At its peak, the Government had an 84.4% shareholding in the group, and did not start selling shares until 2015.

The Government confirmed a £10.5 billion loss since the bank was bailed out by UK taxpayers during the financial crisis.

Here’s a timeline with key dates from the bailout of NatWest through to its return to privatisation on Friday.

Hiroshi Suzuki described Scotland as an ‘important’ trading partner as he toured a distillery with First Minister John ...

Morenikeji Adewole, 47, of Dartford, Kent, had been charged with raping the 19-year-old in the early hours of November 1 last ...

Archie Squire died from heart failure in the early hours of November 23 2023, after successive cardiac arrests, days after ...

Freya Murphy was born on July 21 2018 at 9.31am in Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow, and died there on July 28, ...

Scottish Water staff are to strike for another seven days after they rejected the latest pay offer. Workers represented by ...

Organisers of the Edinburgh International Film Festival have announced a documentary about Irvine Welsh will be screened on ...

A Rolls-Royce, a Blue Peter badge and a feather crown were among the official gifts given to the King during the first year ...

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary is on track to receive more than 100 million euros (£84.2 million) worth of share bonuses. The ...

A person has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a major fire at a First World War airfield. Firefighters tackled the ...