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A man from Alabama was arrested last week after he stole a lottery ticket dispenser from a liquor store - before returning to claim his cash prize. Richard D. Morgan, 41, attempted to cash a stolen ticket at the store around eight hours after police responded to its burglary.

Andrew Burton Braveheart Investment Group has appointed Andrew Burton as a director of the board, the Perth-based fund manager announced following its Annual General Meeting (AGM).

David Lauder David Lauder of ESPC Mortgages writes his quarterly review of the mortgage market below.

John Swinney A bill giving the Scottish Fiscal Commission a permanent basis in statute has been published in parliament today.

Paul Whitlock New research from the challenger bank Charter Savings Bank, in conjunction with YouGov, has found that nearly a third (32 per cent) of UK adults with savings do not know the current interest rate on their main savings account.

New research released today by Aberdeen Asset Management has revealed the extent of confusion about the pensions and savings system in the UK and how unimportant tax relief is to an individual’s decision making. The research shows that the majority of workers aged 18-64 find it difficult to unders

Bryan Jackson Scotland’s largest independent accountancy and business advisory firm, Johnston Carmichael, has appointed one of the UK’s leading business recovery practitioners to its restructuring team.

Deloitte is to use contextualised academic data to recruit more than 1,500 graduates and school-leavers, including next year’s new joiners in the firm’s Scottish offices. The move means the global accountant becomes the largest British business to enter into a partnership with Rare, a specialist

Increased social investment by Social Investment Scotland, leading lender to the third sector, has supported the creation of hundreds of new jobs and an increase in trading income by its customers over the past year, according to its annual Social Impact Report. In the report published this week, SI

The University of Edinburgh generates £2 billion annually for the Scottish economy, according to recent financial figures. An independent financial study for 2013/14 also found that the University – Scotland’s largest – supports more than 30,000 jobs across the country.

Charles Counsell Around 90,000 employers across Scotland should already be preparing to take up new pension duties before new laws take effect in January, according to The Pensions Regulator.

Edinburgh-based Standard Life Investments has shown confidence in the prospects for commercial property markets in the UK by lining up is eying the purchase of a £165 million portfolio of assets through its Property Income Trust. The £250m Trust managed by SLI, the investment arm of insurance gian

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken of how Scotland must move away from the idea that London is a threat to the nation's economy.

A dog walker has cashed in to the tune of £11,000 after stumbling across a lump of rare whale vomit on the Welsh coastline.

Steve Eckersley A Scottish firm approved by the UK government as green energy advisers has been handed a record fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for making millions of nuisance telephone calls.