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The average price of a property in Scotland in June was £143,282, a year-on-year rise of 4.6 per cent and an increase of 2.7 per cent when compared to the previous month, according to the latest UK House Price Index.

It might not have felt very warm so far this summer but new research has revealed that Scots are still spending an average of £517 each year as a result of the (albeit marginal) rise in temperatures, according to new research.

New figures have revealed that last month saw Edinburgh Airport register the highest number of passengers for a Scottish airport on record.

Alliance Trust Savings saw its profits hit £400,000 in the first half of 2016 from a loss of £1.1m in the same period a year ago, helped by increasing assets.

The accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies increased by £10 billion in just five days, from £139 billion at the end of July to £149 billion on 4 August, following the MPC vote to cut the Bank Rate from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 per cent.

Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, home of Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Homeowners who live near stadiums belonging to Scottish Premiership football teams are are experiencing a property boom, according to new figures.

Britain’s decision to leave the EU has resulted in the steepest drop in permanent job placements in Scotland since 2009, according to a survey covering July.

BDO, the liquidators of the original incarnation of Glasgow football club, Rangers, has revealed that the cost of the liquidation process of the club has risen by almost £2.2 million since April last year, hitting the overall amount that can be made available to its creditors.

David Frost The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) the industry body for Scotch producers has warned that exports of the national drink could face increased tariffs in some countries in the wake of the vote to leave the UK.

Strong growth has been recorded in Edinburgh’s hotel industry while reductions in performance have been registered in Glasgow and, most notably, Aberdeen, according to latest data for the month of June.

A masked man has made off with a four-figure sum after holding up a Royal Bank of Scotland branch in South Lanarkshire.

The accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies has increased from £119 billion on 30 June 2016 to £139 billion at the end of July, according to latest data.

Sue Dawe The UK’s financial services industry is facing a period of slower economic growth and market uncertainty as the Brexit decision impacts on both consumer confidence and business investment in the short to medium term, according to the latest EY ITEM Club outlook for financial services.

The percentage of the Edinburgh workforce with a degree level qualification or equivalent is higher than any other major UK city and has risen again, to 55 per cent.

Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group has today announced that it is to cut a further 3,000 jobs and close 200 more branches by the end of next year, citing the sustained downward pressure on interest rates as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.