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The recovery in Scotland’s labour market continued into the second half of 2015, though there were signs of the upturn slowing, the latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs has shown. July saw both a rise in demand for staff and an increase in average starting salaries, but in each case the rates of

A drunk who can't read or write tried to rob a Scottish bookmakers only to see his raid go awry after ending up in a nearby chip shop by mistake. Illiterate Derek Carr thought he had all the bases covered after getting his friend to write a robbery demand on the back of a Ladbrokes betting slip.

Iain Roberston The number of Scots companies, communities, farms and landowners making their own electricity has risen by more than 50 per cent in the last year.

While George Osborne announced in his Summer Budget yesterday that he was giving the United Kingdom a pay rise by increasing the national minimum wage, there was widespread anger that the capping of public sector wage rises at just one per cent a year until the end of the decade had effectively hand

Shares in Scottish companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) rose by 10.31 per cent in the second quarter of 2015 according to analysis by accountants BDO. The rise was the largest among comparable markets with the FTSE AIM UK 50 rising 9.06 per cent; the FTSE AIM all share index u

Families across Scotland are still struggling to afford a decent farewell for their loved ones, according to a new report published today by Citizens Advice Scotland. The new report, The Cost of Saying Goodbye, details the rising cost of burials and cremations in all of Scotland’s 32 local authori

Jim O'Neill The value of Royal Bank of Scotland shares rose by up to £900 million yesterday on the back of Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that the UK Government is to start selling off the taxpayer’s stake in the Edinburgh-based lender.

Average Scottish rents recorded in April increased by 1.6 per cent in a year, according to Your Move’s latest Scottish Rental Index. This is the fastest year-on-year increase in rents since November 2014 when the annual change stood at 2.2 per cent, the data shows.

Scottish house prices have risen at their highest annual rate for eight years, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics. The ONS said average prices climbed by 14.6 per cent over the year to March, to hit £207,000, the largest increase since 2007.

David Lonsdale Footfall numbers in Scotland during April were 1.1 per cent higher than a year ago, marking the third month of growth in a row for the figures north of the border.

Sarah Speirs House prices in Scotland rose in April ahead of the General Election with 31 per cent more surveyors reporting house price increases, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

Unemployment in Scotland has risen by 19,000 to reach 168,000 during the first quarter of the year. Official figures from the Office for National Statistics show an unemployment rate of 6 per cent north of the border, compared with 5.5 per cent for the whole of the UK.

Roger White The chief executive of Irn Bru makers AG Barr was paid almost £1.1 million last year after increases in his annual and long term bonuses.

Staff placements in Scotland continued to grow during March but at a slower pace as starting salaries rose sharply driven by a lack of candidates, according to the Bank of Scotland’s latest report on jobs. The Edinburgh-based bank, whose survey found salaries eased to a 15-month low in February, r

The number of Scottish people out of work has risen by 9,000 in the three months to February. The total number of people classed as unemployed north of the border now stands at 167,000, according to the data from the Office for National Statistics.