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A manuscript containing a passage from Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species is set to be sold at auction. The manuscript, which is expected to sell for between £530,000 and £700,000, will go on sale in November, The Guardian reports. 

The organisation behind Scotcoin – Scotland’s first and only digital currency – has struck what is thought to be the first cryptocurrency sponsorship deal in Scottish rugby. Scotcoin is now a sponsor of Glasgow Hutchesons’ Aloysians (GHA) rugby union club. The Giffnock-based

EY has welcomed 13 partners along with nearly 100 new graduates and apprentices to its Scotland practice this year as part of the firm’s continued investment in its Scottish business. Across the UK, EY strengthened its partnership with 120 new equity partners – including the promotion of

Scotland’s first dedicated horror entertainment business of its kind has successfully grown and sought out new business opportunities after working with Business Gateway. Northern Frights was founded in 2022 by Laura Ripley after she left a 14-year career in oil and gas.

Heriot-Watt University has been ranked as the best Scottish university for landing a role at a big four accountancy firm (PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG) according to a new analysis of LinkedIn data. As undergraduates return for their final year of university this Autumn, many will have their mind set o

In a bid to clamp down on greenwashing, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing a package of new measures including investment product sustainability labels and restrictions on how terms like ‘ESG’, ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ can be used. The measures are

Global Surface Intelligence (GSI), the Edinburgh-based geospatial company, has agreed a seven-figure investment package from Alter Technology TUV Nord Group (TUVN) for a minority stake in the business. As a result TUVN will take a seat on the board and also have a board observer. Both Par Equity and

Finally, a politician you can trust: a cat has been appointed as the mayor of an Italian town and will stay in office for a year. Miao spent her first day as ‘mayor of the animals’ of Civita d’Antino, Abruzzo Region, southern Italy earlier this month.

Aspiring entrepreneurs are invited to apply to the 2023 UHI Business Competition which has £8,000 in prize money up for grabs. The competition is now open for entries from anyone over 16 living in the Highlands and Islands, Moray, Argyll and Perthshire, as well as all students studying across

Two Glasgow-based entrepreneurs have revealed plans to bring world cinema to Scotland and the wider UK, after buying the rights to two critically acclaimed international films in their first distribution deals. After securing initial seed investment, Jen Davies and Graham Fulton set up Con

Acumen Financial Planning has been selected as a Citywire New Model Advisor (NMA) Top 100 Firm. Receiving the honour for the sixth consecutive year, the Aberdeenshire based company, which also has offices in Edinburgh, Elgin and Glasgow, received the recognition for making its mark on clients and co

UK consumer confidence has fallen for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q3 2022, falling by one percentage point to a historically low -20%, according to Deloitte’s latest Consumer Tracker. Spending power also remains significantly strained, as consumer sentiment around levels of debt also reac

Thorntons has been recognised for its legal expertise and experience in new rankings released by the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories. Thorntons retained its rankings across 12 different categories including corporate and commercial, social housing, family and employment, securing a h

A new way to market properties for sale has been launched by a collective group of solicitor estate agents and ESPC. Offers being accepted subject to the sale of the buyer’s property is common practice in many property transactions across Scotland. This proposition is brought to market to targ

Proposals for a £120 million development of around 500 homes and a new neighbourhood centre in Polmont will go before Falkirk councillors tomorrow. Hansteen submitted the application for planning permission in principle for the Gilston Park residential-led mixed-used development, which will be