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Alistair McAlinden and Geoff Jacobs, managing directors at Interpath, have been appointed as joint administrators of M Squared Lasers Limited, the first company to receive backing from the Scottish National Investment Bank. Headquartered in Glasgow, M Squared was established in 2006 as a photonics a

Consumers are being warned of fraudsters impersonating the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as the regulator revealed it has received almost 5,000 fake FCA scam reports in the first half of 2025.

Palestine’s first microbrewery, Taybeh Brewing Co, has secured a listing with Co-op to stock a new lager it is creating in partnership with Glasgow-based Brewgooder in 1,600 stores across the country. Brewed by the Scottish B Corp and Taybeh’s Madees Khoury, the beer – named Sun &a

Residents, visitors and local businesses across Perth and Kinross are being encouraged to take part in a short consultation to share their views on a proposal to introduce a visitor levy in Perth and Kinross. Under the new Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act, local authorities now have the power to introduc

Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by a robust 0.6% in June 2025, marking a significant rebound from a revised 0.1% growth in May. The latest figures from the Chief Statistician confirmed that the economy expanded by 0.2% over the second quarter of the year, from April to June. This follows grow

Property portal ESPC has identified Edinburgh’s most profitable postcodes for rental investors in the second quarter of 2025, with new data revealing a significant trend towards higher yields for larger family homes. Drawing on rental data from Citylets combined with ESPC’s latest house

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has voiced concerns after the publication of the latest Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics which show a 17% rise in shop thefts over the past year, to over 47,000 incidents. David Lonsdale, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, said: “It&rsquo

People living in Scotland who expect to rent during retirement could need an additional £372,000 in savings compared to those with no housing costs, according to new analysis by Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group.

A £3.6 million contribution to the Scottish EDGE Awards is to be made over the next three years, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has announced.

Accountancy firm Henderson Loggie has expanded its trainee intake to 14 this year, welcoming 11 new starts this month alongside three recent recruits as part of its investment in developing future talent. The latest recruits include eight graduates, one modern apprentice, and four direct-entry train

A historic distillery in Speyside is set to become a whisky resort.

Turkey's transport minister has been fined after posting a social media video which showed he was speeding. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu was driving at 140mph, nearly twice the speed limit, in footage he posted to his X account on Sunday, Turkish Minute reports.

Beastly Brews, the Glasgow-based company behind oat milk based cocktail drink, Panther M*lk, has appointed Donald McKinnon of Wbg as provisional liquidator. Beasty Brews was established by Paul Crawford (former owner of the Sub Club nightclub in Glasgow) in 2020 to launch the creamy drink as a susta

Grant Thornton has made almost all of its UK-based secretarial staff redundant, outsourcing the roles to India just months after the accounting firm sold a majority stake to private equity group Cinven. Scores of personal assistants and support staff were informed they were losing their jobs in June

Robbie McAdam, senior solicitor within Holmes Mackillop’s dispute resolution and litigation team, has described the legislative reforms announced by the UK government to tackle the issue of late payments as significant. The proposed legislation will grant new powers to the Small Business Commi