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A teenager who was rapped for supporting Black Lives Matter protests turned the tables on her mother by turning her in for allegedly trying to storm the Capitol.

Two-fifths of business owners in Scotland say they’re worried about their mental health, according to a survey of 1200 entrepreneurs conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). More than half of the respondents (55%) to the poll said that they had concerns about the survival of thei

Independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its restructuring team with the progression of Graeme Bain to an appointment-taking director. Mr Bain, a licensed insolvency practitioner, joined Johnston Carmichael as a director in 2017, can now be appointed to

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals to introduce a price cap on the fees claims management companies (CMCs) charge their customers in relation to claims for financial products and services. Some consumers currently pay fees of more than 40% of the redress they receive. The

Scottish chartered accountancy practice Wylie & Bisset has called for an extension to the business rates relief holiday in response to the extension of coronavirus lockdown measures until at least mid February. Mainland Scotland was placed into lockdown on January 4 to tackle the rising spread o

One of the world's rarest single malt whiskies is predicted to become the most expensive bottle ever sold when it is put up for auction next month.

The Scottish Government has unveiled proposals for a new model of green ports focused on inclusive growth, fair work practices and delivering a net-zero economy. The Scottish Government is developing plans to establish fair, sustainable, green ports. These would adapt the UK government’s freep

UK retail sales volumes edged up a weaker-than-expected 0.3% month-on-month in December after a temporary opening up of non-essential retailers following November’s lockdown, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A team from Grant Thornton Corporate Finance in Scotland has advised the founders of fast-growing Glasgow-based fintech company HubSolv on its sale to Aryza, a leading international software and data services player to the financial services sector. HubSolv was established in 2014, by school friends

Rathbones Investment Management has appointed Guy Tulloch as an investment director in Edinburgh. Mr Tulloch joins Rathbones with over 20 years’ industry experience of managing investments for a wide range of private clients, trusts, charities and corporate entities.

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has launched a fully integrated, low-cost, outcomes-based managed portfolio service which has been designed to align client goals directly with their investments. The solution – called IMX – introduces a positiv

The UK's manufacturing sector lost its momentum in the first quarter of this year, as the nationwide lockdowns continued to take effect, according to the January CBI Industrial Trends survey.

The UK's public sector net borrowing is estimated to have reached £34.1 billion in December 2020, £28.2bn more than in December 2019, which is both the highest December borrowing and the third-highest borrowing in any month since monthly records began in 1993.

As mainland Scotland entered the third coronavirus lockdown under national guidelines, the housing market braced itself for another slowdown following attempts to catch up due to the four-month shut down which commenced in March 2020. To restart the housing market, encourage vendors to increase thei

More than 4,000 digital files stolen from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in a cyber attack over Christmas have now been illegally published online after the public body rejected a ransom demand.