And finally… our top 10 of 2024
Over the course of 2024, Scottish Financial News published over 240 articles in our popular And Finally section – sharing offbeat and weird finance and business news stories from around the world.
But which were the most popular? Read on to find our most-read And Finallys of 2024.
10: And finally… I sued a girl and I liked it
Pop singer Katy Perry has won a 15-year-long trade mark dispute with a fashion designer called Katie Perry.
9: And finally… cereal killer
Certain types of porridge, crumpets and breakfast cereals are included in a new list of products that fall under a new junk food advertising ban to come into force in the UK in October next year.
8: And finally… fowl play
Indignant chicken owners crashed a new online portal for registering their animals after signing up roast chickens and ready meals in protest.
7: And finally… dog days are over
A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing tens of thousands of limited edition coins commemorating beloved cartoon dog Bluey.
6: And finally… ‘Canceller of the Exchequer’
A vacant office building in Liverpool’s city centre has allegedly attempted tax avoidance by housing a snail farm.
5: And finally… make Sardinia great again
The Sardinian village of Ollolai, grappling with depopulation, has launched a website to entice disillusioned American voters with homes as cheap as €1 (£0.83) and a “fast-track procedure” for relocation.
4: And finally… sleep on it
A San Francisco company offering “sleeping pods” in a former bank for $700 (c. £530) a month has received over 300 applications for its remaining 17 beds, despite facing ongoing regulatory challenges.
3: And finally… King Charles III banknotes
Banknotes carrying a portrait of King Charles III have been issued for the first time on 5 June 2024.
2: And finally… what’s in a name
A former Morgan Stanley banker was allegedly given a fake job title in an attempt to deceive EU regulators.
1: And finally… trumped
A German businessman has won the right to use Donald Trump’s name on condoms after a dispute over trademark rights at the former president’s Scottish golf resorts.