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Pop star Madonna is being sued by two concertgoers because she started her show two hours late. New York City men Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden bought tickets for Madonna's show last month. It was due to begin at 8:30 p.m., but Madonna did not take to the stage until after 10:45pm

Big Four accountancy giant PwC will allow new joiners to advance up to £1,000 of their first month's salary as part of a package of measures aimed at supporting new joiners and prospective recruits from lower socio-economic backgrounds. The actions follow a significant research project with Th

PwC has become the the latest of the Big Four firms to plan a reduction to its UK workforce. PwC has refrained from specifying the number of employees targeted by the initiative, confirming only that it would extend voluntary severance packages. However, it is expected that up to 600 positions could

Tanning salon chain Indigo Sun has opened its latest hi-tech salon in Huddersfield, following a £350,000 investment as part of the firm’s UK-wide expansion following a brand refresh, creating eight new jobs. It is part of an expansion plan and marks Indigo Sun’s fourth salon i

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has welcomed the announcement of new measures to protect consumers who use tax repayment agents and the publication of an updated HMRC standard for agents. This follows a consultation last year.

Edinburgh-based investment syndicate Archangels invested a total of £13.4 million in 11 early-stage tech and life science companies in Scotland in 2022. The total investment for 2022 among 11 businesses marks a 14% increase on Archangels’ investment activity in 2021 (11.8m).

Betsy Williamson, founder and chief executive of Core-Asset Consulting, reveals why Scotland should not be shocked by the UK's tax cuts. On the face of it, the First Minister’s reaction to “not blindly follow suit” is perhaps understandable in the aftermath of Westminster’s m

Deloitte has put forward a plan to increase the income of Scottish Professional Football League's (SPFL) clubs from £28.4 million to £50 million by 2029. The plan to almost double the SPFL's distributable income comes after Deloitte's Sports Business Group was commissioned by the member

The Glendronach Distillery, located in the Valley of Forgue in Aberdeenshire, is set for a £30 million expansion to help meet increased demand. Brown-forman, the owner of the distillery, revealed that the investment follow a tripling in demand for the distillery's single malts since Glendronac

The Executive Counsel of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined Grant Thornton UK a total of £520,000 in relation to its statutory audits of the financial statements of Sports Direct International (SDI) for the financial years ended 24 April 2016 and 29 April 2018. Sanctions have also

Scotland’s industrial biotechnology community is exceeding growth expectations and is on track to achieve annual turnover of £1.2 billion by 2025, according to a refreshed strategy being launched at the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre’s (IBioIC) annual conference today.

The Embassy of Switzerland in the UK and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, in conjunction with the Edinburgh Tax Network and Terra Firma Chambers, will host a high-level panel discussion on “ESG investing - political ambition and practical reality: how can professionals and trustees support

Royal Bank of Scotland-owner NatWest Group has signed agreements with TrueLayer, GoCardless and Crezco to offer Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) as a new payment option for businesses and consumers. The announcement means that NatWest Group will be the first UK bank to go beyond the requirement for

Richard Hepburn, managing director of Millar & Bryce, discusses the property trends of 2022. 2021 was a challenging year for the Scottish property industry, so most of us were cautious in our hopes for 2022. After all, we started the year with Covid-19 regulations still firmly in place in Scotla

Wave power specialists Mocean Energy have secured a major new investment to accelerate the commercial roll-out of their ground-breaking wave energy technology. The Edinburgh firm has raised £730,000 equity funding from existing funders, led by angel syndicate Equity Gap, together with Old Coll