And finally… our top 10 of 2024

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.

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