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Facebook Marketplace is the most reported site for scams according to the latest data revealed by the Royal Bank of Scotland. The bank has exposed the top four sites being used by scammers ahead of Black Friday, one of the busiest online shopping times of year.

A man who drove to his practical driving test because he was running late is facing a police investigation. The unnamed 37-year-old arrived at the test centre in Bergheim, near the German city of Cologne, in an Opel Zafira which he parked out front.

Increasing demand from new and existing clients has led to the expansion of the team at Hall Morrice, with eight new starts and three new senior appointments at the independent chartered accountancy firm. Tara Lister joins the team as senior manager accounts and business advisory. Tara’s role

Independent advisory firm Dow Schofield Watts has expanded its corporate finance team in Aberdeen with the appointment of Ross Irvine as assistant manager. Mr Irvine, who previously worked in the audit team at PwC, has six years’ experience in finance. Having started his career at Henderson Lo

Donald Boyd, head of growth at accountancy firm Azets, is urging businesses to embrace and implement Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies or risk losing their sources of funding. Climate change and ESG is already starting to have a significant impact on funding decisions and director

In the wake of COP26, the 2021 United Nations climate change conference held in Glasgow earlier this month, chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is urging SMEs to reap the commercial benefits to be had from joining the global quest for net-zero. With SMEs comprising 95% of all businesses in many

KPMG UK has today confirmed that following a partnership vote, Bina Mehta has been elected with overwhelming support to continue in the role as Chair until the end of February 2024. Bina was appointed as non-executive UK chair in February 2021, following the firm’s move to a new governance mod

Brewin Dolphin has posted record discretionary net flows of £1.9bn, compared to £0.9bn in 2020, in its full-year results for 2021. The net inflows represent an annualised growth rate of 4.6%.

Livingston-based clothing e-retailer Snag Group has secured a £2 million funding package from Santander UK to support its expansion plans.

Helen Mill, Aberdeen-based business coach & facilitator at The Alternative Board (TAB), offers advice to all businesses on how to tackle the challenges ahead. Firstly, congratulations – you’ve made it through the pandemic lockdowns. Maybe you’ve pivoted your business and advanc

Over the year to 30 September 2021, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc's net asset value per share (NAV) total return was 24.0% compared to a total return of 23.0% for the FTSE Europe ex UK Index. The share price total return for the same period was 25.2%.

Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by 0.4% in September, according to statistics announced today by the Chief Statistician.

Scotland’s largest public-sector IT conference will showcase the best of international government technology tomorrow as it returns ‘in person’ for the first time in over two years. Digital Scotland is set to welcome over 700 delegates at the Edinburgh International Conference Cent

Extra funds worth £1.5 million are to be committed by the Scottish Government to aid the response to COVID-19 in Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia. By the end of the year, a total of £5m will have been invested by the Scottish Government’s International Development Fund, a commitment which

Prosecutors would find it harder to use rap lyrics as evidence of alleged crimes under legislation proposed in New York. Two members of the New York State Senate have proposed a bill following controversy over the conviction of rappers in trials where their lyrics were used as evidence.