Emergency services were called to an incident at a Scottish nuclear power station tonight.

British Energy today said it had been given the all-clear to extend the deadline for a life-saving financial restructuring.

Disgruntled shareholders in troubled nuclear generator British Energy today moved to try to block its life-saving restructuring package.

Troubled nuclear power group British Energy announced today that it is in the process of signing a deal to prevent it being placed in administration.

Troubled nuclear group British Energy was today handed a one-year extension to a £650m (€946m) emergency loan agreement with the British government in a bid to tackle its financial problems.

SPECULATION was mounting yesterday that the British Government will offer an emergency rescue package to struggling nuclear giant British Energy this week.

THE FTSE 100 Index recovered early losses to close ahead yesterday after an encouraging start to trading on Wall Street lifted investors.