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datetime="2018-02-01T10:51:43.000+0000">10:51, 1 FEB 2018</time></div></div></div><section data-group="electionresults"></section><div class="primary"><section data-group="topStories"><div class="pancake duet" data-group="topStories" data-group-index="0"><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/edinburgh-earmarked-one-first-cities-11951604"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11951646.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS136104142.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11951646.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/JS136104142.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11951646.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS136104142.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11951646.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS136104142.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/edinburgh">Edinburgh</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/edinburgh-earmarked-one-first-cities-11951604">Edinburgh earmarked as one of first cities to benefit from ultrafast broadband expansion</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/edinburgh-earmarked-one-first-cities-11951604">Openreach is accelerating plans to build Fibre to the Premises to three million premises by 2020</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-business-confidence-low-jobs-11946060"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11946120.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/HBOS.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11946120.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/HBOS.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11946120.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/HBOS.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11946120.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/HBOS.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/economy">Economy</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-business-confidence-low-jobs-11946060">Scottish business confidence low despite 'modest' job prospects</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-business-confidence-low-jobs-11946060">The Bank of Scotland's Business Barometer put confidence at only 18 per cent.</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/consumer-borrowing-surges-ahead-businesses-11939003"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11938996.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/BoE.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11938996.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/BoE.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11938996.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/BoE.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11938996.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/BoE.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/economy">Economy</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/consumer-borrowing-surges-ahead-businesses-11939003">Consumer borrowing surges ahead, but businesses put on the brakes</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/consumer-borrowing-surges-ahead-businesses-11939003">Mortgage approvals decline but other forms of individual borrowing jump; bank lending to SMEs falls at the fastest rate for three years</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/expert-tells-msps-support-small-11938895"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11938923.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS89457764.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11938923.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/JS89457764.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11938923.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS89457764.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11938923.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS89457764.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/economy">Economy</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/expert-tells-msps-support-small-11938895">Expert tells MSPs: support for small businesses is not fit for purpose</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/expert-tells-msps-support-small-11938895">Vice-chair of Women's Enterprise Scotland describes review of business support as a ''missed opportunity''</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/cbi-pwc-financial-services-sector-11920357"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11920360.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/EU-city-overlay.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11920360.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/EU-city-overlay.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11920360.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/EU-city-overlay.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11920360.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/EU-city-overlay.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/economy">Economy</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/cbi-pwc-financial-services-sector-11920357">Optimism in financial services continues to slide</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/cbi-pwc-financial-services-sector-11920357">Banks and building societies are 'decidely' less positive than finance houses and investment managers</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/payment-practices-and-performance-reporting-11930038"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11930052.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/payment.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11930052.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/payment.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11930052.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/payment.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11930052.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/payment.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/economy">Economy</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/payment-practices-and-performance-reporting-11930038">Big businesses 'fail to file payment information'</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/payment-practices-and-performance-reporting-11930038">A KPMG report of the new Payment Practices and Performance Reporting regulations shows only 17 Scottish registered firms filed</a></div></div></div></div><div class="pancake duet" data-group="topStories" data-group-index="1"><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/retail-proves-major-drag-uk-11919834"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11919819.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/Shopping-Edinburgh.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11919819.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/Shopping-Edinburgh.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11919819.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/Shopping-Edinburgh.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11919819.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Shopping-Edinburgh.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/economy">Economy</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/retail-proves-major-drag-uk-11919834">Retail proves a major drag on UK private sector growth</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/retail-proves-major-drag-uk-11919834">CBI says the economy grew at a 'moderate pace' in 2017, with a 'slightly slower start' to the first quarter of this year</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/no-brexit-deal-city-create-11921994"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11922001.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS141920926.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11922001.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/JS141920926.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11922001.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS141920926.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11922001.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS141920926.