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For parents struggling to choose the perfect name for their child, a San Francisco-based consultant is offering a bespoke service – with a price tag that can reach $30,000. Taylor A Humphrey, 37, has built a unique career helping families, including celebrities and the ultra-wealthy, navigate

Scotland’s hotels bucked the wider UK trend in August despite higher staffing costs, following the double boost to the hotel market from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Oasis concerts, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker.

The James Hutton Institute has received a £3 million investment from Scottish Enterprise for its new high throughput phenotyping facility, part of the advanced plant growth centre (APGC), housed in its crop innovation centre (CIC). The facility allows researchers to assess plants architecture

Land reform campaigners are calling on the taxpayer-funded Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) to reconsider its financial relationship with Gresham House, an asset management group that has become Scotland's second-largest private landowner.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) are joining together to tackle misleading advertising and inadequate information provided by some claims management companies (CM

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and school careers platform Unifrog have formed a partnership to introduce the accountancy sector to UK 16-19 year-olds.  The two organisations will work together explaining the world of accountancy to UK students and educators. The move

The UK construction sector saw a slight uptick in activity in September, but it remains firmly in contractionary territory.

Ian Suttie – one of Scotland’s leading businessmen and philanthropists – has died following a brave battle with illness. The 80-year-old was one of the most prominent industrialists to emerge from Aberdeen’s transformation into the oil and gas capital of Europe and played a c

The UK economy may be on a more precarious footing than previously understood after a major revision to official data cast doubt on the scale of household savings. Analysts are now warning that hopes for a consumer-spending boom, fuelled by a "massive wodge of cash" saved during the pandemic, are li

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has shown his appreciation for a Scottish tipple during a surprise visit to the country, endorsing one of its award-winning lagers. In the early hours of Sunday, the singer posted pictures giving a thumbs-up to – and licking – a bottle of Innis & Gunn,

MHA plc, which has offices in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, has been named 'best newcomer of the year' at the prestigious annual AIM awards. In association with the London Stock Exchange, the awards identify the quoted companies and entrepreneurs who have harnessed AIM to help them fulfil their ambition a

Paul McDougall, associate partner and insolvency practitioner at Wbg, has voiced strong concerns about the impact on ordinary households and small businesses of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) restarting its controversial direct recovery of debts (DRD) programme. The DRD programme allows HMRC to tak

Finance veteran Martin Gilbert has championed North-East Scotland as a "generational economic opportunity", urging global investors to back its pivotal role in the energy transition. Speaking ahead of the Global Investment Summit in Edinburgh, the Revolut chairman highlighted the region's vast poten

Mike Regnier, the chief executive of Santander UK, is set to step down by the first quarter of 2026.

The Cumberland Building Society has appointed Stuart Miller as its new chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval. Joining from Newcastle Building Society, Mr Miller brings over 38 years' experience in financial services and will succeed Des Moore in 2026, following eight years of impac