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Police are looking for thieves who stole 35 portable toilets from a racetrack. The cubicles, some of which had not been emptied, were taken from Ludlow Autograss Club in Pencombe, Herefordshire on Sunday.

Two professional services firms have signalled their support for female founders by providing funding for their families to travel to one of the world’s biggest tech conferences. Chartered accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael and Thorntons are backing the initiative, orga

The Scottish Government is holding discussions with key build to rent (BTR) investors in London to discuss the Scottish rental housing market and reform proposals,  The meeting was facilitated by property firm Rettie & Co at the request of Minister for Housing Paul McLennan.

Tech-enabled business critical services group AAB has expanded its reach with the acquisition of Elstan HR, a South-East England-based outsourced and integrated HR firm, as part of its strategy to further extend the HR consultancy services offered across the group. Founded in 2015 by current MD

Abrdn has reached an agreement to divest its European private equity division in a deal valued at approximately £100 million. The acquiring party is Patria Investments, a firm with a presence on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The transaction involves private equity assets under management (AUM) to

People who use their own cars for business trips are being left out of pocket by “severely outdated” mileage rates, the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has warned. Employees can be reimbursed for business travel tax-free - provided that their employer uses HMRC approved rates.

August has witnessed a sustained surge in wages, one of the fastest since records began in 2001, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), sparking concerns over persistent inflation contrary to the Bank of England's expectations.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has expressed concerns regarding the preparedness of UK local authorities to embrace the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 16, which pertains to lease accounting. Responding to a consultation on the update to the Code of Pract

Scotland's sole gold mining company Scotgold Resources has updated shareholders saying it is currently in advanced talks with a prospective new investor, following the withdrawal of a previous party earlier this month.

Integrated Graphene, the company behind Gii, a three-dimensional, carbon-based nanomaterial, has appointed Jean-Christophe Granier as its chief executive officer. Mr Granier, an experienced leader with a proven track record in advanced material manufacturing, joins Integrated Graphene from J&D W

The number of properties advertised for sale is up nearly 50% in parts of Scotland over the last year according to DJ Alexander Ltd. The property firm found that the number of properties advertised for sale in the period between October 2022 and October 2023 has increased by 47% in Edinburgh; is up

An X-Wing starfighter model from the original Star Wars film which has been missing for decades and was then found in a garage, has sold at auction for more then £2.5 million.

Scottish biotech firm Beta Bugs Limited, specialising in insect genetics, has garnered a £1.72 million investment to bolster its production and supply of Black Soldier Fly eggs and larvae to the insect farming sector, as a sustainable alternative to current sources of protein for animal feed.

The Insolvency Service (IS) has ceased its pursuit of five former Carillion non-executive directors dropping the case last week just hours before a High Court test case was set to begin.

While welcoming the UK government’s plans to launch more stringent initiatives to curtail the persistent problem of late payments to SMEs as a step in the right direction, Wylie & Bisset, accountants and business advisers, noted that the initiatives apply only to larger businesses with a t