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/brexit">Brexit</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/no-brexit-deal-city-create-11921994">No Brexit deal on City will create financial instability warns Lords</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/no-brexit-deal-city-create-11921994">The House of Lords EU Financial Affairs sub-committee says both sides needed to reach a deal to prevent firms triggering their 'worst-case scenario' plans, hitting financial stability</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/halo-kilmarnock-given-outline-planning-11919205"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11920119.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/HALO-Night-003-Low.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11920119.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/HALO-Night-003-Low.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11920119.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/HALO-Night-003-Low.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11920119.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/HALO-Night-003-Low.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/halo-project">HALO project</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/halo-kilmarnock-given-outline-planning-11919205">HALO Kilmarnock given outline planning permission</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/halo-kilmarnock-given-outline-planning-11919205">Marie Macklin, the brains behind the community-led project which has been eight years in the making, is 'thrilled' with the decision by East Ayrshire Council</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/uk-economy-grows-better-expected-11918161"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11918186.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/_86169457_gettyimages-459114662.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11918186.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/_86169457_gettyimages-459114662.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11918186.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/_86169457_gettyimages-459114662.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11918186.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/_86169457_gettyimages-459114662.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/economy">Economy</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/uk-economy-grows-better-expected-11918161">UK economy grows by better-than-expected 0.5%</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/uk-economy-grows-better-expected-11918161">Figures from the Office for National Statistics found GDP growth in the three months to December was up 1.5% on Q4 of 2016</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/ofcom-hits-bt-70k-fine-11917108"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11917258.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/bt.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11917258.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/bt.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11917258.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/bt.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11917258.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/bt.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/science-technology">Science & Technology</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/ofcom-hits-bt-70k-fine-11917108">Ofcom hits BT with 拢70k fine</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/ofcom-hits-bt-70k-fine-11917108">The telecoms giant failed to provide the information needed for the watchdog's review of broadband and telephone services</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/david-harrison-ltd-sees-profits-11916543"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11916549.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/ford-cars.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11916549.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/ford-cars.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11916549.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/ford-cars.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11916549.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/ford-cars.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/transport">Transport</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/david-harrison-ltd-sees-profits-11916543">David Harrison Ltd sees profits soar but voices Brexit fears for future</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/david-harrison-ltd-sees-profits-11916543">The Peebles-based company, known as Harrisons, saw profits in the 2017 year to April rise 28% but says sales will fall by 10% as the effects of the decision to leave the EU kick in</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/cameron-house-hotel-jobs-workers-11916440"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11734075.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS139282911.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11734075.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/JS139282911.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11734075.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS139282911.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11734075.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS139282911.jpg"></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/tourism">Tourism</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/cameron-house-hotel-jobs-workers-11916440">Up to two-thirds of Cameron House Hotel jobs could go</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/cameron-house-hotel-jobs-workers-11916440">Around 300 workers are involved in a consultation with management at the fire-hit five-star Loch Lomond hotel - which employs a total of 450 people - as the majority of it remains closed following December's fatal fire</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/aberdeen-western-peripheral-route-not-11907514"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11854515.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS82249329.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11854515.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/JS82249329.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11854515.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS82249329.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11854515.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS82249329.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/">News</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/aberdeen-western-peripheral-route-not-11907514">Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route may not open in spring as Carillion fallout continues</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/aberdeen-western-peripheral-route-not-11907514">Keith Brown cannot give a date on the bypass's opening until issues rating to the collapse of Carillion, part of a consortium delivering the 拢745m project, are 'bottomed out'</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/value-scottish-exports-increases-16-11906707"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11906731.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/uk-exports-getty-1024x640-57ff7a3a048d7-57ff7a3a226a3.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11906731.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/uk-exports-getty-1024x640-57ff7a3a048d7-57ff7a3a226a3.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11906731.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/uk-exports-getty-1024x640-57ff7a3a048d7-57ff7a3a226a3.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11906731.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/uk-exports-getty-1024x640-57ff7a3a048d7-57ff7a3a226a3.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/">News</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/value-scottish-exports-increases-16-11906707">Value of Scottish international exports increases by 1.6%</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/value-scottish-exports-increases-16-11906707">New figures show the growth came from exports to non-EU countries in 2016, however exports to the EU and to the rest of the UK were down</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/business-failures-scotland-lowest-2008-11892829"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11893084.