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Andrew Howie With a record number of young people taking up Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland, new research released from leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP, ahead of Scottish Apprenticeship Week (5-9 March), finds that attitudes towards apprenticeship programmes are becom

Scotland is a nation of mobile app-y oversharers with little regard for personal security and the consequences of sharing passwords and login details, according to a "startling" new landmark survey carried out by Royal Bank of Scotland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht9UKabGKL4&t=12s A cryptocurrency project launched by businesswoman Baroness Mone has been criticised by a Treasury Select Committee MP who has claimed that betting on horses would be more profitable.

Brits used their NFC-enabled mobile phones to spend nearly a billion pounds at the checkout last year, a 328 per cent year-on-year rise, according to latest industry figures from Worldpay.

Damage to vehicles across the UK as a result of the conditions created by the ‘Beast from the East’ has already cost insurers more than £10 million and is expected to rise considerably higher with farmers also expected to seek significant compensation.

Anderson Anderson & Brown charitable initiative (AABi) trustee Graeme Allan, with Aabi the mascot, celebrating having raised £70,000 for local causes The Anderson Anderson & Brown Charitable Initiative (AABi), the charity run by Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown,

Six up and coming businesses led by Scottish-based female entrepreneurs have been honoured in the Ambition category of this year’s AccelerateHER awards.

Jackie Macgregor Scottish firms are being compelled to increase wages and boost incentives because they are facing tough competition for the best business support staff, a recruiter with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow has found.

Ewen Stevenson Ewen Stevenson, chief financial officer of Royal Bank of Scotland, has said that it is "inevitable" the still 73 per cent state-owned lender will slash more jobs in the coming years.

Oil and gas production in the North Sea over the period 2016–2050 is now projected to total 11.7 billion barrels of oil, exceeding expectations prior to the implementation of industry reforms, according to the Oil and Gas Authority.

A £186 million revenue budget for 2018/19 and eight-year £237m capital programme 2018/19-2025/26 have been agreed as councillors approved spending plans for South Ayrshire.

Challenger bank Virgin Money has revealed that it invested nearly £40 million last year as part of its drive to become a significant player in the digital market.

Demand for permanent professionals in Scotland rose by 28 per cent year-on-year to January 2018, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Howard Archer The Bank of England has reported mortgage approvals for house purchases rebounded sharply to a six-month high of 67,478 in January after slowing in December when they dipped to a 16-month low of 61,692 (the lowest level since August 2016) from 65,315 in November.

Queens Square Aberdeen Three of Scotland’s biggest commercial real estate propositions for 2018 were unveiled to investors in London yesterday at a business breakfast hosted by Derek Mackay, cabinet secretary for finance and constitution.