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More than 6,000 Scots students are among almost 32,000 students across the UK who are currently using payday loans to make ends meet. According to the Unite Students Insight Report: Finance, the number of Scottish students who are using the controversial loans, that can charge APR rates of up to 1,5

Calls have been made to reduce the tax burden on Scottish businesses after analysis by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre revealed that firms in some parts of the country are paying more than a fifth of their surplus earnings on rates bills. The data showed that the average business rates bi

Michael Matheson Police Scotland is facing questions from Justice Secretary Michael Matheson about its fleet of luxury cars - including BMWs and Land Rovers - for senior officers and staff.

The number of new homes registered by local authorities in Scotland has increased by 42 per cent over the previous year, an industry body has reported. The National House Building Council (NHBC) said that 3,442 new homes were registered between March and May in 2015, when compared to 2,423 homes dur

Sarah Dickson The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has named serving British Ambassador, Sarah Dickson, as its new director of global affairs, responsible for the trade body's international and European Union business.

Margaret Burgess A new fund has been launched which aims to create additional residential accommodation in Scotland’s urban and rural towns.

A Scottish law firm has estimated that premium bonds, dormant bank accounts, National Savings and Investments and pensions worth billions are currently lying untouched because more than 15,000 estates dating back as far as the 70s have yet to be claimed. Aberdein Considine said that among the UK tot

bPay Wristband This week sees a first for the UK consumer as Barclaycard introduces the country's first ‘wearable’ instant payment gadgets.

Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland, which six years ago was the largest bank in the world, has been reduced to 18th in the the global Top 1,000 banks table, as compiled by industry publication The Banker.

Kirsty Kirkhope, Raymond MacHugh, Jennifer Watson and Craig Edwardson. Scottish PR and digital marketing agency The BIG Partnership has boosted its digital headcount by almost 50 per cent in the past 12 months s in response to growing demand for online services.

Aberdeen-based private equity house Maven Capital Partners has announced that it has realised its investment in the environmental services and equipment specialists MSIS, following a sale to London-based Primary Capital for £19.5 million. Maven said the sale has achieved a 3.5x multiple return on t

Reducing the cost of regulatory compliance should be the new Conservative government’s priority for financial services, according to banks, building societies and life insurance firms. Tax stability was also ranked highly and was the number one concern for general insurers and investment managers,

Migrants push UK population to record high of 64.6 million The UK population grew by almost half a million last year to 64,596,800, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Amazon has faced similar criticism in the United States. Online retail giant Amazon has sparked renewed anger after it emerged that the group’s UK business paid just £11.9 million in tax last year on UK sales of £5.3billion.

The Scottish Government has dramatically revised down its estimates of how much revenue will be generated from North Sea oil and gas over the next four years. According to the 20 page oil and gas bulletin, Scottish North Sea oil revenues could drop to £500 million next year, a fraction of £7.8bn i