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/failure.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11893084.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/failure.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11893084.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/failure.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11893084.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/failure.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/">News</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/business-failures-scotland-lowest-2008-11892829">Business failures in Scotland 'lowest since 2008 financial crash'</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/business-failures-scotland-lowest-2008-11892829">KPMG records 832 corporate insolvencies since 2017 - the least for nine years, when 803 were recorded</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/business-insider-state-scotland-survey-11872351"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article11872343.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS93570351.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article11872343.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/JS93570351.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article11872343.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS93570351.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article11872343.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS93570351.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/economy">Economy</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/business-insider-state-scotland-survey-11872351">Insider State of Scotland survey paints positive picture for our businesses</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/business-insider-state-scotland-survey-11872351">The business community seems increasingly confident despite wider challenges including Brexit - which 60% believed should not go ahead</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/state-of-the-economy-report-11878584"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11878670.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS137864471.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11878670.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/JS137864471.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11878670.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS137864471.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11878670.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS137864471.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/brexit">Brexit</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/state-of-the-economy-report-11878584">Brexit 'could cost Scotland 21,000 jobs by 2019 and 拢1bn in investment'</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/state-of-the-economy-report-11878584">The latest State of the Economy report from the Office of the Chief Economic Advisor includes estimates of the short-term impact of leaving the EU</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/santander-chief-executive-named-rbs-11876655"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11876657.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS141162004.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11876657.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/JS141162004.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11876657.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS141162004.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11876657.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS141162004.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/banking-finance">Banking & Finance</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/santander-chief-executive-named-rbs-11876655">Santander UK chief executive named in RBS scandal</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/santander-chief-executive-named-rbs-11876655">Nathan Bostock is named by Sir Vince Cable, who used Parliamentary privilege to say he was the head of RBS's scandal-hit turnaround division Global Restructuring Group</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/bryden-centre-advanced-marine-bio-11872621"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11872626.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/Bryden-Launch.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11872626.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/Bryden-Launch.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11872626.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/Bryden-Launch.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11872626.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Bryden-Launch.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/">News</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/bryden-centre-advanced-marine-bio-11872621">Bryden Centre for Advanced Marine and Bio-Energy Research is launched</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/bryden-centre-advanced-marine-bio-11872621">The new cross-border hub named after leading Scottish expert in marine renewables - the late Professor Ian Bryden - is opened at Queen's University Belfast</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/va-dundee-opening-in-september-11872213"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11872225.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/V_A-Dundee-Dec-2017-images-5.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11872225.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/V_A-Dundee-Dec-2017-images-5.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11872225.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/V_A-Dundee-Dec-2017-images-5.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11872225.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/V_A-Dundee-Dec-2017-images-5.jpg"></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/">News</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/va-dundee-opening-in-september-11872213">V&A Dundee opening announced as amazing images show spectacular addition to city's waterfront</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/va-dundee-opening-in-september-11872213">The new museum will open on 15 September with an exhibition that will 're-imagine the golden age of ocean travel'</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/stamp-duty-england-property-market-11868251"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11868258.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS137174663.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11868258.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/JS137174663.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11868258.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS137174663.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11868258.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS137174663.jpg"></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/">News</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/stamp-duty-england-property-market-11868251">First-time buyer stamp duty cut 'having little impact'</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/stamp-duty-england-property-market-11868251">Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the Budget change has not shown immediate signs of reinvigorating the housing market</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a 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projects bill'</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/pfi-projects-uk-total-cost-11869519">The National Audit Office found 716 deals currently operational under PFI and its successor PF2, with annual charges amounting to 拢10.3bn in 2016/17 and due to stretch into the 2040</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%;"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-chambers-commerce-quarterly-economic-11869541"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11869596.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS141023037.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180203013635im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11869596.ece/ALTERNATES/s390/JS141023037.jpg 390w, 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