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Almost 100,000 Self Assessment customers have used online payment plans to spread the cost of their tax bill into manageable monthly instalments since April 2021, HMRC has revealed.

The greatest hits of Barry Manilow have been weaponised against protesters by authorities in New Zealand. Anti-vaxxers have set up camp outside the country's parliament, which has started playing music on a loop through its speakers in a bid to disperse them.

International law firm Pinsent Masons has completed a move into new offices in the centre of Edinburgh’s financial district. Pinsent Mason partners Julia Maguire, Ewan Alexander, Michael Watson, Jim Cormack and Jacqueline Harris at their new Capital Square office.

A right-wing US politician with a penchant for conspiracy theories has been widely mocked after appearing to confuse the Nazi Gestapo with "gazpacho" – a chilled Mexican soup.

With more than two million people having missed the normal self-assessment tax return deadline, chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has stressed the importance of urgent tax return filing and good record-keeping going forward as tax filing accounts is set to become more burdensome in forthcomin

2021 saw a surge in the number of multi-million-pound homes sold in Scotland, with 419 homes sales, registered. According to Rettie & Co, this was an increase of almost 50% on 2020, which itself was the highest recorded level since the 2007 market boom.

R&B Distillers has announced plans to build a new distillery in Campbeltown in a move that is expected to create twenty new jobs. R&B Distillers, which distils the Isle of Raasay single malt, hopes to start construction of the Machrihanish Distillery next year.

Insurance broker Bruce Stevenson has reported revenue and gross written premium (GWP) increases of 7%, with trading income up by £600,000 to £8.7 million, and GWP at £44 million. Headquartered in Edinburgh, with offices in Glasgow, the Scottish Borders and Turriff, Bruce Stevenson,

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has secured changes to potentially unfair and unclear terms in the contracts of Clearpay, Klarna, Laybuy and Openpay. The FCA was concerned there was a potential risk of harm to consumers as a result of the way some of the firm’s terms were drafted.

1CSI Ltd, a subsea inspection business is on course to launch brand new technology that will result in significant savings for underwater asset operators, after the business owner received support and advice from Business Gateway. Established to provide realistic and trustworthy solutions to subsea

The Scottish Dental Care Group has secured a multi-million-pound minority investment from growth capital investor BGF. With a turnover of £11 million, Scottish Dental Care Group currently operates 15 clinics across the central belt, Dumfries and Galloway, the Highlands and Grampian. This inclu

Scottish salmon exports recovered to near-record figures in 2021, according to new figures released by the UK Government.

Edinburgh-based water retailer Business Stream has delivered nearly £100,000 of funding to nine public sector initiatives through its annual Public Sector Scotland (PSS) Water Efficiency Fund. The fund is part of a commitment made by the company to support public bodies across Scotland to deli

Scotland’s private equity market closed out a steady year in 2021, with a record number of midmarket deals despite total investment still falling short of pre-pandemic values, according to new analysis by KPMG UK. Despite the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, both volumes and value of mid-market

Aberdeen-based STC INSISO has reported a turnover figure of £3.8 million in their first year since STC Global and INSISO merged in early 2021, an increase of £1m compared to the separate companies combined previous years. The amalgamated problem-solving company has welcomed 14 new client