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Hairdressers and barbers in the Italian town of Castenaso have been banned from double-washing hair to save water as the area faces the worst drought in decades.

Support for ‘greener’ pension schemes has been growing among UK savers with over two fifths of savers having shown support for the government's eco-friendly push, pressuring pension schemes to move away from investments driving deforestation.

A small independent bookshop in Stewarton, The Book Nook, has been named the UK’s favourite family business. During March to June, thousands of nominations came in for small, family-run shops, pubs, bars and cafes around the UK through local shopping platform, ShopAppy.

EY has been fined $100 million (£82m) after its audit professionals were caught cheating in exams required for obtaining and maintaining their certified public accountant (CPA) licenses.

A new analysis of the red meat industry in Scotland highlights the Scottish livestock sector’s important contribution to the overall levels of self-sufficiency in red meat in the UK, and a rebound in the value of export sales despite the challenges caused by leaving the European Union’s

Known for its obsession over aesthetically appealing fruit and shocking auction prices, a new record has been set in Japan with the sale of a box of perfect cherries for £3,600.

Screen Scotland has published a study showing the value of Scotland’s film and TV industries to the country’s employment and economic prosperity, projecting that the industry will grow to £1 billion by 2030.

The British Business Bank has appointed Susan Nightingale to the role of UK network director for the Devolved Nations, leading the Bank’s activity in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Ms Nightingale has been with the bank since January 2020 following a career spanning both public and priva

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) is joining an accountancy led social mobility initiative to teach school children essential life skills. ICAS is one of 16 new partners of social mobility initiative Rise, which launched last year to help young people from low socio-economic

New funding to drive innovation within the hydrogen sector and accelerate its production and storage has been launched by the Scottish Government. The £10 million Hydrogen Innovation Scheme will provide capital support over the next four years . This aims to unlock additional private investmen

Clydesdale Bank owner Virgin Money is joining forces with untied, the UK personal tax app, to offer tax capabilities for sole traders who have a Virgin Money business current account.

The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has exited Ellon-based Aubin Group following an agreement to sell their stake to Italmatch Chemicals.

An assessment will be carried out into how funding for the Scottish Government is calculated. During a meeting of the Joint Exchequer Committee (JEC) the UK and Scottish Governments announced an independent report has been commissioned to evaluate the block grant adjustment funding arrangements for

Loch Lomond Distillers has seen its turnover rise by 38% to £84.8 million in the twelve months to September 30 2021. The firm, which owns the Loch Lomond, Glen Scotia and Littlemill single malts, hailed its long-term investment in its brands as successful, as it announced the news.

Cytomos, an Edinburgh-based life science company that has developed a proprietary new approach to analysing cells, has secured £1.6 million funding to progress the development and qualification of its novel cell analysis platform, Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS). The fundraising round by