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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is urging the UK Government to act now and use this Spending Round to lay the groundwork for the UK’s long-term future. The business group said the COVID crisis makes it even more important that the Government takes key decisions and implements its

Shopper footfall continues to buckle under the weight of the pandemic, as footfall in Scotland's shopping centres was down 33% compared to the same period last year, the Scottish Retail Consortium reports.

The UK new car market declined again in October, with registrations falling by 1.6% year on year, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Research carried out by Pinsent Masons has revealed a continued step-change in support offered to customers grappling with mental health concerns is likely as banks continue to ramp up measures to help consumers manage pressure on finances prompted by the pandemic. The firm's report 'Creating a Cult

Scottish High Street insolvencies had their second worst year in 2019 with five bankruptcies a week, according to property management firm Apropos by DJ Alexander. The firm has analysed data from the Insolvency Service and found that businesses falling into insolvency in Scotland reached 2

MIME Technologies, a med-tech spin-out from the University of Aberdeen, has received £248,000 in funding from the Scottish Government to help deliver technology that will support the heavily impacted aviation industry during its recovery from the pandemic. The funding will also help drive

CMS has been appointed to the UK legal panel for Unity Trust Bank, a specialist commercial lender to businesses and organisations that create positive community, economic and societal impact. The firm’s appointment commenced in September 2020 and follows a successful pitch led by James Horton

The Bank of England (BoE) is to inject an extra £150 billion into the UK economy amid concerns that the second wave of COVID-19 would lead to a slower recovery.   It is expected that tighter lockdown restrictions in England will force the UK into another downturn. 

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, one of the UK's largest vehicle finance companies, has told car dealers across the UK that it will refuse loans to people working in the hospitality sector. 

Small businesses in the UK are facing huge uncertainty over the future of their finances as further coronavirus restrictions are imposed, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA UK) and The Corporate Finance Network (The CFN) SME Recovery Tracker. The tracker found that

A surprisingly considerate bank robber left and came back after he was reminded to wear a face mask when walking into his target.

Graham Boyack, director of Scottish Mediation, discusses how the HMRC mediation scheme can save time and money by resolving unnecessary disputes.  If you’d asked me to guess what sort of webinars I might be looking at during the Covid situation, I don’t think that one from the

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced that the revenues generated by the firm’s VAT team have almost doubled in the last three years to £750,000. The firm has consistently grown year on year for the last 30 years, due to the diverse and comprehensive services it offers client

A fresh bid is being launched to return Glasgow Prestwick Airport to the private sector.

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak's 'long overdue' announcement that the Job Retention Scheme will be extended until March 2021. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will now run until the end of March with employees receiving 80% of their current salary for ho