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Finance secretary Kate Forbes has urged businesses eligible for a top up grant from the Strategic Framework Business Fund to apply to their local authority by the final deadline of Friday 5 February. The one-off payments are available to eligible hospitality, leisure and non-essential retail busines

A new £7.75 million funding package announced by the Scottish Government will offer support to fishermen, seafood businesses and ports and harbours threatened by the ongoing effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) and EU Exit. The package includes £6.45m for the Seafood Producers Resilience Fu

Scottish startups continued to flex their strengths in 2020 with tech companies across the country raising a collective £345 million in venture capital funding, according to new data by Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, and job search engine Adzuna.

More than 150,000 job seekers across the UK will benefit from new employment support, helping them build their interview skills, find local vacancies and quickly get back into work.

Ambulance drivers in Naples are calling for police protection after the local mafia ordered them not to use their sirens and flashing lights because they disturbed drug deals.

Housebuilder and offsite timber systems manufacturer Stewart Milne Group has bounced back to profitability following a “transitional” financial year in 2018/19 which was adversely impacted by poor market conditions and exceptional items of £43 million. Historic accounts for a&

Dentons’ Scottish private client team is joining Shepherd and Wedderburn, creating one of Scotland’s largest private client practices and expanding the specialist asset protection, personal tax planning, trusts, executries and succession planning support available to clients. The arrival

The losses suffered by the Scotch Whisky industry as a result of tariffs on Scotch Whisky exports to the United States have reached half a billion pounds, in a situation the industry warns is unsustainable.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a report on change and innovation in the unsecured consumer credit market following a Review by its former interim chief executive, Christopher Woolard CBE. The Woolard Review sets out how regulation can better support a healthy market for unsecure

Annual house price growth slowed to 6.4%, from 7.3% in December, according to the latest Nationwide House Price index.

British households repaid the most money borrowed on credit cards and loans in 2020 since records began despite the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Bank of England has reported that mortgage approvals for house purchases edged back slightly to 103,381 in December from 105,324 in November, which was the highest level since August 2007.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has launched its retail manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary elections.

The Gambling Commission has announced a package of strict measures which will strengthen the protections and controls for those who gamble through online slots games – including the introduction of limits on spin speeds, and the permanent ban on features that speed up play or celebrate losses

More than 10.7 million people submitted their 2019/20 Self Assessment tax returns by the 31 January deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. The remaining 1.8m whose tax return is now late will not be charged a late filing penalty provided they submit their return online by 28 February.