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Shoplifting is up by more than a third since last year, according to new police figures. The latest recorded crime figures reveal that 40,554 alleged shoplifting crimes were reported to police in the year ending June 2024, up from 30,202 the previous year and 27,045 in the year ending June 2020.

Plans led by Sir Andy Murray’s mother for a new community tennis and sports centre at Park of Keir will no longer materialise.

Private equity firm Maven Capital Partners has strengthened its presence in Scotland with the appointment of three new investment professionals. Victoria McLaren and Craig McGill join as investment managers where they’ll lead on deal origination and execution, with a focus on Scottish deals an

Scotland’s small firms have experienced a significant rise in late payments, as business confidence fell in the run up to the General Election, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed. FSB’s Small Business Index (SBI) for Q2 2024 found more than three-fifths of Scottish sma

ESPC Mortgages has appointed Lisa Bell as a mortgage advisor to its award-winning team at the company’s property information centre on Edinburgh’s George Street. Commencing her role on 31 August, Ms Bell will be available for independent, specialist mortgage advice alongside colleag

Metacarpal – a startup behind what is thought to be the world’s first mechanical bionic hand – has secured £800,000 in seed funding to accelerate its prosthetics development and improve the lives of amputees. Investors in this funding round included SIS Ventures, Scottish Ent

Burness Paull has appointed Claire Scott as partner and Lisa Byars as director in the firm's employment law team. Ms Scott and Ms Byars both return to Burness Paull, having worked for the firm earlier in their careers.

A huge auction of antique biscuit tins will kick off in Glasgow this week.

Company directors are being urged to avoid engaging rogue unlicensed insolvency advisors or risk severe financial penalties, being struck off as a director or at worst, a prison sentence, an accountancy firm has warned. "It is very concerning that some directors are engaging the services of unlicens

The legendary jersey worn by Babe Ruth when he famously "called his shot" during the 1932 World Series has sold for a record-breaking $24.1 million (c. £18.2m). The sale, conducted by Heritage Auctions, makes the jersey the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever auctioned.

The Single Cask – home to a warehouse in Glenrothes of over 3000 casks – has collaborated with drinks and hospitality charity The Drinks Trust to release an "Ultra Rare" single cask whisky from Teaninich Distillery.

BrewDog's recent failure to submit its 2023 accounts to Companies House on time has highlighted the need for stricter penalties for late filing, according to tax expert Dan Neidle. The Scottish brewer missed the end-of-June deadline without explanation, exposing a flaw in the current system where th

KPMG UK has been awarded a government contract worth up to £223 million to provide training and development services to civil servants across Whitehall. This represents the second-largest public sector contract ever granted to the Big Four firm.

GB Energy, the UK's new publicly-owned clean energy company, has begun advertising jobs based in Aberdeen, raising hopes that the city will be chosen as its headquarters.

West Lothian Chamber of Commerce has appointed Jim Stewart as its new chair. Previously managing director of ClickNetherfield Ltd, a museum showcase manufacturer which exports to over 40 countries worldwide, he succeeds incumbent chair Billy MacLeod, senior manager at Allied Irish Bank UK, following