Edinburgh City Council has approved plans to convert and make alterations to a listed building which form part of the Edinburgh St James development site. The council has granted planning permission and listed building consent for the conversion and alterations of B-Listed St Andrew’s Hall, which will be “sensitively converted” to include a three-storey extension, which “will complement the existing building”. St Andrew’s Hall is being converted to provide office and restaurant space, Read more [...]

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The Roman Catholic Church of the Most Holy Trinity at Dockhead has been upgraded from grade II listed building status to grade II*.

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Multinational financial service provider Legal and General has sent a letter to the boards of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, saying they support the scrapping of quarterly reporting requirements. The Financial Conduct Authority lifted the legal requirement for publicly listed companies to publish their quarterly statement in November 2014, a move which has been welcomed by the Association of Investment Companies. Legal Read more [...]

But viewers could be in for more than they had bargained for after the SNP leader was listed as 'a comedian' on the show's website. Hosted by Jon Stewart, the Daily Show is famous for its spiky take on politics. The programme, which has been running on the Comedy Central network since 1999, has played host to a stream of famous political names including Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Barack Obama. A spokesman for Comedy Central said: 'I can confirm that she will appear as a guest on Comedy Central's Read more [...]

VARANASI: In a stern warning to the companies making wrong disclosures to mislead investors, Sebi's Chairman U K Sinha has said that the regulator and the exchanges are keeping a strict vigil and the violators would not be spared. "The short point I want to make is that if you are investing somewhere, you should rest assured that Sebi and the exchanges are looking into the corporate governance practices of the company very seriously," Sinha said. Addressing a seminar on financial education and Read more [...]

 EFCC logo Millions in USD, petroleum products being recovered By Ijeoma Nwogwugwu A major investigation is underway in the oil and gas sector as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and The Department of State Security (DSS) are investigating the crude oil swap programme and the Offshore Processing Agreements (OPAs) involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and some local oil and gas companies. The probe, which started at EFCC is also being looked at Read more [...]

A listed country property in grounds of estate in Templepatrick is a rare find for £430,000. This stone-built property is in the truly idyllic setting of Castle Upton Estate is country living at its finest – but you could nip into Belfast pretty quickly and even closer is the International Airport at Aldergrove if you fancied something a bit further afield. Original features with beamed ceilings, inglenook fireplace and feature windows make this a quirky and individual home. And there's a charming Read more [...]

Nicola Sturgeon has been listed as a comedian ahead of appearance on US TV. The First Minister will become the most senior UK politician to be interviewed by the Daily Show's Jon Stewart on Monday - but she might want to check what they expect from her. Sturgeon may be a dab hand at speaking to the gallery in her day job - but has she been hiding a new talent as a stand-up comic? The SNP leader might want to check exactly what producers of US satirical programme the Daily Show are expecting Read more [...]