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Professor Graeme Roy Unemployment in Scotland rose by 14,000 in the final three months of last year to stand at 124,000, according to the latest official data.

Police Scotland has today issued a warning to the public to be alert after a recent spate of telephone scams saw businesses and individuals across the country scammed out of £7 million.

Antonio Horta-Osario Lloyds Banking Group has raised dividends by 20 per cent to 3.05p a share after reporting its highest pre-tax profit since 2006 in its first full year results as a fully private enterprise.

Nicky Morgan After months of denials and attempts to hide the findings of the Financial Conduct Authority's probe into how Royal Bank of Scotland mistreated thousands of its small business customers, the report has now been made public, resulting in a group of influential MPs branding the bank “di

Moira Kelly The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) in Scotland has renewed its call for the introduction of an annual Scottish Finance Bill to improve public and parliamentary scrutiny of the devolved taxes.

Graeme Finnie Almost three quarters (70 per cent) of Scottish businesses want to remain in the Customs Union and the single market (64 per cent in the rest of the UK), according to a new survey by HLB International Accountancy Network, of which French Duncan LLP is the Scottish member.

Jamie Younger The outcome of the recent Inheritance Tax (IHT) simplification review may well impact on tax planning for farming and rural businesses, says Saffery Champness.

Maven Capital Partners and IP Investment Management have continued their penetration into the UK student housing sector with their latest development, the construction of Stirling’s first purpose built student accommodation (PBSA).

Jamie Grant Two fifths (39 per cent) of international consumers would be more inclined to buy a product if it displayed the Union Jack, new global research from Barclays Corporate Banking has revealed.

Nine female-led companies representing Tayside, Falkirk, Glasgow and Edinburgh have been shortlisted as Growth category finalists for this year’s AccelerateHER Awards.

Lena Wilson CBE The University of Strathclyde has appointed former Scottish Enterprise chief executive Lena Wilson CBE as a visiting professor.

Banking giant HSBC has today posted pre-tax profit of $17.2 billion (£12.3 billion) for 2017, marking a 141 per cent jump on the $7.1 billion profit recorded in 2016.

Lucy-Rose Walker Entrepreneurial Spark and Royal Bank of Scotland have reached an agreement to transfer the renowned business accelerator, run jointly between the two for the past three years, in-house to the bank.

The Financial Ombudsman has ruled that Dundee-based platform Alliance Trust Savings must compensate a client who was unable to make several investments because online services were down, by making good on the value of the moves as they transpired, plus an additional £500.

Gregor Duthie Commercial tenants in Scotland are about to experience a shake-up in their tax returns. Revenue Scotland have published new guidance over the past week to help explain how leasehold interests are affected, Gregor Duthie, senior associate, real estate at Gilson Gray, takes a look at the