OpenGraph Image for Wednesday, July 20th: Today's local and national business headlines

Wednesday, July 20th: Today's local and national business headlines

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Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the wider UK this morning.

OpenGraph Image for Wednesday, July 20th: The morning market report

Wednesday, July 20th: The morning market report

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The Bank of England could raise rates by as much as 0.5% at its next rates meeting - the biggest single jump in 27 years.

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Thursday, July 21st: The morning market report

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Prices are continuing to rise at their fastest rate for more than 40 years, driven by higher petrol and food costs.

OpenGraph Image for Thursday, July 21st: Today's local and national business headlines

Thursday, July 21st: Today's local and national business headlines

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/thursday-july-21st-todays-local-and-national-business-headlines

Here are the stories making the business headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.

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Funding and new 'champion' for UK hydrogen sector

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/funding-and-new-champion-for-uk-hydrogen-sector

Cabinet ministers Kwasi Kwarteng and Greif Hands met with industry yesterday to accelerate private investment in hydrogen as a clean energy source and a super-fuel of the future.

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Former UK Business Secretary lends support to North East Green Freeport bid

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/former-uk-business-secretary-lends-support-to-north-east-green-freeport-bid

Former Secretary of State for Business Andrea Leadsom has offered support to the North East Scotland Green Freeport bid.

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Are masks on the way back? Health chiefs raise CV19 fears

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/are-masks-on-the-way-back-health-chiefs-raise-cv19-fears

Face masks must remain an option when dealing with a high rise in Covid cases across Scotland, a leading health expert has said.

Businesses face paying out millions after holiday pay ruling

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/businesses-face-paying-out-millions-after-holiday-pay-ruling

All workers in the UK will now receive the same minimum level of paid annual holiday leave, regardless of how many hours they work, following a landmark legal judgment by the Supreme Court last night.

OpenGraph Image for Friday, July 22nd: The morning market report

Friday, July 22nd: The morning market report

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/friday-july-22nd-the-morning-market-report

Centrica has been approved by the North Sea Transition Authority to store gas at the Rough storage site off the coast of Yorkshire, five years after closing it down because it was uneconomic.

OpenGraph Image for Friday, July 22nd: Today's local and national business headlines

Friday, July 22nd: Today's local and national business headlines

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/friday-july-22nd-todays-local-and-national-business-headlines

Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK today.

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Queen heads to Balmoral to begin summer holiday

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/queen-heads-to-balmoral-to-begin-summer-holiday

The Queen has travelled to her private Scottish home of Balmoral for the start of her traditional summer break.

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BP says windfall tax will not affect North Sea investments

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/bp-says-windfall-tax-will-not-affect-north-sea-investments

BP has said that the windfall tax on oil and gas operators will not affect its investments in the North Sea.