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A letter written by Colonel Archibald Gracie, a first-class passenger aboard the Titanic, has sold for a record-breaking $399,000 (c. £315,000) at auction in Devizes. Penned just days before the ship's fatal encounter with an iceberg in April 1912, the letter contains the eerily prescient sent

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views from firms about how its live AI testing service can help them to deploy safe and responsible AI, which will benefit UK consumers and markets. The live testing service would be a new component of the FCA’s AI Lab, which has been supporting

HSBC reported first-quarter financial results for 2025 that surpassed analyst expectations, despite showing year-on-year declines primarily due to the impact of prior-year business disposals. Alongside the results, HSBC unveiled plans for a new share buyback programme of up to $3 billion (c. £

Vehicle finance comparison specialist CarMoney has announced plans to recruit 50 new staff members in Scotland this year. The recruitment drive aims to support the company's strategic target of reaching £730 million in annual vehicle finance by 2029.

The planned takeover of Dumbarton Football Club has fallen through after the prospective buyer, Gareth Phillips, withdrew his offer due to ill health.

As Scottish Widows prepares to launch an open-architecture Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) later this year, pending regulatory approval, Aberdeen Investments has been appointed an initial manager of the growth sub fund. The LTAF will provide access to the full universe of private market investments and

Salmon has maintained its status as the UK's preferred fish, with recent sales figures reaching £1.5 billion.

A partnership of public, private and academic organisations in the Highlands and Islands has unveiled its ten-year strategy to deliver sustainable economic growth across the region.   The Highlands and Islands Regional Economic Partnership (HIREP)’s Regional Economic Strategy 2025-2035 pr

Household bill arrears among StepChange Scotland clients have surged to an average of £5,193, according to the charity’s newly published 2024 Scotland in the Red report, marking a staggering 65% increase from £3,147 in 2023. Nearly seven in ten (68%) of those seeking help from Step

A Scottish dog chaperone business has seen wedding bookings double that of the previous year.

Consilium Chartered Accountants has provided corporate finance advisory and tax advisory services to AGR Hospitality (Stirling) Limited in its acquisition of the historic Golden Lion Hotel in Stirling. Continuing a long-standing partnership between Consilium Chartered Accountants and AGR Hospitality

Aberdeen-based NCIMB Limited, a microbiology services provider holding the UK's largest industrial bacterial culture collection, has secured £1.7 million in funding. The investment comes from the Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS), managed by Maven Capital Partners, and the Scottish National I

TrinityBridge, a wealth management firm with offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has welcomed Andrew Knight as client relationship director for Scotland. Mr Knight brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked at TrinityBridge for the past 25 years. Serving as a financial planning director

Aberdeenshire catering firm Entier has reported a record turnover of £82.5 million for the financial year ending 30 September 2024, up from £76.8m the previous year. Pre-tax profits also increased, rising from £2m to £2.8m.

The EY ITEM Club has downgraded its GDP growth expectations for 2025 to 0.8%, down from the 1% predicted in February’s Winter Forecast, and has revised its 2026 forecast down from 1.6% to 0.9%. While the start of 2025 appeared to show economic momentum building, the weaker global economy and m