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Liz Cameron Scotland’s flagship services sector was been hit by falling UK and overseas sales during the the final quarter of last year.

Police in Germany have stepped in after a stash of gold worth millions was dug up in an eastern Bavaria back garden – right after the owner of the house had died. A digger showed up at the house in Bogen, near Passau, shortly after the death of the 53-year-old businessman who owned it, broadcaster

Last year saw UK house prices rise by 9.5 per cent, according to the Halifax - the fastest annual increase for the market in nine years. The lender said the last month alone saw prices rise by 1.7 per cent, bringing the average price of a home to £208,286.

Global accountancy firm PwC has estimated that storms that have recently battered Scotland have likely cost the nation’s economy up to £700m. PwC also said insured losses look to be between £175m and £350m.

KPMG has been appointed as administrators at historic Borders firm Hawick Knitwear which has announced the loss of more than 100 jobs. KPMG confirmed they had been appointed as administrators at the request of the company's director.

Dundee City Council will have to make cuts of £23 million over the next financial year, the local authority has revealed. Previously, council chiefs had said that they would need to find £28m worth of savings spread over 2016/17 and 2017/18, however, the authority is now saying that £23m of cuts

Zibya Bashir Zibya Bashir is an associate at TLT Solicitors based in Glasgow where she focuses on all aspects of employment law and banking litigation.

Ian Blackford The SNP has called on the UK Government to set up an independent commission to investigate how changes to the state pension will effect both men and women.

152 West Regent Street External Bilfinger GVA has sold a substantial corner office building in Glasgow's West Regent Street to Redpath Bruce for an undisclosed sum believed to be in the region of £750,000.

Stephen Ford Brewin Dolphin has announced that its head of investment management is stepping down after 15 years with the wealth management firm

An innovative Swedish entrepreneur is set to roll out a new chain of staff-free, 24-hour local stores in his native country after growing fed up with rural shops closing down near his home. Robert Ilijason plans to open unmanned village stores where customers can use a phone app to unlock the door a

New car sales in Scotland hit the skids last year after the global slowdown in the oil and gas sector limited spending, according to latest industry data. Registration numbers declined by nearly 0.5 per cent to 220,554, while the rest of the UK enjoyed a record year.

The Newsquest-owned Herald and Times Newspaper Group has announced that it is to shed up to 25 editorial jobs. The move marks the fourth round of redundancies at the group in just over a year.

Wind generated enough power to supply the electrical needs of 97 per cent of Scottish households during 2015, new figures published today have revealed.

Scotland’s private sector has returned to expansion territory driven by a slight increase in new business, according to the Bank of Scotland’s Survey data for December. However, the rate of growth was only marginal and staffing numbers contracted during the last month of 2015 for the first time