have to shrink portions or use cheaper ingredients, a major food wholesaler warns.

The unemployment rate for people aged over 16 between January and March was down 0.9% to 3.2%.

The Northern Ireland Protocol is at the centre of a dispute between the UK and the EU.

The unemployment rate falls to its lowest level for nearly 50 years between January and March.

Ranil Wickremesinghe says the country's central bank will print money to pay government wages.

The rate in the period January-March was 2.3%, matching the record low reached in 2019, Nisra says.

More than 40% of people expect their financial position to worsen, a survey suggests.