THERE appears to be a real possibility that the export of young bull calves from dairy herds in the UK to mainland Europe may be banned following the discovery to bovine tuber

FARMERS may be receiving appreciably more for most products than 12 months ago, but costs have shot up - especially for fertilisers, fuel and feed - placing pressure on margi

HARLEY Davidson has seen quarterly earnings fall by 23 per cent due to an increasingly poor domestic market.

THE following business news is expected on Monday:

TORNESS nuclear power station owner British Energy has admitted it will not be able to return the Hartlepool and Heysham 1 stations to service on time or on budget.

NUCLEAR power group British Energy yesterday admitted that the cost of repairs at two of its reactors had spiralled beyond initial £50 million estimates.

TNK-BP chief executive Robert Dudley yesterday warned that a shareholder dispute would "tear the company apart" after a group of employees filed a lawsuit against him,

SPANISH construction group ACS revealed yesterday that it has held talks to sell a controlling stake in Union Fenosa - and plans to use the profits to raise a holding in riva

ARE the warm relations between Scottish business and the Scottish National Party government about to turn chilly?

PROPERTY expert DTZ has set a July 24 closing date for a development opportunity at Loaninghill outside Broxburn.

JOHN Lewis has revealed a 5.9 per cent jump in revenue for the week to last Saturday, ending a recent run of gloomy figures.

THE global economy has weathered the impact of the credit crunch better than first feared, the International Monetary Fund revealed last night.

BELEAGURED electricals retailer DSG International, owner of Currys and PC World, suffered a new blow yesterday when its finance director Kevin O'Byrne was poached by rival

APOLLO Blinds, Scotland's largest blinds chain, has appointed a new general manager.

BUDGET airline Ryanair yesterday announced substantial cutbacks in its number of winter flights from Stansted Airport.

A MAJOR Scottish property investment firm - with an estimated £400 million worth of assets under management - has started a new fund, despite a tumbling UK property market.

EMBATTLED Bradford & Bingley won investor backing for its £400 million rescue rights issue yesterday.

RISING costs of overseas holidays and the popularity of music festivals have boosted fortunes for outdoor retailer Blacks.

PERSONAL Assets Trust, the idiosyncratic £180 million Edinburgh-based investment trust that went almost 100 per cent liquid as shares tumbled earlier this year, has plunged b

JOHN Menzies Digital has announced that Sarah Clegg, the current commercial director of global online publishers Zinio, is to join as its managing director.