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Scotland’s police force has been described as “an organisation in crisis” after the Auditor General’s told a Holyrood committee there is a £200 million deficit in the budget. Caroline Gardner, the Auditor General for Scotland, reported last month that the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), w

Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced a fresh multi-billion-dollar hit to its balance sheet weeks before it reveals its 2016 full-year results.

Falkirk Sheriff Court (Google) A former bank manager who had been set to stand trial accused of aiding an alleged £112,400 customer account fraud has walked free from court after being fined over a lesser data breach charge.

Alasdair Steele Investment in Scottish commercial property held up in 2016 despite an unpredictable 12 months, according to figures released by Knight Frank.

Julie Hesketh-Laird Scotch whisky generates nearly £5 billion a year for the UK economy, according to new research commissioned by The Scotch Whisky Association.

Paul Matthews Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life has announced today that CEO UK & Europe Pensions and Savings, Paul Matthews, is to stand down as an executive director to be replaced by Barry O’Dwyer, currently CEO Standard Life Assurance Limited.

Leah Hutcheon Edinburgh-based online booking software specialist, Appointedd, has announced a strategic partnership with AEVI, the provider of a global open ecosystem for payment transactions and marketplace for value added apps and services.

Homes previously completed at Western Harbour by Hart Builders Royal Bank of Scotland has provided a £6.9 million funding package to Hart Builders to back its plan to construct 146 new homes in Edinburgh.

Gary McEwan, Mark Williams, Russell Whyte with P7 pupils from Kaimhill Primary School in Aberdeen, Dylan Clark, Amber Ritchie and Sam Byres. Entrepreneurs and business leaders from throughout the north-east of Scotland are being invited to enter the biggest celebration of the region’s achievements

Dundee Sheriff Court (Google) A former team leader dealing with tax credits at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Dundee office has been charged with defrauding the authority out of more than £75,000.

More than a million current accounts were switched last year, but the number of people making the change has dipped compared with 2015.

David Jeffcoat David Jeffcoat has been appointed partner in the Edinburgh office of Alexander Sloan, one of Scotland’s longest established firms of Accountants and Business Advisers which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.

Scotland’s international exports rose from £27.7 billion in 2014 to £28.7 billion in 2015.

Jim Galbraith Scottish Friendly, Scotland’s largest financial mutual, has today announced it achieved record-breaking sales in 2016. The financial services group reported a substantial 33% rise from the £25.5 million it posted in 2015 to £33.9m in 2016. This increase was powered mainly by improv

The importance of securing free access to European markets has been revealed in new research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), published today.