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A recent drug bust saw a sheriff arrest his own daughter for alleged possession of methamphetamine. “Methamphetamine does not discriminate and neither do we,” said Florida's Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith in a Facebook post.

Rockstar Games, the Edinburgh-based games company that created Grand Theft Auto, was given £64 million in tax credits during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the growing demand for video games. The firm claimed the money in the year to March 2021 through the Video Games Tax Relief scheme, which

Consumer confidence in Scotland has fallen to a record low, dropping five percentage points to -16%, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. Scottish consumer confidence in the state of the economy has dropped by eight percentage points to -71%, a less dramatic decline when compared to th

A prosecutor has apologised after controversially proposing an annual hunting season for feral cats. Bill Hayes, a county prosecutor in Ohio, made the comments as part of his campaign to be elected as county commissioner, a prominent post in local government."

BurnoBennie Distillery, an independent distillery based in Aberdeenshire, has announced its first exclusive collaboration with Fierce Brewery that will continue to revolutionise the process for producing its spirit. An industry first, Burnobennie and Fierce are adopting a beer-driven approach to dis

NatWest Group has posted its first-quarter results, revealing operating profits before tax of £1.24 billion, compared to the £885m reported in the first quarter of 2021. The bank also announced a £38m impairment release, compared to a £98 release in the same period of 2021.

The value of homes sold by Scottish estate agency and legal firm Lindsays has topped £200 million for the first time.

Annual UK house price growth slowed modestly to 12.1% in April, down from 14.3% in March, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

Azets, the accountancy firm and specialist business advisor to SMEs, has announced the acquisition of Tait Walker, one of the largest independent accountants and business advisors in the North East. It marks the third UK acquisition in four months as Azets continues to deliver on its ambitious growt

While businesses in Scotland and across the UK saw signs of early financial distress plateauing in the first quarter of 2022, Ken Pattullo, who leads independent business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor in Scotland, is warning businesses to batten down the hatches in the face of globa

Business confidence in Scotland rose 11 points during April to 28%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking. Companies in Scotland reported higher confidence in their own business prospects month-on-month, up 16 points at 34%. When taken alongside their op

Chivas Brothers, the Scotch Whisky business of Pernod Ricard, today announced a £88 million investment into Aberlour and Miltonduff, two of its strategic single malt distilleries.

After 35 years with the firm, EQ Accountants' managing partner, David Cameron, has taken a large step towards retirement accepting a part-time role as Consulting Partner with effect from 1 April 2022. Mr Cameron has successfully guided EQ as managing partner for nearly 20 years and moving forward he

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has made changes to its Publication Policies for the Audit Enforcement Procedure (AEP) and the Accountancy and Actuarial Schemes. The main change relates to the test to be applied, by the Conduct Committee, when considering whether to make an announcement regard

Scotland has seen a 164% increase in corporate insolvency numbers (liquidations and receiverships) in the fourth quarter of 2021-22, compared to the fourth quarter of 2020-21, at 240, against 91. According to the latest figures, the number of corporate insolvencies in Scotland stayed the same in Q4