Ukraine Crisis: New Sanctions Target Russia

A new round of Western sanctions against Russia have been imposed, with Moscow threatening possible retaliation. The tit-for-tat economic penalties stem from Russia's actions in Ukraine. The US Treasury Department announced its latest moves, targeting...

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New Poll Gives 'No' Small Lead In Scotland Vote

The Better Together campaign in Scotland is retaining a marginal lead, according to a new poll that puts No on 52% and Yes on 48%. The YouGov poll of 1,300 people on the issue of Scottish independence for The Sun and The Times was taken over Tuesday...

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Amazon To Create Thousands Of Jobs In London

Amazon has announced plans to open a new London office with the potential for more than 3,000 extra jobs. The online retailer, which already employs 1,700 people in its existing UK offices, said its main corporate office would switch to a building in...

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Yahoo Faced Huge Fine Over Surveillance Data

The US government threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 (£154,000) a day if it failed to turn over customer data to intelligence agencies - a step the search engine company regarded as unconstitutional. The details emerged after a federal judge ordered...

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Sailorless Ships Could Travel The World

Forget driverless cars, how about sailorless ships? With automated road vehicles apparently just around the corner, the European Union is funding a project to look at whether a similar system could be implemented at sea. Project Munin - named after...

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Barclays Names McFarlane As New Chairman

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Barclays has named one of Scotland's most senior businessmen as its next chairman, recruiting John McFarlane from the FTSE 100 insurance giant Aviva. Confirming a report by Sky News, Barclays said on Friday that Mr...

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Scotland: Pub Boss Downs Cost Sceptics

The chairman of pub chain JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin, has told Sky News he does not share the view that price rises are inevitable if Scotland goes it alone. His comments will be seen as a boost to the Yes campaign of First Minister Alex Salmond after...

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Telecoms Giants In Talks On Independence Vote

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Some of Britain's biggest telecoms groups are posed to deliver a collective warning that an independent Scotland would dramatically inflate their costs, raising the spectre of across-the-board price rises for consumers...

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Chancellor Cancels Trip Due to Yes Vote 'Risks'

The Chancellor has cancelled an official trip to Australia because of the potential economic risks of a Scottish Yes vote. George Osborne and the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney are pulling out of a meeting of the G20 on September 20 and 21. The...

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Salmond: 'Intimidation Is Going To Backfire'

A confident Alex Salmond has told Sky News the "orchestrated campaign of intimidation" by opponents of independence will "spectacularly backfire". Mr Salmond was speaking after a new opinion poll gave the "No" campaign an eight point lead on the final...

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